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Chinese numbers (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 6 months ago by sjmarf@sh.itjust.works to c/memes@lemmy.ml
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To be fair, zero is a complicated number

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[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I find the tones are hard, but I find it's easier to remember them within a sentence than for individual worlds. Good news is if you mess it up, context still makes it possible to figure out what you meant.

[–] Aurenkin@sh.itjust.works 3 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Dumplings vs sleep....it still gets me

[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml 1 points 6 months ago

lol there are just so many words that basically sound the same and mean completely different things