"My girlfriend can read a little bit of Chinese."

Translation: 我的女朋友会读一点儿中文。

[ushwald]

so when exactly do we use 汉语 as opposed to 中文?

[orgat]

中文 is more about the literature and the written language.
汉语 - language of the Han people, Chinese.
But in many cases you can use both.

[deactivated user]

Irl they're most interchangeable afaik, but I think 中文 is more often used for written language.

[rimoll]

Is 'wo nu peng you...' not enough, do we really need 'wo de... '?

[MaiLaoshi]

No, wo nv pengyou is fine

[nekoorishin]

It's ok when talking but better write it out when learning

[nekoorishin]

It's ok when talking but better write it out when learning

[OsoGegenHest]

It's optional.

[MaiLaoshi]

You're right. It's fine without the de in this case

[nekoorishin]

It's ok when talking but better write it out when learning

[MMAMD]

读中文一点儿，读一点儿中文。what's the difference?

[Veeplh]

Chinese grammar puts timing in front of the subject

[O0o.range]

I added 字 in the end, and it turns out to be wrong.

[ScottSumne2]

Same, I'm not sure why. It should be right. But maybe I'm ignorant of something here.

[Melody423394]

Chinese character vs Chinese language

汉字 = Chinese character: 汉 = Han ethnic group; related to the Han Dynasty; Chinese (language). 字 = character (calligraphy).
Chinese language as I have learned thus far: 中文 (Zhōngwén). 汉语 (Hànyǔ).

[purplelotus88]

what's the difference between '看书‘ and '读‘？

[NathanRasm]

看书 is literally 'look book'. It does not take an object (书 is a built-in object) and it puts the focus on what you are doing with your eyes.
读 does take an object. It also has a stronger connotation of pronunciation.

[maartendoc]

读 (dú) = to read/to study
看 (kàn) = to see/to look at/to read

[zanababa]

Could someone tell me please the difference between 一下 ，有点儿 and 一点儿?

[AdamTufts]

I'm having trouble with my Chinese input for the word "nu." I can't seem to get just the radical, it's offering me this: 奴 which apparently means "slave." I'm using the Microsoft Pinyin Simplified Chinese. I've only just started using it to try and write out my answers instead of using the word bank, but little problems like this are very confusing. Anyone have any advice? Thanks in advance.

[purplelotus88]

When you want to type "ü", try typing in "v" instead. I'm on a Mac, but that was the only way I found words like "nü" (nv) or "lüxing" (lvxing).

[AdamTufts]

That's it! Thank you!

[MaiLaoshi]

我女朋友 is fine

[stephen_zissou]

Is 我的女朋友会读一点汉语 okay? I was marked wrong for that.

[Rk5I3]

I think it should be.

[JGonduolingo]

Maybe because you missed 儿.

[CWKCA]

Why is 读 needed here instead of 看?

[freeesome]

读 is more like reading out loud, maybe for someone else or to practice your pronunciation and elocution, whereas 看书 is just reading by yourself and comprehending.

[scheffield]

What's the difference between 会 and 可以?

[gyrophile]

I had the exact same question! From Chinese Grammar Wiki: "The three modal verbs 会 (huì), 能 (néng), and 可以 (kěyǐ) are all often translated as "can" in English. Sometimes they are explained as: 会 means "know how to," 能 means "to be able to," and 可以 means "to have permission to.""
https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Comparing_%22hui,%22_%22neng,%22_%22keyi%22

[je_suis_T]

Can I put the 'Zhong wen' before the verb?

[ErikGunder]

if you have a close relationship 的is not needed and actually sounds weird

[Yedidjah]

I did it,is'nt it!

[llvistall]

is 汉文 incorrect?