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For financial advantage/business opportunity? Don’t. There was a study I saw (which I can’t find now) which compared the cost of reaching fluency (based on State Department estimates for how many hours of study required), compared with the economic benefits of having “fluent in mandarin” on a resume, and it was a net negative for Chinese. The most effective language to learn for native English speakers (economic/compensation advantage to knowing the language, divided by cost of language acquisition) is Norwegian. There aren’t many people who speak both, it’s close to English, and the Norwegian economy is bumpin'. To add, various Chinese policies (such as the 51% joint venture/IP sharing, and Government preference for local operations) make it difficult for foreigners to make a lot of money in business in China. For intellectual curiosity / linguistic interest: Awesome. Mandarin is very differently structured from English, but still similarly comprehensible to the human brain, so seeing

So you want to learn Mandarin Chinese? - Unconscious BIOS Unconscious BIOS Home Posts GitHub Twitter Subscribe So you want to learn Mandarin Chinese? Ask yourself why. For financial advantage/business opportunity? Don't . There was a study I saw (which I can't find now) which compared the cost of reaching fluency (based on State Department estimates for how many hours of study required), compared with the economic benefits of having "fluent in mandarin" on a resume, and it was a net negative for Chinese. The most effective language to learn for native English speakers (economic/compensation ad

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