Chinese Mandarin

Chinese Mandarin - How Many Different Chinese Mandarin Symbols? Don't Let Them Scare You! Discover Here How to Select the Most Important Ones.

Did you know that the number of different Chinese Mandarin characters is about 50,000?

But I've got good news!

Only 152 characters make up 50% of all Chinese Mandarin language and only 1,000 characters make up 89%!

So, if you want to learn Mandarin Chinese fast, the secret is to start from the most commonly used characters.

For example, consider the following Chinese text (the characters belonging to the list of 1,000 most commonly used Chinese characters are highlighted in yellow -
for the list of the most frequently used Chinese characters click here):

职业安稳如意谈何容易。据联合国发表的《世界人权宣言》指出，“就业权”是每个人的基本权利。可是，这个权利并非时常都受到保障。就业保障受制于多方面的因素，从当地经济情况，以至全球市场状况都会产生影响。失业问题一旦变得严重，示威、骚乱、罢工等就随之而来。很少国家能够避免这样的事。有个作家说，“‘工作’一词时常激起人们很大的情绪反应”。对我们来说，工作是重要的，原因有好几个。工作不仅给我们带来收入，也使我们得到心灵满足。人总希望自己成为社会上有用的人，活得有意义，而工作就能满足这些愿望。工作也能使人保持自尊。因此，有些人虽然衣食无忧，或者到了退休年龄，依然继续工作。人的确需要工作。因此，人们没有工作的话，往往会引发许多社会问题。另一方面，有工作的人却要忍受工作压力，感受不到工作上的满足感。举例说，现今商业竞争激烈，为了紧缩开支，越来越多公司实行裁员。这样，留下来的员工就要分担额外的工作，增加了工作压力。

The text above is composed by a total of 353 characters. 338 of them (95%), highlighted in yellow, belong to the list of 1,000 most commonly used Chinese characters -
for the list of the most frequently used Chinese characters click here.

English translation:

Job Security and Satisfaction Under Siege. "THE right to work" is fundamental to all humans, according to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, issued by the United Nations. That prerogative, however, is not always guaranteed. Job security is subject to many things—from the health of local economies to the state of the global market. Nevertheless, when employment is lost or threatened, demonstrations, riots, and strikes often follow. Few countries are immune. Even the word "work," said one writer, "is, as it has always been, an emotionally charged word." Work is important to us for many reasons. Besides providing us with income, it contributes to our mental and emotional well-being. Work satisfies the human desire to be a productive member of society and to have a purpose in life. It also engenders within us a measure of self-respect. Hence, even some who have more than enough money to care for their needs or who are eligible for retirement prefer to continue working. Yes, work is so important that the lack of it usually invites serious social problems. On the other hand, there are those who have a job but face so many pressures at work that they lose their job satisfaction. For instance, because of today’s highly competitive market, an increasing number of companies have trimmed their staff in order to cut expenses. This may place additional demands on the remaining employees, who may thus have to carry an extra load.

List of different Chinese characters contained in the text above:

职业安稳如意谈何容易据联合国发表的世界人权宣言指出就是每个基本利可这并非时常都受到保障制于多方面因素从当地经济情况以至全球市场状会产生影响失问题一旦变得严重示威骚乱罢工等随之而来很少家能够避免样事有作说词激起们大绪反应对我要原好几不仅给带收入也使心灵满足总希望自己成为社上用活义些愿持尊此虽然衣食无忧或者了退休年龄依继续确需没话往引许另却忍压力感举例现今商竞争烈紧缩开支越公司实行裁员留下分担额外增加

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