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HOW TO SAY I KNOW HOW TO SPEAK CHINESE IN CHINESE

You can speak Chinese? How do you tell people I know how to speak Chinese in Chinese? If you have studied Chinese for some time now, how to say how long you've been learning it? In this short video lesson, we've listed 11 expressions and you can pick up some useful ways to say you know Chinese. And if you don't speak Chinese, here's how to say I don't know Chinese.

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How to Say I Know How to Speak Chinese in Chinese

1. 我会中文

pinyin. wǒ huì zhōng wén literal. I know Chinese liberal. I know (how to speak) Chinese
The easiest way to say I know Chinese is 我会中文. " + something" means that you know something.

2. 我会说中文

pinyin. wǒ huì shuō zhōng wén literal. I know (how to) speak Chinese liberal. I can speak Chinese
In Chinese, " + do something" means that you know how to do something, so 我会说中文 means "I know how to speak Chinese".

 

How to Say I Only Know Chinese A Little Bit

3. 我会一点儿 | 我会一点点

pinyin. wǒ huì yì diǎnr | wǒ huì yì diǎndiǎn literal. I know a little liberal. I speak a little Chinese
If you don't think you're fluent enough yet, or if you want to be modest about your Chinese level, you can say 我会一点儿 or 我会一点点, I know a little bit. You can also say 我会一点儿中文 or 我会一点点中文(I know a little bit Chinese), adding the object 中文 to make the sentence longer.

4. 我只会一点点

pinyin. wǒ zhǐ huì yì diǎndiǎn literal. I only know a little liberal. I only know a little Chinese
In Chinese, means "only; just", suggesting "limited". So we can say 我只会一点点, meaning I only speak a little Chinese.

 

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How to Say I've Studied Chinese Before

How long have you studied Chinese? Did you start five years, five months or five days ago? How to tell people how long you've been learning?

5. 我学过中文

pinyin. wǒ xué guò zhōng wén literal. I studied Chinese liberal. I have learned Chinese before
我学过中文 does not specify how long you have been learning. It just explains that you've studied Chinese before. Even if you stopped learning a while ago, you can still say 我学过中文, because it only expresses past experience.

6.我学了五年的中文

pinyin wǒ xué le wǔ nián de zhōng wén literal. I studied five years (of) Chinese liberal. I studied Chinese for five years (in the past)
If you studied Chinese for five years in the past, you can say 我学了五年的中文. This does not specify whether you're still studying or not. It could be either way. So we can only be certain that "you have spent five years of your past experience for studying Chinese". Generally, you can use this structure "我学了(number)年的(something)" for other things too. For example: 我学了三年的吉他 (jítā) "I learned guitar for three years".

7.我学中文五年了

pinyin. wǒ xué zhōng wén wǔ nián le literal. I studied Chinese (for) five years already liberal. I have been studying Chinese for five years now
By saying 我学中文五年了, you're basically saying "I have been studying Chinese for the past five years", meaning you started five years ago and are still studying right now. [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]

Other Ways to Say I Can Speak Chinese in Chinese

8. 我懂中文

pinyin. wǒ dǒng zhōng wén literal. I understand Chinese liberal. I know Chinese
In Chinese means to understand, so 我懂中文 just means that you understand Chinese.

9. 我懂一点儿中文

pinyin. wǒ dǒng yì diǎnr zhōng wén literal. I know a little Chinese liberal. I know a little bit Chinese
And again if you want to be modest or you consider yourself a beginner, you can say 我懂一点儿中文, meaning you know Chinese but not a lot.

 

How to Say I Know Chinese Characters

Chinese is a little complicated because even if one can speak Chinese, it does not mean that they know how to write Chinese characters.If you want to say that you know Chinese characters, here are some useful expressions:

10. 我会写汉字

pinyin. wǒ huì xiě hàn zì literal. I know Chinese characters liberal. I know how to write Chinese characters
If asked what the most difficult part is regarding learning Chinese, writing Chinese characters will probably be the most voted aspect. If you can write characters, don't be shy and proudly say 我会写汉字.

11.我会认汉字

pinyin. wǒ huì rèn hàn zì literal. I know (how to) recognize Chinese characters liberal. I can read Chinese characters
Compare with writing, recognizing Chinese characters are much easier. This is why typing Chinese can be a shortcut than being able to write all characters by heart.

12.我知道怎么写汉字

pinyin. wǒ zhī dao zěn me xiě hàn zì literal. I know how to write Chinese characters liberal. I know how to write Chinese characters
This expression is less common than 我会写汉字, but sometimes we do hear people say it. "我知道怎么 + do something" also means that you know how to do something. [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]

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Thank you a lot!

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Lili Hao Teacher May 20, 2017 at 5:03 am

Thank you Rath!

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