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It's not possible to count the words in any language, because there is no universal definition of what a word is. But most estimates place the number between 40,000 and 160,000 words (which is the same range for almost all other languages).
Note: English is an exception. It has the largest number of words of any language in the world, estimated at 170,000 to 250,000 words. No language has more words than English.
There are over 50,000 characters in the Chinese language, but the language itself does not have an alphabet made up of individual letters like the English language. Instead, Chinese characters are used to represent words or parts of words.
The letter "m" in Chinese is written as "m" and is pronounced as "mǔ." It is not a commonly used consonant sound in Chinese as the language does not have many words that start with the letter "m."
There is no such thing as a Chinese alphabet. Chinese writing uses thousands of characters that represent whole words and ideas. Chinese does have a phonetic system, called bo po mo fo, which has 37 characters, but this is not an alphabet.
English and Mandarin Chinese are considered to have the largest lexicons, with English having over 170,000 words and Mandarin Chinese having over 370,000 words.
To say the words sterling silver in Chinese you say chun yin. To say these words in Korean you say seuteolling silbeo.
Let me ask: how many English words are you expected to learn?
No. Chinese takes words and ideas from only one culture, but English takes words and ideas from many cultures around the world.
There are many, and nciku.com is one of them.
There are many words with that pronunciation - but "grandchild" is one of them.
There are many words that sound like 'cha', please be a little more specific. There are thousands of Chinese words, and at least 50 possible answers to your question.
The Chinese words for black dog is 黑狗.
There are more than 80,000 Chinese words in the Chinese vocabulary. You however need to master only around 3,000 characters to be conversant in the language.
Chinese barely bear tattoos. for those who have, they draw pictures on their body. the reason why people have Chinese words as tattoos is that Chinese characters are hieroglyphs. they have aesthetic features.
Too many words in the Chinese language that phonetically sound like 'la'. Need context to reply further.
Too many words in the Chinese language that phonetically sound like 'men'. Need context to reply further.
The largest number in the Hanyucidian dictionary is 370,000 words. Alternatives list 56,000 to 90,000
Enough to make your leg fall off. It's serious.