Why is the Chinese language difficult to learn?

Answer 1

For the written language:

• Chinese Language is written as Chinese characters, and not alphabets, making it more difficult. For example, the Malay Language is written as alphabets, so it would be more similar to those who know the English Language.
• It has been known for its complex and numerous strokes in one Chinese character. Many Chinese characters are about ten strokes or more, making it more difficult to write as compared to the English Language.
• The rendering of Chinese to English characters can be done in several ways each different from the other. As an example Beijing was Peking in older systems.

For the spoken language:

• The inflections of tone in words can change the meaning substantally. What an English speaker (familiar withan atonal language) would hear as "Mah mah mah mah?" would translate as "It's a mad mother horse, isn't it?" as each wor has a different tonal chharacter.
• There are numerous dialects. Most people would learn Mandarin (the official language of the People's Republic) or Cantonese

Answer 2

Chinese can be difficult to learn for several reasons, such as its tonal nature, complex writing system, and grammar structure. Additionally, the lack of cognates with English and other languages can make vocabulary acquisition challenging for learners. The language also requires knowledge of thousands of characters to be fluent in reading and writing.