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Chinese numbers (sh.itjust.works)
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To be fair, zero is a complicated number

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[–] alcoholicorn@lemmy.ml 14 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

Same, and not having to remember different versions of words for tense and gender is great. Where Chinese gets you back though, is measure words. Is a can of beans many 颗? 粒? One 包? Oh I was supposed to remember 罐?

[–] Aurenkin@sh.itjust.works 4 points 10 months ago

I don't mind the measure words so much because you can always use the generic one and people will understand, it's the tones that really mess me up.