How many characters do you need to know to be able to read Chinese? The truth is that characters only provide a foundation, so regardless of how many you know, you won't be able to read much unless you also know many words.

Link to article: The building blocks of Chinese, part 6: Learning and remembering compound words

Tags: #learnchinese #words #compounds #morphology

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