Watch a native speaker attempt to read Chinese with only 500 characters. The results may shock you...
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✍️ This video attempts to prove if you can read Chinese with only 500 characters. We will use 4 different source materials: 1) An online article 2) HSK 6 story 3) 3rd grade textbook and 4) WeChat conversation. All source materials will be run through a software filter that "X" out any character that is not among the most common 500 characters.
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▶️ How many characters you need to read Chinese (my opinion):
https://youtu.be/avAp1A1FtZ4
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💻 Chinese Filter Tool (Windows application): https://drive.google.com/file/d/1u_DNQXPVT2PdbLke_06d4UsBYaLpNYm_/view
2000 Most Common Characters (in order of frequency): https://docs.google.com/document/d/1YC1JtBZyElxL4l0a5g1yxkh1HlEAwAf4/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=108781780139955338193&rtpof=true&sd=true
📚 REFERENCES:
Dr. Jun Da's study: https://lingua.mtsu.edu/chinese-computing/introduction.html
Online Article: https://www.toutiao.com/article/6808874617373983235/?&source=m_redirect
HSK 6 Story: https://duchinese.net/lessons/932-a-baby-raising-manual
3rd Grade Textbook: https://appxxkb.szxuexiao.com/html/386.html
WeChat Conversation: https://zhuanlan.zhihu.com/p/538025648
⚠️ NOTES:
This is not a conclusive experiment and involves many variables that are difficult to control. It can only show what is potentially possible. (typo at
19:12- 慢慢地)
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