Is Writing Chinese Pointless?

17.02.24 11:47 PM

Every year we have students that begin to slack off on their writing practice. However, even in mainland China, there are some of the opinion that humans will no longer be writing in a few years. We'll all be typing away on a computer or using speech recognition to get the job done. It's going to be a whole lot more interesting for sneaky teens trying to use secret codes in messages while parents are unaware. But seriously, do you really have to learn to write?

Characters and Alphabet

You might be surprised to hear this but... once you've gotten the hang of it, you'll write in Chinese character just as fast as you would in the English alphabet.

Writing VS Typing VS Memory

Every year we have students that begin to slack off on their writing practice. However, even in mainland China, there are some of the opinion that humans will no longer be writing in a few years. We'll all be typing away on a computer or using speech recognition to get the job done. It's going to be a whole lot more interesting for sneaky teens trying to use secret codes in messages while parents are unaware. But seriously, do you really have to learn to write?

Subtle Chinese Meanings (Nuances)

Every year we have students that begin to slack off on their writing practice. However, even in mainland China, there are some of the opinion that humans will no longer be writing in a few years. We'll all be typing away on a computer or using speech recognition to get the job done. It's going to be a whole lot more interesting for sneaky teens trying to use secret codes in messages while parents are unaware. But seriously, do you really have to learn to write?