I am interested in knowing statistics about characters. Such as: How large the vocabulary is of the average well-educated native speaker? How large is the vocabulary of a "fluent" non-native speaker? What is the average reading level and character content of a daily newspaper? Thank-you
The average vocabulary of literate people should be around 3000-5000. If you want to read daily newspaper fluently, it probably requires that amount of characters. For non-native speakers, if you know several basic hundred characters, you can manage the things like going out shopping, dining, and so on. I hope this helps. If you have any more questions, please feel free to ask.
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I have heard the expression "bu xing de", meaning that it is not okay to do something. Can you explain word by word what it means?
Aya,
不 not
行 doable; capable; competent
的 stress marker
I am interested in knowing statistics about characters. Such as:
How large the vocabulary is of the average well-educated native speaker?
How large is the vocabulary of a "fluent" non-native speaker?
What is the average reading level and character content of a daily newspaper?
Thank-you
The average vocabulary of literate people should be around 3000-5000. If you want to read daily newspaper fluently, it probably requires that amount of characters. For non-native speakers, if you know several basic hundred characters, you can manage the things like going out shopping, dining, and so on. I hope this helps. If you have any more questions, please feel free to ask.
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