Netizen discussion: Will Chinese become an international voice, will it replace English?

It won't be while we're alive.

The number of people who speak English as a second language is overwhelmingly higher than that of Chinese speakers. There are few people who can speak Chinese among non-Chinese people, much less when it comes to people who can read and write. And I think that many of them are localized in neighboring countries such as Japan, South Korea, and Vietnam.

English's status as a second language is overwhelming, so it will not happen in the near future that this will be overturned.

I used Chinese as lingua franca only once when I talked to Vietnamese people in Southeast Asia.

I'm just curious how and when the world's lingua franca changed from French to English. Someday English may drop out of that position, but it's interesting how it will be.

In countries with strong Economic Influence in China, such as Vietnam, Myanmar, and Laos, there may be days when Chinese will exceed English while we live, so let's keep a close eye on that. Some places may already be the case in the northern border area. First of all, traveling there and investigating is the first step in grasping the current situation, and I think that it will lead to future predictions.

While we were still alive, it shouldn't work.

Because as a second language, there are many more people who speak English than Chinese. In addition to the Chinese department, there are very few people who can speak Chinese, let alone people who can read and write. Also, I think most of the people who will Chinese are in neighboring countries such as Japan, South Korea, and Vietnam.

The status of English as a second language is overwhelming, so it will be difficult to overturn it in the near future.

In Southeast Asia, I have only used Chinese as an alternative term to communicate with Vietnamese.

Maybe English will one day disappear from its role as a lingua franca, but I'm also interested in what it will become at that time.

Countries with strong Chinese economic influence, such as Vietnam, Myanmar, and Laos, may have Chinese more than English in our lifetime, so we can pay attention to it. This trend is already in the border areas of northern Vietnam. The first step in grasping the current situation, I want to start with a field trip survey, in and verify each other with future trends.

I don't think it's going to happen.

One official language is necessary for people of different languages all over the world to communicate, but two are not needed. Britain and the United States reigned over the earth for hundreds of years, sending out irreplaceable influence not only in terms of economic power but also in terms of institutions and cultures. Until the third country that has moved the world so much appears, the existence of English as the world's official language is unwavering.

Speaking of China today, even if economic power is attached, there is no charm of the system and the culture to throw away English. Chinese is a much more difficult language than English for the person in such countries much more.

I don't think it's going to happen.

In order for people around the world to communicate with people who speak different languages, one lingua franca is needed, but two are not needed. Britain and the United States have reigned on Earth for hundreds of years, sending irreplaceable influence to the world not only in terms of economic power, but also in terms of institutions and culture. The existence of English as the lingua franca of the world was unshakable until the emergence of a third country that so propelled the world.

Speaking of China now, even if it has economic strength, it does not make people abandon the system and cultural charm of English. What's more, for people in these countries, Chinese much harder than English.

To learn Chinese, you need to master esoteric pronunciation. In that respect, English is 26 characters and easy to pronounce. It is also easy to write on the Internet. Looking at the population distribution in which language is used, the Chinese have a large population, accounting for one-sixth of the world's population. If China will increase its economic powers, Greece and the past. Like Spain and the Netherlands, I think the possibility of becoming the "official language" as a language of a power is great.

If you want to learn Chinese well, you must master difficult pronunciation. At this point, the English language has only 26 letters, and the pronunciation is simple and clear. In addition, it is also convenient to mark it online. In terms of the distribution of the population that uses the language, Chinese accounts for one-sixth of the world's total population, and the population is very large. China has a very great deal of power economically, just like Greece before it. I think Chinese more likely to become the "official language" of great powers like Spain and the Netherlands.

Chinese is already one of the official languages of the United Nations. However, just as little French is learned in Japan, Chinese will not be widely studied in Africa. Some countries don't even learn Much English.

Chinese is already one of the official languages of the United Nations. However, Chinese is unlikely to be widely studied in Africa, as is the case in Japan, where French is rarely learned. In some countries, even English is not well learned.

I don't think so.

I think it is difficult to abolish "English", which is already an international official language rather than the influence of Chinese.

For example, current UN staff members are made up of English speakers, but for them there is no incentive to "change to Chinese".

I don't think so.

I think it is much more difficult to abolish "English", which is already an official international language, than the increased influence of Chinese.

For example, today's United Nations staff are English speakers, and they have no incentive to use English as Chinese.

I think it's possible enough.

If learning Chinese is, in short, profitable, the number of people who learn it will increase. Of course.

I think it's quite possible.

If learning Chinese is profitable, naturally more people will learn Chinese.

It is already an international language. Train and airplane announcements include Chinese (Mandarin), translation apps include Chinese, and product instruction manuals usually include Chinese.

It is already an international language. Announcements on trains and planes contain Chinese (in Mandarin), translation apps contain Chinese, and product instruction manuals often contain Chinese.

The number of people who study Chinese as a second language is not so high as a ranking when saying at present.

According to the data, it has fallen far due to English, Spanish, Arabic, etc. I think that studying Chinese for the main purpose of appealing to Mr. Trump's granddaughters and others is completely different from studying Chinese for practical purposes.

And it can be said that there are few people who actually use and study Chinese outside of East Asian regions such as Mainland Taiwan Singapore Vietnam Korea Japan, where there are many Chinese.

If you think like this, even though China's influence will increase day by day, I think it is unlikely in the near future that Chinese will replace English, French and Spanish, etc.

At present, not many people learn Chinese as a second language.

Much lower than English, Spanish, Arabic, etc. I think the purpose of Trump's granddaughter to learn Chinese is completely different from the Chinese of learning for practical purposes.

And it can be said that in East Asia such as Taiwan, Singapore, Vietnam, South Korea, and Japan, very few people actually use or learn Chinese.

In this way, even if China's influence is increasing day by day, it is unlikely that Chinese will replace English, French, Spanish, etc. in the near future.