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 I want to know how many people in Britain learn Chinese?
Lily, Fuzhou
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Do you want to learn Chinese?
Thousands of people around the world are saying 'yes', and taking up the challenge of learning Chinese.
It is not an easy language to learn for many foreigners, whatever their mother language. The prospect of learning to read and write Chinese characters (汉字) is daunting, and the concept of 'tones' (声调) is alien to most beginners.
This isn't stopping an increasing number from attempting to learn the most commonly spoken language in the world. But how many people in Britain are learning Chinese?
Listen to Finn's report to find out the answer.
Do you have a question about Britain?
你有没有对英国的疑问?
Then email us at chinaelt@bbc.co.uk or
欢迎你把问题通过电子邮件发给我们:chinaelt@bbc.co.uk