The numbers of Americans learning Mandarin Chinese has declined dramatically, but one elementary school in Washington DC is seeing more demand for Chinese language education than ever.

I just want to learn speaking Chinese, so I don't need to learn Chinese characters. Well, you can do that. As I know, however, there is a great chance that you will regret when you want to reach a ...

Mandarin Chinese has over 900 million native speakers, making it the largest mother tongue in the world, according to Ethnologue. An additional 200 million people speak Chinese as a second language.