Can Chinese replace English?

tart

Can Chinese replace English and become the dominating language in the world?
I don't think so, as chinese is quite different from those languages with alphabets.
Meanwhile, English has been an international language for ages, and Chinese may need a long period of time to gain this status.
However, we should also consider that money can make things possible...
Perhaps one day sun will rise from the 'EAST'

Renne

SURELY NOT.ENGLISH IS THE BEST LANGUAGE FOR THE WORLD~

910reed

No.
But I am quite interested in why the topic is not just like "Can Cantonese replace Chinese"
Chinese and English are totally different. We can hardly draw a conclusion on it.

tart

Chinese is a modern language with the longest history.

小奶油

i think it can not be replaced because it has been a international language for a long time.

tvcomhk2004

my thought is the same as yours,cos english is already become a worldwide languages.
Other reason that chinese become famous, is that china have 1.2Billian people use it....

linkey

i think chinese won't  replace english soon，but Mandarin will replace Cantonese in hongkong.after all hongkong belongs to china.

Timothy

12# -終場ソ使者-
i agree,
come on, china is rising.
one day ppl have to follow china

h714714

I think Chinese can never replace English .
English is a international language nowadays .
It is not just a language only , it also consist a series of thing such as culture and racial .
In a contrast , China is a conservative country while the countries which speak in English are open .
Also , there are a lot of local culture in different racial in China .
Therefore , changing a language is not only changing a tongue , it also bring different culture and impression .

desmond9999

what's your opinion?
道天 發表於 27-6-2009 18:31

Chinese words are not read by alphabets...