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Chinese: "The First Language of the Bible?"

The Chinese language is the oldest continuous written language in the world. This language may provide answers to many questions posed in the Bible. Is it possible that the Bible was first written in Chinese? Click on this link to find out for yourself: Chinese: "The First Language of the Bible?"

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HSK 1 - Vocabulary list of 150 words for learning (in 10 mins)

HSK 2 - Vocabulary list of 150 words for learning (in 10 mins)

HSK 3 - Vocabulary list of 300 words for learning (in 20 mins)

HSK 4 - Vocabulary list of 600 words for learning (in 40 mins)

HSK 5 - Vocabulary list of 1,300 words for learning (in 90 mins)

HSK 6 - Vocabulary list of 2,500 words for learning (in 180 mins)

HSK 1 - Vocab Quiz #1 (150 random words to test your HSK level 1 vocabulary)

HSK 2 - Vocab Quiz #1 (150 random words to test your HSK level 2 vocabulary)

HSK 3 - Vocab Quiz #1 (300 random words to test your HSK level 3 vocabulary)

HSK 4 - Vocab Quiz #1 (600 random words to test your HSK level 4 vocabulary)

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World's most popular languages (2005 est.):

Mandarin Chinese 13.22%

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