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Chinese tones, thousands of characters and endless pronunciation mix-ups. Learning Chinese is no easy task, but that hasn't stopped people from giving it a try!

From viral "#Chinamaxxing" trends to Chinese games, movies and dramas, more people are discovering Chinese culture in unexpected ways. CGTN's Nadim shares his own Chinese mandarin-learning struggles, including a hilarious restaurant mix-up involving "salt" and "cigarettes," and explains why learning a language is about much more than just words.

What's your funniest Chinese-learning experience?

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