Benefits

Higher IQ

Chinese characters are pictographic and ideographic in design. They are symbols that represent their meaning. When you learn Mandarin, your IQ will be increased tremendously.

Mandarin is a very concise language. The 3,500 most frequently used characters form more than 1,000,000 words whose meanings are closely related to the characters they formed from.

人 (human) and 大 (big) can form into 大人 (adult) and 人人 (everybody); this combination process multiplies a person’s IQ.

Job Opportunities

Some jobs require fluent Mandarin speakers. So if you are one, you have more job opportunities.

According to a report by CNN, millionaires in USA have paid up to US $100,000 per year to Chinese nannies to speak Mandarin to their children. This report indicated that the demand for these English-Mandarin-speaking Chinese nannies far exceeded the supply.

Therefore, if you can speak both English and Mandarin fluently, you can become a Malaysian millionaire by working in this job for three years.

Perfect Pitch

Mandarin is a tonal Language; the mandarin word “ma” means “mother” (妈) when in a high tone, but means “hemp” (麻) when pronounced with a rising pitch.

A new study concludes that young musicians who speak Mandarin learn to identify musical notes much better than non-Mandarin speakers. Perfect pitch is the rare ability to name and produce a particular musical note without any clues.

A Better Future

The Chinese population makes up about 20% of the world population. Since China is a great country and Mandarin is one of the official languages of the United Nations, the ability to speak Mandarin will surely benefit you.