My experience with the Chinese language was moderately difficult in the aspect of learning the characters . Although I didnt have any prior knowledge of Chinese speaking the pinying was the easiest and favorite part due to the fact that I could grasp it and actually understand the variations between the tones. The Chinese language happens to be the hardest language I am learning and that has a major difference between the written and spoken aspects . In reference to starting to learn Chinese while actually being emerged into their world was absolutely great because for me , I grasp the langauge faster.