Why You Should Learn Chinese if you want try Asian Languages Part II An interesting and unique part in Chinese is 成语(Chinese idiomatic expressions) which usually consists of 4 characters and took shape from ancient famous stories or literature and carry wise and metaphor so widely used by Chinese people in daily life. E.g., 熟能生巧: Practice makes perfect 言多必失: Careless and non-stopping talk leads to trouble 树大招风: Within forest, the taller the tree is, the higher probability being blown down by the wind One more point to choose Chinese is its long, exotic history and relatively independent culture from westerners that would help you look at the world in another perspective, even though modern Chinese are heavily westernized or influenced by the western countries. There are a lot of common customs and cultures originated from China but shared by other Asian countries like Japan, Korea, e.g., we mark years with animals(year of dog, pig, monkey, tiger...), we have another lunar calendar. That's it. I hope this helps you make your decisions on the Asian languages.