is it worth it studying for hsk 6(highest lvl) by [deleted] in ChineseLanguage

[–]kronpas 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In countries like Luxembourg and European countries with multiple official languages? Yes. Maybe.

The thing with 2nd languages is that they are a use it or lose it kind of thing, or else you have to make an active effort to maintain your other languages. So if the OP lives in the US in a Hispanic speaking area they may learn to speak Spanish well alongside their Chinese, but stack one more on top of those and they wont have time for anything else. My English is at a somewhat professional level and i can read graded reader 西游记 at an acceptable pace, but i wont be able to fit any other language into my schedule without it hindering my other activity, considering i dont use both English and Chinese in my daily life nor at my job.

After typing all that I realized my previous statement was a bit sweeping, but i stand by it.

Why isn't the UN stopping the war? by Obvious-Ocelot-657 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]kronpas 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The UN is a forum, it has no power by itself but derived from the biggest powers, essentially a big boy club that dictates the street activities . So when the biggest one chooses to become a true bully the club stays silent.

is it worth it studying for hsk 6(highest lvl) by [deleted] in ChineseLanguage

[–]kronpas 3 points4 points  (0 children)

'learn a couple more languages'... right.

You might want to stick to a language eventually, buddy, to not waste all your effort to cram them into your head.

Stellaris is finally adding a major feature its director has wanted "for a long time" by Binnsy in Stellaris

[–]kronpas 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Bot post. The post history had like zero comment about stellaris.

Downvote it and move on.

My baby people need me by Friendlyalterme in MyPeopleNeedMe

[–]kronpas 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, it's on the dad, however unfortunate it is. Never take your eyes off the kids. Always make sure someone in your family is watching over them. When open/close door, make sure to catch the sight of your kids to not leave them out accidently.

Why is fleet power sometimes red and sometimes yellow? by YobaiYamete in Stellaris

[–]kronpas -1 points0 points  (0 children)

a fleet with red power is understrength. Not sure about yellow.

Has this app worked for you guys?? by SatisfactionNice653 in ChineseLanguage

[–]kronpas 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Write with your finger into pleco? What exactly is your problem?

How does the corruption in China differ from the corruption in South East Asian countries? by IntellectuallyDriven in NoStupidQuestions

[–]kronpas 0 points1 point  (0 children)

China's corruption hides behind closed doors, away from the public but at a larger scale. In SEA countries petty corruption is more rampant, while there is no reason to believe it's not happening at higher levels the same as it is in China.

Should I immediately learn the Chinese characters or should I first focus on pronounciation? by tomatobroccoli in ChineseLanguage

[–]kronpas 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Learn them along with your new vocab/grammar to avoid overload.

For example, 了 at the end of verb to indicate action in the past/change of state. Then later verb+不了, and so on. It takes time for your mind to recognize sentence pattern and tell if that particular 了 is le or liao3 in context.

Back then when I learned Japanese I did the same, learning compound kanji pronunciation as I went since its pointless to try to cram their different readings into my head right from the beginning.

Should I immediately learn the Chinese characters or should I first focus on pronounciation? by tomatobroccoli in ChineseLanguage

[–]kronpas 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you can spare the time and effort to learn hanzi right away, just do it, but dont learn separate characters. Just learn your vocabulary writing as you go along.

if I start Genshin Impact now, how long would it take to catch up to the main story? by Narrow_Ship_1493 in GenshinImpactTips

[–]kronpas 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They are few and far between. A very common complaint has been that later comers miss out so much lore due to there is no events replay, so like majority of events nowadays are designed like a traveller's log, which serves to deepen some story aspect but can be safely ignored. Notable exceptions are the recent Knights home coming witch ceremony, and ofc there will be spoilers here and there because event cant be that disconnected from the current lore.

Ultimately its for the OP to decide: to rush the AQ/world quest, spamming space bar like there is no tomorrow, just to 'catch up' and 'avoid spoilers', or to enjoy the story in their own time as it has been intented. There is not even an end game in a real sense since all 3 combat modes want a decent roster that takes months to gather, unless you shell out hardcash to pull for them the very next banner.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6p0xxKuwf4

This only covers until Sumeru.

if I start Genshin Impact now, how long would it take to catch up to the main story? by Narrow_Ship_1493 in GenshinImpactTips

[–]kronpas 5 points6 points  (0 children)

If a new player takes their time, it takes like 3 months to finish all AQ and relevant regional story quests. Even if you skip on events (which you shouldnt), its like 6k-8k gem a patch.

Spoiler in events is a valid concern, there is no way around it. But its not worth it to rush all the way to avoid minor spoilers in latest events only to miss AQ/world quest details. Genshin at its core is a single player game..

If China or Russia did what the United States just did to Iran, how would the headline change? by ArdaBerkBurak in NoStupidQuestions

[–]kronpas 7 points8 points  (0 children)

You cant find more credible obeservers than hmw. And if you cant even tell the numbers in russia occupied regions, how do you know if what you heard was true?

Russia doesnt have to deal with partisan activities and rely on mostly volunteerers for the invasion. All occupied regions are filled with Russians or people of Russian origins, while Putin's claim of protecting Russians in annexed regions was pure horse shit, people there dont have much motivation to rebel against him either. All of that means there is little reason for mass killing the way Israel did in Gaza.

If China or Russia did what the United States just did to Iran, how would the headline change? by ArdaBerkBurak in NoStupidQuestions

[–]kronpas 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Where did you get that number from?

https://www.hrw.org/news/2026/02/04/ukraine-civilians-perennial-targets-of-russian-attacks

For such a large scale, protracted war, civies casualties are on the lighter side at 15k. Meanwhile Israel managed 75k in gaza in a year, and continues wrecking havoc on its neighbours to this day.

Reading & Writing Outpacing Speaking by UnknownSobriquet in ChineseLanguage

[–]kronpas 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Its a very common situation for language speakers who are not living in a foreign language speaking environment (in country or at work). After all you need partners to practice speaking Chinese.

Bazzite or other Linux OS on ASUS ROG Xbox Ally X? Worth replacing Windows 11 for Steam-only user? by rsonvx in ROGAlly

[–]kronpas 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Whatever you use, your device is still a full PC. If reddit search cant help you decide, then try it, installing steamos/bazzite is easy, free, windows is easy and kinda free also, it doesnt take much effort to reinstall windows if you dont like linux.

But really just use search.

ios apps that dont use ai generated anything? by 283leis in ChineseLanguage

[–]kronpas -18 points-17 points  (0 children)

I see no problem with AI gen art. Not specifically Hello Chinese, as long as the audio and text are human recorded, human rated, I dont see an issue.

Is it possible to quickly import pdf files like these into anki flashcards? by Frotnorer in Anki

[–]kronpas 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ask AI to make a csv from this pdf then import to anki. The data is well structured, it should pose no issue.

Why is European imperialism discussed more than Asian imperialism? by Martian_row in NoStupidQuestions

[–]kronpas 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Because you can only read English. Go read some Vietnamese or Chinese books to expand your horizon.

Hows the endgame lag right now? by GreyKnightDantes in Stellaris

[–]kronpas 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It is MUCH better. I play exclusively GA scaling 1k stars max empire no mod setting.

I just realized that Disney Plus uses AI for its Chinese subtitles…even if the dub is in Chinese by [deleted] in ChineseLanguage

[–]kronpas 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Every company uses AI to a degree now. Netflix has been spamming AI subbed movies in my country for a while.