>>559192That's not really true tho.
Leaning pinyin is just like learning how to spell, but a little harder.
The characters often don't have a clue of their pronunciation either. Also a lot harder to type.
I am learning the characters but I know maybe 50 characters compared to 400 pinyin words.
>>559199Wǒ xǐhuān shén me yàng de nǚ shēng