在我們學習英語和其他語言的同時，全世界也有很多和我們一樣的人。
他們中的很多人學習的還是我們的母語——中文。
然而對外國人來說，學習中文到底有多難？
他們要多久才能學會流利的中文呢？
一起來看看Quora上的外國網友是怎麼說的吧！
How Long Does It Take a Native English Speaker to Become Fluent in Chinese?
外國人要多久才能學會流利中文?
獲得842好評的回答@Mark Rowswell
When I started learning Chinese, I was horrified to hear that it would take me 10 years to become fluent.
當我開始學習中文，當我聽說我要花上10年時間才能講的流利的時候，我嚇到了。
27 years later I'm still working at it. Due to my work on television, some Chinese language learners may consider me a role model of sorts, but every day I'm reminded of what I don't know and how much more there is to learn.
27年之後我還在學習。由於我的作品出現在了電視上，一些中文學習者可能認為我是一個楷模，但其實我每天都在想我還沒學會的以及今後還有多少需要學習。
獲得133好評的回答@Charles Laughlin
Who cares how long it takes? Just do it! If you really want to learn Chinese, you will devote yourself to it however long it takes.
誰會在乎需要花費多少時間？喜歡就去做。如果你真心想要學習中文，你就要全身心投入不去管到底需要多少時間。
獲得111好評的回答@Rachel Flagg
Gaining fluency in Chinese is a difficult practice. All manner of things affect how long it will take, from time and dedication, classes you take, and finding a good teacher.
學會流利中文是一項艱難的練習。所有的東西都將決定所花費的時間，時間、投入、上過的課、以及找到一位好的老師。
Fluency has a different definition in most people's minds, for the sake of this answer, I am going to consider fluency the ability to read and understand a newspaper, as well as engage in complex unscripted* conversation.
不同的人對流利都有不同的見解，從這個問題的回答而言，我所認為的流利就是能流利閱讀並理解一份報紙，同時能夠投入到複雜的無稿交談中。
編輯：Aki