Why Doesn't China Speak English?

[Hamartia Antidote]

Chinese is a logographic language, meaning characters represent concepts rather than sounds. This allows for modular word-building: by recombining just 3,000 basic characters, Chinese can express endless new tech terms, making cross-disciplinary reading highly accessible.

In contrast, alphabetic languages (like English) must invent a brand-new word for every novel concept. This leads to a massive vocabulary explosion, creating high barriers for cross-disciplinary reading.

Because of this structural difference, non-native speakers often have to passively rely on English to learn technology. Meanwhile, the Chinese public struggles with English because they are accustomed to the logical, modular thinking of Chinese characters, combined with a lack of immersive language environments and an exam-oriented education system

Because it is not phonetic and that is going to kill it every time.

Say someone says to me "the town you are looking for is called geungalusza...follow the signs at the bottom of the road"
I say to myself "remember gonga-what...gongaluscia...gongaloozka...gongalooza...wtf..yeesh what a town name"

I get to the bottom of the road and I see a sign with 10 arrows on it with the following:

ickbennioen
actchaada
trapachal
klanoberton
geungalusza <- hey i bet it is that one
veynkido
zylovisrat
xustybar
nicgitiby

Even though i have no friggin clue how to speak the local language at least I can somewhat phonetically piece together the sign enough to realize "geungalusza" is likely what i heard as "gongalooza".