I want to apply to Edinburgh but I want to do chinese as the language and I've not studied it before & I'm born in Scotland.

I use to be a big fan of Chinese films and music, and still do enjoy some. However, I just think the language is so annoying. The language is also hard to grasp since so much of the words sound the same. Even if China become the superpower of the world, I think people will mostly use English because it's easier and less annoying.

I want to learn Chinese for business purpose. How much time will it take and how much difficult is it learning this language? Is there any body learning it as a second language?

Please help me.

i mean this in the way how chinese has been changed and manipulated so dramatically in countries such as korea and Japan, as opposed to how english (or any other language in fact) has barely changed in former colonies. Is it due to language complexity ?

I want to buy a Hand Sanitiser. I am in China these days. Its really difficult to make them understand. Can anyone help me with the Chinese language ?
They do not understand the word "Sanitiser"