Genius 2-year-old girl already knows 2,000 Chinese characters

Her English isn’t too shabby either

In a bit of incredible but dispiriting news for all foreign Chinese language learners, this little girl from Hefei, Anhui province is already able to read 2,000 characters.

The 2-year-old’s father says that he first realized his infant daughter’s talent when reading out characters aloud to her. He soon wrote out 30 or 40 new characters and posted them on the wall, in just three days, little Meiqi had learned them all.

In footage shared by Pear Video, the child prodigy is seen reading out Chinese characters from a booklet and from notes on the wall. Her father also shows off how she can count in English, even knowing the word “one thousand.”

Meiqi also appears to have a talent for geography, answering correctly when her father asks for the capitals of Thailand and South Korea.

While some might worry that Meiqi’s dad may be pushing this little child genius a bit too hard, he claims that his daughter actually sees Chinese characters as “toys” and enjoys learning them.

With a vocabulary of 2,000 characters, Meiqi is likely already ready to pass HSK Level 5.

[Images via Pear Video]