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At what rate can native speakers of Mandarin Chinese read?
This study found that Chinese native speakers read aloud at an average rate of 255 characters per minute (CPM) with a standard deviation of 29 CPM. Presumably this rate is significantly slower than if the test participants read silently.
Are there…
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Yinwei or Yinvei? 因为
I hear some people say 因为 as “yinwei”, but also some say it sound like “yinvei”. I’m not sure why there is a difference in pronunciation.
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Differentiating 着 (zhe/zháo) and 着/到
The character 着 has many readings, but I'm interested on 2 of them that have grammar usage: zhe and zháo.
As zhe, 着 is used to express a continuous state, as in 门开着 (the door is opened) and 他跑着步听音乐 (he listens to music while running).
As zháo, 着 is…
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Function of 吧 in 循环吧代码
In this page for learning loops in JavaScript by Mozilla Developer Network the title "Looping code" is translated as 循环吧代码. What is the meaning/function of 吧 here?
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Why is 的 used in 你是哪一天出生的 and 我们什么时候开始的 and 前天你什么时候来的这里?
I have the following sentences:
你是哪一天出生的？ (sentence 1)
I'm trying to understand why 的 is being used in this sentence. I know it is used to express possession, but I'm not sure that's the case is this example.
我们什么时候开始的？ (sentence 2)
In this case,…
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How similar do terms have to be to connect them with 與, 與其，及其？
I often want to make my sentences short in order to pass our classroom exercise of writing a 簡體 abstract from memory in under 5 minutes. The biggest problem seems to be that I use 與，及其，與其，in inadmissible places.
The info we were given says, 與 can be…
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webpage loading.. 加载 vs 载入
What words should we use when we want to say "a webpage is loading"?
In Gmail, when I change my settings to simplified Chinese, Google says "正在加载".
However, when I change my settings to traditional Chinese, Google says "正在載入" (正在载入 in simplified…
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Difference between 水果 and 果实
HSK 5 translates 果实 as 'fruit'. I always refer to fruit as 水果 and so would like to know the difference between 果实 and 水果. My teacher has told me that 水果 is a 果实 but not all 果实 are 水果. Fruits that consist of water should be referred to as 水果 or…
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What does it say on the stamp?
I was requested by a friend to find out what this stamp is. Do you know what it says on the stamp?
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Why is 去 ("to go") in 也不去考虑以后会是怎样 ("...and don't think about how it will be in the future")?
In the book 活着 (audio book, around 6 minutes 55 seconds into 第01集), we have:
我只是感到和她在一起身心愉快，也不去考虑以后会是怎样。
Google Translate gives:
I [我] just [只是] feel [感到] happy [身心愉快] with her [和她在一起], and [也] I don't [不] think about [考虑] what it will be [会是怎样]…
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Why is it SOV (and not SVO) in 我可以跟她约会?
Chinese is supposed to be (Subject-Verb-Object) SVO right? (as I learnt, of course) then why in this sentence
我可以跟她约会
does 约会 mean "to date"? It's a verb I presume, why is it (Subject-Object-Verb) SOV here?
I have a hunch though that it's not…
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Why is 把 in 我去洗把脸 (wǒ qù xǐ bǎ liǎn) = I'm going to wash my face?
YouDao has an example of 我去洗把脸:
知道了，妈。我去洗把脸，让自己清醒一些。
Zhīdàole, mā. Wǒ qù xǐ bǎ liǎn, ràng zìjǐ qīngxǐng yīxiē.
I see, Mummy. I'm going to wash my face and wake myself up.
and I just encountered it in the Chinese TV series 如果蜗牛有爱情, with the…
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Why do the Taiwanese have such strange characters for names?
It seems like every time I look up a CJK ext. B character it invariably says:
台湾人名用字。
For example I just looked up the character:
zisea notes:
拼音peng2。台湾人名用字。
A few days ago I was looking up , which zisea again notes:
台湾人名用字
And before…
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Can Chinese words start with a vowel?
I've been searching around for random words. Dragon = long, green = lǜsè, river = he... I can't seem to find any words that start with a vowel.
Do any Chinese words start with a vowel?
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How to express "Now, ..." in Chinese (the usage of "now" to draw attention to a particular statement)?
In the following example sentence in English:
Suppose that you buy the product in $10 in the store A. The store A is located in 3 miles away.
Now, you found out that the store B sells the same item in $8. But it is located in 8 miles away.
In this…
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