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Is there a list of characters specifically used for western proper nouns?
When learning country/place names or reading about non-Chinese people in the media I see the same characters used for similar phonemes (see these celebrities). What rule or list do the writers follow when 'coining' a hiterto untranslated name into…
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What does 每隔 mean?
每隔一周 means "every two weeks" or "every other week" in English. So, it looks like “每隔 x” is equivalent to "every x+1" in English.
However, I noticed many online dictionaries have 每隔两天 equivalent to "every two days". But I thought 每隔两天 should be…
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Difference between 喜乐 and 快乐？
Dictionaries lead me to understand 快乐 as happy. Whereas 喜乐 as delighted, happiness, joy. In English joy denotes a stronger, deeper emotion. Is the difference in meanings of 快乐 and 喜乐 great enough to express the same contrast?
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Early childhood Chinese language immersion accent exposure
Is it important for young children (4 or 5 years old) in a Chinese language immersion program to be exposed to more than one type of Mandarin accent? If the child only hears one accent (and one that is not bad but not entirely standard Putonghua)…
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What is wrong with my sentence 我的同屋睡觉时候想开屋门一点点?
I wrote this sentence:
我的同屋睡觉时候想开屋门一点点.
Wǒ de tóngwū shuìjiào shíhòu xiǎng kāi wūmén yīdiǎndiǎn.
It was meant to mean "when my roommate sleeps, they like to open the door a little". Our teacher 张老师 made these corrections:
So she corrected it…
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How to use 弄 in a sentence?
On some of my Chinese school worksheets, we're supposed to use "弄" in the following sentences:
Don't make the child cry.
Loosen the belt.
There is one more problem that has yet to be clarified.
I've researched it and I understand it means 做, but I…
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How to mix Latin and Chinese script with style?
I am currently writing a Chinese translation for a webpage about a Go meeting. The section about how to get there contains a lot of mixed Chinese and Latin text:
地點
社團處所在 Lehrter Straße 53，附近有 Kruppstraße, Perlenberger Brücke 和
Quitzowstraße
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Resources for learning Shanghainese
I'm surprised a question like this hasn't been asked yet. It seems Shanghainese is a dying language and it's rarely spoken. I'd like to know about resources and ways to learn the language by myself.
Anybody know of good resources that teach…
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Can all adjectives be transformed into adverbs with 地?
In Mandarin if you use 地 to an adjective, it can change into an adverb. For example,
我真喜欢你健健康康地长大。
他舒服地躺在那里。
Now I wonder whether all adjectives can be transformed into adverbs in this rule. Is this assumption true? If not, how can I know if one…
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How to say: "I have been studying Chinese for 4 years."
How can I most accurately say the simple sentence:
I have been studying Chinese for 4 years.
This is a very simple phrase, and I am surprised at myself for not being confident in which one of the following is…
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how to translate "何如" in 呂氏春秋?
this question is made, and answer provided; in response to a comment in another question:
How to translate the phrase 利而物利章 in context?
cause, my explanation is too long to put in the comment area; sorry about that.
so, let's start: how to translate…
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What is the difference between Chinese simplified and Chinese traditional?
I'm Indian. I'm trying to learn Chinese. I searched Google translate, it's showing Chinese simplified or Chinese traditional.
What is the difference between Chinese simplified and Chinese traditional?
Which is better for understanding? How to use…
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What are the relative literacy rates in for simplified and traditional characters?
I'm trying to decide whether it would be better to use traditional or simplified characters for an iPhone game I'm making. If something is written in traditional, how many people will be able to read it? If something is written in simplified, how…
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What does "青年文明号" mean?
Usually you can see in China, some buses, banks, hospitals and other service outlets have a sign attached to them, reading 青年文明号, that is quite beyond me. Especially the word 号 what does it mean here? Is it something like the name of a ship or an…
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