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Does the simplification of 還 to 还 rely on the upper-right 睘?
Does the simplification of 還 to 还 rely on a simplification of the upper-right 睘 in some way? I assume not, as 睘 is not itself simplified (I presume it would be 不 plus something to differentiate it ...
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I need help with translation Chinese address
I am returning an item to a Chinese seller on aliexpress, and this is the return address I was given:
Roland 18897729810
China Guangdong province Dongguan Fenggang Town 5th floor, Unit 3, Building 1, ...
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Does 发动机 mean "engine"?
我想了解“发动机”这个词的意思。我问了一些中国人，他们都说的不同。
发动机是什么？
汽车（汽油的或柴油的）有发动机吗？
电动车有发动机吗？
飞机有发动机吗？
火车（电动的）有发动机吗？
旧的火车（需要开水的）有发动机吗？
原子潜艇有发动机吗？
一些人说，电动车没有发动机，而有电机。对不对？
一个人说，发动机是内燃机的一种，对吗？这么着，内燃机有什么特点？
我觉得，发动机摄入各种能源（燃烧、电、...
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Character Combining 山 and 大
I am currently reading official documents from the early twentieth century and there is one character which occurs frequently but for which I have so far not been able to find a translation. It is ...
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Is "资治通鉴" still worthy to read now?
I am a native chinese speaker with a fine grasp of ancient language formalisms, so I have no problem in reading 资治通鉴 in 文言文 version. But I haven't read a lot of history books, especially chinese, ...
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Evidence for "sab" meaning "thanks"?
In his paper, Implications of the Soviet Dungan Script for Chinese Language Reform, on page A-10 Victor Mair writes:
Numerous expressions used in the daily life of Peking Muslims are still considered ...
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I was wanting to know how to write "beautiful forever" properly [closed]
I always use the phrase "beautiful forever" and "forever beautiful" and it’s like a self love phrase and motto I use all the time. I was just wondering how you write it properly in ...
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whats the error in 父亲对我谈起他青年时代如此充满理想，并且只身到山上来开辟几百亩的林地。
whats the error in 父亲对我谈起他青年时代如此充满理想，并且只身到山上来开辟几百亩的林地。How to correct this sentence?
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How to say "return the favour" in the sense of getting back at someone?
I was watching a TV program where a bunch of adolescents said to each other, "I can't believe that they humiliated us! We need to do the same to them."
What would be the translation of "...
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Is 谈何易 an abbreviation of 谈何容易 occurring in one of 毛主席's poems?
Is 谈何易 an abbreviation of 谈何容易 occurring in one of 毛主席's poems?
see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SBY8WaLgi_g 3:16
answer: 毛泽东诗词 https://baike.baidu.com/item/%E6%AF%9B%E6%B3%BD%E4%B8%9C%E8%AF%97%E8%...
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Why is the usage of 真 in 那是个真热闹的地方 considered an error?
This is a question from 国际汉语教师证书 考试真题集 (pp.6-7; digital version here). I'm interested in why:
……，那是个真热闹的地方，……
is considered incorrect. But I can't really think of why this is problematic. I don't ...
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Does shi 是 have multiple meanings between copula and cleft?
I'm very much a beginner here learning Chinese and am likely to use the wrong grammatical terminology.
I know that you can use 是 to equate a subject to a subject complement (e.g. he is a student). But ...
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What should these PUA characters look like?
I stumbled upon this page. (I think it's in Hokkien?) Some of the characters are in the Unicode Private Use Area (PUA). My browser displays some of them, but others are missing. I'd like to know:
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Enumeration and The Tao Te Ching
I would like to know if the oldest copy of the Tao Te Ching and the poems had been enumerated/titled. All the translations have them numbered 1-81. I would like to know if this is accurate.
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Is there any difference of the meaning of 闹 between 婚闹 and 闹新房?
Is 婚闹 a practical joke played on the newly weds, which often leads to an awkward situation out of the control of both sides of the game?
Is 闹新房 played by young aged kids on the bed in the chamber to ...
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