A tag is a keyword or label that categorizes your question with other, similar questions. Using the right tags makes it easier for others to find and answer your question.
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mandarin× 120
a group of Chinese dialects that use as standard pronunciation the dialect of Beijing.
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word-choice× 104
Questions about what word fits better in a certain context or situation.
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translation× 91
Questions on specific points regarding translating chinese to another language
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meaning× 81
Questions concerned comprehension and understanding the finer aspects of individual words or phrases, with or without a context in which they are expressed.
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grammar× 69
Questions about the rules that govern and structure the language, and the composition of clauses, sentences and expressions.
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usage× 68
Questions that concern the use of expressions, parts of speech, words, verbs, etc.
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characters× 57
Questions about the Chinese characters, called Hanzi, about their characteristics and everything that relates to them.
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pronunciation× 52
Questions on specific points regarding the ability to use the correct consonants, vowels, tone, stress, rhythm and intonation of a word in a spoken Chinese
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vocabulary× 48
It's the set of words used by a language, but also all of the words within a language known by a single person.
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expressions× 42
Questions about more or less fixed expressions.
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etymology× 37
Questions about the origin and the history of Chinese characters or words.
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meaning-in-context× 34
Questions concerned understanding of individual words or phrases, considering a context in which these words and phrases are expressed.
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cantonese× 26
The Chinese dialect spoken in and around Guangzhou city (formerly Canton), and central and western Guangdong province.
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synonyms× 24
Questions about two or more expressions with a similar meaning.
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sentence-structure× 24
Questions concerning the types of words and phrases which are grouped and ordered meaningfully to express a statement, question, or another type of sentence
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simplified-chinese× 22
a set of Chinese characters standardized and promoted for use in printing since the 1950s in the mainland China.
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pinyin× 22
Questions about the official transcription writing system that is used to write the reading of chinese characters using the roman alphabet.
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resources× 20
Questions concerning search and sharing of supplementary resources used in the process of language study: books, articles, links to Web sites, audio and video recordings, corpora, etc.
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tones× 20
Questions about the tones used in Chinese.
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culture× 15
Questions about the cultural side of China and Chinese.
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dictionary× 14 | dialect× 13 | speaking× 13 |
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reading× 13
Questions that concern the reading and comprehension of a written text
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software× 12 | history× 12 |
classical-chinese× 11
Classical Chinese (古文, Pinyin: gǔ wén, "ancient text") is the language of the classic literature from the Spring and Autumn period through to the end of the Han Dynasty, a written form of Old Chinese.…
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radicals× 10
Questions about the radical components of chinese characters.
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academic× 10
Questions related specifically to the process of Chinese language studying, e.g. in a school or university.
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ambiguity× 10
Questions about the words or phrases that may have non-unique meaning, spelling, or pronunciation, usually depending on a context
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