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What is the pronunciation of 行 according to its context?
行 can be pronunced háng or xíng.
As far as I have seen, it means "OK, to go, profession", and many more other meanings.
Could you briefly summarize the usage of it and its corresponding ...
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What does 就算这次做错也只是怕错过 mean?
I found this sentence in a song's lyrics => " 就算这次做错也只是怕错过 ". What does it mean?
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The use of 上 (shàng) “on/above/over” in Mandarin and English
I'm interested in the the differences between English and Mandarin when they are talking about spatial preposition.
Can i assume that in Mandarin, they use the preposition 上 for most of the times ...
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What is the difference between 别人 and 别的人?
What is there difference between these two expressions, or are they synonmyous?
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才 in the sense of “only”
What does 才 mean in this sentence?
妈妈说，鼻子长才是漂亮。
(Quote taken from a nursery rhyme.)
After looking in the dictionary my best guess is that it means "just" or "only", so as to make the ...
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How to use 指 when giving a definition?
How is 指 used, what is it's role in definitions such as this (from Wikipedia):
研究生是*指*获得学士学位后继续深造.
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做 as the verb “to be”
Can someone please clarify how and when 做 is used to mean "to be" e.g.
不愿做奴隶人们
I am familiar with 做 meaning "to do" or "to make", and I would expect that if I was saying "I am a slave", “我是一个奴隶“ ...
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Meaning of 修养
The dictionary defines 修养 as:
accomplishment / training / self-cultivation
However many examples in context seem to have the sense of the development of being a gentleman / lady, or being ...
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What is the meaning of 不同而不同?
This is taken from the phrase:
口感依成分不同而不同
Sounds like it means "manifold" or something like that?
