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What are the corresponding titles for “Dr.” (in the sense of MD and PhD) in Chinese?
The prefix Dr. in English refers to both medical doctors, and PhD graduates. What are the correct titles for these in Chinese? I believe that 医生 is correct to use as a title for a medical doctor, but ...
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Difference between 清水, 淡水 and 自来水
My main aim is to try and find the best word to use when describing a freshwater lake.
But what if any is the difference between the following: 清水, 淡水 and 自来水
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What is the difference, if any, between 即使 and 無論？
Is a big difference between 即使 and 無論?
I was working on a couple of fill-in-the-blanks exercises and the following sentence came up:
你的畫很有特色，（blank）是畫家也不一定能畫德比你好。
I think the right answer ...
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Correct word to use for a suburban fence?
What should I be using to describe a suburban fence?
Here is an image of what I am trying to find the right word for:
Author: Greg O'Beirne - source
I guess I might go with 篱笆 or 栏杆. Could I get ...
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How to express a date in Chinese (lunar) calendar?
Many traditional festivals are observed on a given date on the Chinese (lunar) calendar(Actually, the Chinese calendar is a lunisolar calendar). For example, the Spring Festival falls on the first day ...
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Better translation for 春节联欢晚会 than New Year's Gala
On the night of New Years Eve in China many people watch the annual New Year's Gala. This in Chinese is called 春节联欢晚会 in English this is translated as New Year's Gala.
So what exactly is a 联欢晚会? Can ...
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What are the uses of 什会 and from which area?
In restaurants in Australia we quite often have Chinese dishes which are combination for example Combination Satay or Combination Fried Rice. These contain several types of meat as opposed to ...
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Correct terms for a roadside gutter and gutter on a roof
What is the correct terms for both a roadside gutter and a gutter on a roof?
For the sake of making me look bad, my guess would be 水沟 but I've seen that applied to a large canal so not sure if it the ...
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Difference between 想 and 要?
I know both of them mean "want to" but have usage in differente contexts. When should I use each one?
For example:
我要厺上海市 and 我想厺上海市
What's the difference in the meaning between them?
Also, ...
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What's the difference between 房子 and 屋?
It seems like "house" is usually translated to 房子 (fáng zi) in standard Chinese, although 屋 (wū) is also a common translation, especially in Cantonese.
Is there a difference between the two? When ...
