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How do we describe a “sophisticated person”?
Is there a word for "sophisticated" in Chinese?
"Sophisticated" here will mean of a person or their thoughts, reactions, and understanding, being aware of and able to interpret complex issues:
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How would one say “my computer died”?
I know 关掉 to mean "turn off" but it doesn't seem to convey the sudden-ness or unwelcome connotation of "died". 突然关掉 is more precise but still seems to lack the negitivity. Also, as this is a common ...
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How to politely ask someone to please be quiet
There are particularly loud Chinese fellows working together in the university study room I'm working in. How do I politely ask them to quiet down?
I found a literal translation on Google Translate ...
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Differentiating “to do a burnout” and “burning tyres”
"To do a burnout" is 烧胎, so I assume a reasonable sentence would be:
昨天晚上我在停车场烧胎。
How would one distinguish this activity from piling up tyres and setting fire to them, for example in this news ...
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Is there an abbreviation for the 黑海/地中海 combo?
In Chinese, related region names are often abbreviated. For example, Sino-Japanese is known as 中日 and Sino-African is known as 中非.
Does anyone know whether there is a corresponding abbreviation for ...
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How to translate “I wonder…”
How can I translate something like the below sentence into Chinese:
I wonder how many people are going to the party?
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How can I distinguish between Western style spirits and Chinese style spirits (liquor)?
I have tried to have this conversation a few times in China. The problem is when trying to explain the difference between beer, wine and spirits.
People assume that spirits means something similar to ...
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How to say incoming president (国家主席)?
Strangely the Wikipedia article for president 中华人民共和国主席 doesn't mention 习近平 anywhere.
I also asked my mother in law just now if she spotted any articles where it mentions him as the incoming ...
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“If you say so”: Dismissive agreement
I would like to know some ways to agree in a non-committal or dismissive way. For instance, in English, we have:
If you say so.
Is that so? (with a flat intonation)
Really? (flat ...
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What is the equivalent of “make sense” in Chinese?
I am trying to explain the phrase "make sense" to my cousin, who is learning English. The dictionary suggests "有意义", but I believe that "有意义" is "meaningful" and that "make sense" should be "讲得通", ...
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Chinese for “patch” in the sense of “software patch”
The dictionary lists many words for "patch" but none that explicitly state they mean patch in the software sense of the word.
EDIT: Dictionary has now been updated
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How to say “all the usual X” in Chinese?
How do I say "all the usual ..." in Chinese, for example."
"At my school we play all the usual school sports."
"The pharmacy had all the usual junk."
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“Like I said…” in Chinese
How do I say "Like I said...", or "As I said", in Chinese. For example:
A: I've never been to China.
B: What do you think of Chinese culture?
A: Like I said, I've never been to China.
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How to translate “be mature” into Mandarin?
How do you say "be mature!", as in "grow up!" (a command or suggestion telling the listener to take a more adult, responsible attitude to the issue)
"Don't lie to your boss about being late, just ...
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How to say “cool” in Chinese
Basically I am looking for words in common usage which are roughly synonymous with English "cool", "wicked", "awesome", "sweet", and related positive slang adjectives.
I would also like to know how ...
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Chinese equivalent of “no worries”
"No worries" in English is used as a statement expressing that the speaker regards a task / problem / setback as inconsequential, or that a task is easy to complete. For example:
A: "You're going ...
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Correct way to say “when I was young…”
What is the usual way to say something along the lines of "when I was young, petrol was cheap" or "when I was a kid, my family lived in Mexico".
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Tabletop Wargaming / Miniwargaming
Wargame is 战争游戏 and tabletop game is 桌上游戏 so i'm assuming that "Tabletop Wargaming" is 桌上战争游戏? Is this the term used?
This type of game is also called "Miniature Wargaming" or "Miniwargaming", is ...
