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| bio | website | code.google.com/p/donkirkby |
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| location | Vancouver, Canada | |
| age | 43 | |
| visits | member for | 1 year, 5 months |
| seen | 4 hours ago | |
| stats | profile views | 45 |
I've been studying Chinese since 2006, but I've only made short visits to China, so my progress is slow. I've built some study software to help me learn. I also participate on tatoeba.org.
My other hobby is board game design.
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Feb 19 |
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Sheep or goat? 一只羊跑过来 Nice example of the reverse situation with the English word, "cousin". |
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Nov 5 |
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Academic explanation for rhyming fillers with irrelevant meaning in doggerel Yes, @KangMing, a well-known example is blowing a raspberry. I recently learned the origin of that term is "raspberry tart", which rhymes with "fart". |
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Oct 26 |
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How to write 400,002,000 in Chinese properly? I was taught the way you describe, @daodaoxx, but the Wikipedia reference claims that usage of 二 and 两 varies between dialects and even individual speakers within a dialect or region. |
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Oct 18 |
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What does 就算这次做错也只是怕错过 mean? Welcome to the site. As the FAQ says, please show that you did some research before asking for a translation. |
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Oct 14 |
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Is there a Chinese WordNet? I couldn't find anything visual on that site, @OlleLinge, but I wasn't able to read all the instructions. Was there a link to another page that I missed? |
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Sep 27 |
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What is 人 doing in 你现在人在哪里？ Welcome to the site, and thanks for your answer. Answering in Chinese is OK, but try to add a small English translation if you can, especially if the question was in English. |
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Sep 27 |
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In this sentence, what is the purpose of 的? Welcome to the site, and thanks for your answer. |
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Sep 27 |
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Difference between 是不是喝酒了? and 喝酒了没有？ You're welcome. You can answer in Chinese, but please add at least a short English translation, especially if the question was in English. |
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Sep 27 |
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What's the difference between 了解 and 理解？ Welcome to the site, and thanks for your answer. I like the "够 shopping" joke, or did your keyboard accidentally switch to Chinese mode? |
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Sep 27 |
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Is this sentence ambiguous out of context? Welcome to the site, and thanks for your answer. |
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Sep 27 |
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Meaning of 我知道的就这么多了 Welcome to the site, and thanks for your answer. |
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Sep 27 |
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Difference between 是不是喝酒了? and 喝酒了没有？ Welcome to the site. Thanks for your answer. |
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Sep 24 |
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Are “我在哪里可以买火车票” and “我哪里可以买火车票” both correct sentences? Welcome to the site, Yin, your English is fine. If you're more comfortable in Chinese, you can write a short English answer plus more details in Chinese. |
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Sep 6 |
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Difference between 是不是喝酒了? and 喝酒了没有？ The structures of the corresponding sentences are the same, @Alenanno, and Paul's asking about the difference in structure within each pair of sentences. A single question makes sense to me. |
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Aug 18 |
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How to pronounce “下载” 君之蘭，欢迎你。 I did my best to translate this answer to English, anyone else want to improve my translation? |
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Aug 6 |
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Are there word games in Chinese? Thanks, Betty, that one looks interesting. I'm also interested in games for two or more people to play. |
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Aug 4 |
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Can 下次 mean “again”? Thanks for the thoughtful answer and discussion, everyone. Remember that you can edit a comment if you make a typo, @BertR. |
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Jul 30 |
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Use of 十年中 to express duration Welcome to the site. Did you mean "should write" or "could write"? |
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Jul 17 |
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What does 些 mean when it's combined with 什麼? Sorry for the late reply, @Laguna, but no, I've never met him personally. |
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Jun 11 |
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How to describe a puppet show Thanks for the suggestion, and welcome to the Chinese Language Stack Exchange site. |
