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Writing critique request: Zhou Ziwang and the revolutionary new technology

writing-critique

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How did 秘 “bi” become “mi”?

mandarin pronunciation

modified 1 hour ago droooze 11.4k

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Is there a chengyu to mean “walk with one's own legs”

chengyu

modified 6 hours ago Tang Ho 36.4k

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Can someone helpme out translating this? im trying to configure a dash cam but i cant

classical-chinese

asked 6 hours ago luis 1

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What does 收 mean in 他把何进部下的兵都收归己有?

meaning

modified 6 hours ago Becky 李蓓 4,918

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As verbs, what’s the difference between 经历 and 通过?

difference

modified 6 hours ago Community♦ 1

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Soapstone Seal Translation

translation characters seal

modified 6 hours ago droooze 11.4k

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Difference between 什么都不 and 什么都没

grammar word-choice sentence-structure

answered 6 hours ago emkay 11

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What does 上 mean as in 抱歉我没帮上忙?

meaning-in-context

answered 7 hours ago emkay 11

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Is it ever ambiguous if 几 means “how many?” or “a few”?

meaning

answered 7 hours ago emkay 11

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What does 老得 mean?

meaning-in-context

modified 7 hours ago dan 13.4k

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is 我认为保护环境将为子孙后代保证未来 correct? Does it make sence?

mandarin characters

answered 7 hours ago emkay 11

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Seal marks on a little pot (Characters identified: 吳祥君)

translation character-identification seal

modified 11 hours ago droooze 11.4k

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Are there northern dialects which still preserve velars before front vowels?

topolect phonology

modified 16 hours ago Stumpy Joe Pete 5,574

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Implied erhua in writing?

writing

answered 22 hours ago 帕菲菲 26

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Should the object always be placed after the verb, and is a target and an object the same thing?

mandarin sentence-structure

answered 22 hours ago 帕菲菲 26

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What usage does 有 have in ~的有 (e.g. 偏向于data reseacher的有)

grammar

answered 22 hours ago 帕菲菲 26

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How bad does a sentence with an inicial 了 sound here?

grammar usage

answered 22 hours ago 帕菲菲 26

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Why does anger has something to do with spleen in both Chinese and English?

etymology

modified 22 hours ago Tang Ho 36.4k

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What does this mark mean? (Characters identified: 周桂珍制)

translation character-identification seal

modified yesterday droooze 11.4k

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Do the names 远宁, 温宁, 文宁, or 玟宁 sound good for a male character?

names

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Please translate 他听到我们这边有水瓶掉下去砰地一声（正好是停车场出口万一有车就很危险）他马上和保安指出来小朋友好乖哦

translation

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Is it possible to quip “My package went to Nanjing, but I'm in Beijing; that's the complete opposite Jing”?

grammar humor

modified 2 days ago 賈可 Jacky 1,104

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Is there an idiom that means to make big claims but have little evidence to support them?

phrase idioms

answered 2 days ago sylvia 667

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Can 余 (more than) go after the measure word?

grammar

modified 2 days ago droooze 11.4k

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Is the word order in 我也在英國 and 你是很快速 and 你不真的在咖啡廳 correct?

grammar

modified Nov 19 at 10:21 droooze 11.4k

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What tense is 你会不会怕我?

grammar meaning-in-context

modified Nov 19 at 1:40 Becky 李蓓 4,918

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Whats the amount of money in 你明天带着两万两前去天琴城，买我赢得第一?

translation

modified Nov 19 at 1:32 Becky 李蓓 4,918

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How does 还 function in 快下雪了，我还以为今天是好天气?

grammar

modified Nov 19 at 1:29 Becky 李蓓 4,918

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Characters with only horizontal 横 strokes

characters

answered Nov 18 at 15:08 user3306356♦ 23.4k

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Can 宁和 be used as a real name

grammar meaning character-identification

answered Nov 18 at 9:21 Chong Hwi 1

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Why use 碰头 (pèngtóu) to mean “meet” instead of say 见, 见面, or 看见? (In e.g. 过两分钟我们在外面碰头)

word-choice

modified Nov 18 at 7:56 dan 13.4k

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not a question. a statement. “complete” emacs editor [on hold]

input-methods

asked Nov 18 at 5:04 jolyon 109

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How does 上 work as a verb?

usage verbs

modified Nov 17 at 23:35 dan 13.4k

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What does the lettering mean? [on hold]

meaning word

modified Nov 17 at 14:34 小奥利奥 495

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Uses of 正好 / zhènghăo

grammar

modified Nov 17 at 12:02 Community♦ 1

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Translate 主播 in this context

meaning-in-context

answered Nov 17 at 8:19 dan 13.4k

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Is it correct to use 首都 for capital of province?

grammar word-choice mandarin usage simplified-chinese

modified Nov 17 at 8:08 songyuanyao♦ 12.3k

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What are the tones for 不 and 一 in the expression 不一定?

tones sandhi

answered Nov 17 at 5:33 Duke Hadson 11

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What is 装 and 连 doing in this paragraph about a newt in a glass from Matilda? E.g. 她再看那装着蝾螈的玻璃杯

usage meaning-in-context

answered Nov 17 at 2:50 Pedroski 8,104

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How appropriate is 现在是什么时间? for asking the time?

time

modified Nov 17 at 1:33 sylvia 667

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What is the difference between 词 and 汉字?

meaning

answered Nov 16 at 17:23 魏小淇 306

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Does this sentence sound natural? “劳驾、做你有那个时？” (“Excuse me, do you have the time?”)

translation grammar mandarin

modified Nov 16 at 10:53 Becky 李蓓 4,918

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When to use the single character vs double character form of a verb?

usage

answered Nov 16 at 5:09 Becky 李蓓 4,918

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What does 友並表 mean? [on hold]

meaning-in-context

modified Nov 16 at 5:03 Community♦ 1

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How do I find the rules used to create the simplified version of the characters?

etymology

modified Nov 15 at 22:25 Sati 253

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和这个白人女子, 在鸟不下蛋的地点. Hanging out in the middle of nowhere with this white girl

colloquialisms

answered Nov 15 at 5:30 dan 13.4k

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How to give a number describing a “kilometer per hour speed limit”?

translation

modified Nov 15 at 0:12 Becky 李蓓 4,918

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