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Which version of this phrase is correct and why is there a 是 at the beginning?

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When did Chinese switch from full numerical year numbers (e.g. 一千八百九十四) to per-digit year numbers (e.g. 一八九四)?

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Please explain the sentence structure of 高高的举起手 (Raise your hand high)

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What is the difference between 把握and 掌握in Chinese

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Function of 了 Completion of Action or Change of State

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placing the object between subject and the verb

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Is there statistics on the frequency of individual pinyin syllables in real texts?

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Need help with sentence structure/style: 当时, 我学习了更多关于中国的文化.。

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A Yixing teapot?

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How can I install Shuangpin in Rime for Traditional Characters only?

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Can 人口 be interpreted as a number?

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What is the logic behind 《窦娥冤》?

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How to analyse the word 是指?

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Why does "每天我都得吃药 Měitiān wǒ dū dé chī yào" include "dū"?

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Is there any rule for the abbreviation of the name of provinces or cities?

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Use of final 的 (de) with the verb 會/会 (huì)

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Are there translations of 汉字字源字典 dictionary to english?

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Do any modern dictionaries use the original 214 Kangxi radicals?

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Is 风光不再 correct in 广州恒大风光不再?

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Is 泵 the only transliterated loanword with its own logogram in all of Chinese?

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Help translating this sentence: "They're speaking a different language"

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Does 常数 only refer to commonly used, fixed numerical constants like 1 or π or c, or can it refer to e.g. 384810513112?

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What's the difference between 借代 and 比喻?

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Why was 以及 replaced with 和？

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Translate a signature and Seal on a painting (Characters identified: 甲子春畫 醇士)

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What does 其 in 不得其死 mean?

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