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What's the meaning of 虚化 in Chinese linguistics?

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meaning-in-context difference

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HIcan anyone pleas etellme what this says in English. 剛完流 [closed]

translation

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Can you still use “Number + MW + 多” when the Number can be more than one MW larger?

grammar usage meaning-in-context sentence-structure

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meaning-in-context taiwan

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meaning culture

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phrase metaphor

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usage difference idioms

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translation meaning usage difference synonyms

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simplified-chinese pinyin tones websites

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idioms

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what is the difference between 覆盆子 and 树莓?

difference traditional-vs-simplified

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resources

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definition cc-cedict

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Stylistic assessment of a Western first name as the basis for a Chinese name

names transliteration

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pronouns

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grammar usage difference particles

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Why was I told 在什么情况下……吗？ is wrong?

grammar

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chengyu

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How to ask what personality traits do you like in Mandarin

translation grammar simplified-chinese

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Translation and script type of Chinese calligraphy scroll (Characters identified: 高明配天敬璧)

translation character-identification seal calligraphy

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meaning difference

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What is the meaning of 看场子?

translation meaning-in-context

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Is there an ancient chinese name for Asia?

history place-names

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I wanna get a tattoo in chinese, how would it look to native chinese? [closed]

word-choice usage mandarin characters pronunciation

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In 则无迟重之虞所谓顶头悬也, does 顶头悬 translate to “Incoming Danger”?

meaning-in-context classical-chinese

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Can an adverb modify another adverb in Chinese?

grammar usage sentence-structure phrase adverbs

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What is 了 doing in 这个表快了+time？

grammar sentence-structure phrase particles

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How do you refer to multiple people with the same surname?

mandarin names

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Can I replace 可以不用 with 不需要？

meaning-in-context

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Why is 很早 after the verb in 我起床很早?

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What is the meaning of 元亨利贞 in the I-Ching?

meaning classical-chinese

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What kind of party is 黑灯舞?

meaning culture

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Difference between Verb + 不了 and Verb + 不动

grammar word-choice complement

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How to translate and answer this verification question? [closed]

simplified-chinese

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How to translate “something separates me from other people” in Chinese?

translation usage

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What is the meaning of 关心种子?

meaning

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Is there an idiomatic way to express 乱说 or 胡说八道 in an elegant way?

idioms chengyu terminology

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Are HSK6 questions 51 through 60 (语病) so difficult that it's reasonable to just guess?

hsk

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What resource gives the construction of Chinese characters? [closed]

meaning resources

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HSK6的第101题（缩写）请求反馈：富有爸爸和会花钱的儿子

writing-critique hsk

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Purpose of the reduplication in 一步一步地往上爬

grammar meaning-in-context measure-word classifiers

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Is it normal to not use abbreviation for titles in Mainland China?

mandarin abbreviations

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Trust/Believe : “信任” vs “相信”

word-choice usage vocabulary

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Does Chinese require more context to avoid ambiguities than English?

translation mandarin

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饰界 for “hinges”?

meaning

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