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Is the sentence 昨天把我吃得站不起来了 correct?

grammar sentence-structure

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Chinese of “No one will think you’re mute because you don’t speak”

expressions idioms

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Why e is pronounced differently in de (的, 地) and ye (也,夜)?

pronunciation pinyin

modified Feb 9 at 21:50 Olle Linge 1,960

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Why did my teacher say 判断 is wrong in 她意识到朋友判断她 (“she's aware that her friends judge her”) and what's a better choice of word?

word-choice writing-critique

answered Jan 30 at 5:24 Kevin 141

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Is this how it feels to read Chinese?

reading

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How many words for I are there in Chinese?

word

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It's Kong Lin's birthday, but she hates birthdays: is it okay to write 孔琳宁愿发现来月经而整天肚子疼，也不过今天?

grammar writing-critique

modified Feb 6 at 12:33 Becky 李蓓 6,115

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Confusion about 要 and 药

meaning-in-context

answered Feb 7 at 1:47 dROOOze 13.1k

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What title did Qing China use for US presidents?

translation history qing

modified Feb 5 at 8:06 水巷孑蠻 8,536

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Clipping the Emperor’s wings

translation meaning-in-context literary-chinese

answered 9 hours ago 水巷孑蠻 8,536

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What's the structure of this word / sentence? 搬进、走出、跑回

vocabulary sentence-structure phrase

answered Feb 10 at 4:08 jizhihaoSAMA 119

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What action does “打” in “打酱油” refer to?

grammar slang

modified Feb 12 at 8:45 kai 21

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What is the difference, if any, between 开心 and 快乐

meaning word-choice

answered Jan 19 at 11:28 Axel Tong 588

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What's difference between 国籍 and 民族?

vocabulary hsk

answered Jan 25 at 17:53 user3306356♦ 24.9k

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What would a straight Chinese man say to describe another man as “very gay”?

word-choice

answered Feb 12 at 2:57 jizhihaoSAMA 119

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What is a “functional drink” 机能饮料?

translation

answered Jan 26 at 13:00 dROOOze 13.1k

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Is the “的” not always required when prefacing a noun with an adjective?

grammar

answered Jan 29 at 2:24 Shaw 430

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In traditional Chinese, when should one write 台灣 and when should one write 臺灣?

difference traditional-chinese taiwan

modified Jan 21 at 5:58 Marko 433

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Use of 成 / 乘 number quantifiers in Cantonese

cantonese quantifiers

answered Jan 21 at 9:19 Axel Tong 588

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What musical instrument does “敫” refer to?

characters history

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How to say in that year 2000

grammar

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Why does 鱼 come before 做 in this sentence?

grammar

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Does 一个 mean exactly one? Or can it mean at least one?

meaning mandarin

modified Jan 25 at 12:41 obe 166

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沒 vs 没: Can you even call this simplified?

glyph-origin traditional-vs-simplified

answered Feb 9 at 4:03 Betty 1,102

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Can 孩子们 (háizǐmen) = “children (plural)” belong to the same family?

particles family

answered Jan 28 at 6:02 000 344

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Does the chengyu 话不投机 (huà bù tóu jī) mean “uncongenial speech”?

chengyu definition

modified Feb 10 at 8:55 Becky 李蓓 6,115

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'老了以后再去考虑吧' this sentence has apectual or modal 了?

grammar

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What does 原配手撕小三 mean?

grammar meaning-in-context spelling

answered Jan 30 at 5:55 Kevin 141

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Is 會 an aspect marker?

grammar particles

modified Feb 5 at 17:13 Michaelyus 3,840

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How to say “pen and paper roleplay game”?

translation

modified Feb 11 at 12:35 Toosky Hierot 2,266

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What does it say in gigantic characters on this building labelled “Treasure Trove of Royal Chinese Cuisine”? (Characters identified: 中華皇家御膳之寶)

character-identification seal

modified Jan 31 at 0:22 dROOOze 13.1k

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What do the stamp marks say on these three teapots?

translation character-identification seal

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What's the difference in pronunciation between “yo” and “you” in pinyin?

pronunciation pinyin

modified Jan 30 at 2:44 dROOOze 13.1k

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Difference between j, q, x sounds and z, c, s sounds?

pronunciation pinyin pronouns

answered Feb 10 at 18:14 user1271772 101

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How do mainland Chinese and non-mainland Chinese people refer to China?

traditional-vs-simplified terminology

answered Feb 9 at 3:55 Betty 1,102

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What does “吹” in “她在冷风中吹了好一会儿” mean?

meaning-in-context

answered Feb 8 at 9:56 Pedroski 9,230

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Is the Cantonese spoken in Guangzhou standardized?

cantonese standard

answered 2 days ago cuter44 94

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Do people make puns out of the Earthly Branches in Chinese culture?

usage

modified Feb 14 at 11:03 Axel Tong 588

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Which one is correct? “犯賤” or “泛賤”?

meaning-in-context

answered Jan 31 at 4:41 Pedroski 9,230

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How to read this talisman (符)?

writing

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很 in reduplicated adjective phrases?

grammar adjectives

modified Jan 27 at 3:59 Becky 李蓓 6,115

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Why does my handwritten 尽 look so ugly?

handwriting

modified Feb 14 at 5:04 fefe 6,167

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What do these four phrases mean in English? [duplicate]

translation

answered Feb 2 at 18:24 Pieter Geerkens 141

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When a sentence ends with '来了', is it the aspectual or modal particle 了?

grammar particles

answered 2 days ago Pedroski 9,230

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What is the difference between 赶紧, 连忙 and 赶快?

vocabulary

answered Feb 11 at 11:23 Axel Tong 588

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How do you say 黑箱作业 in English?

word-choice usage

modified Jan 28 at 10:49 Becky 李蓓 6,115

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How do I understand 能 in 请问几天能到?

grammar

modified Jan 29 at 8:34 Becky 李蓓 6,115

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What does 必死的决心 mean? Must-die determination?

translation meaning

modified Jan 26 at 1:49 dan 15.8k

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