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names

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word-choice past-tense

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translation measure-word

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grammar

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characters fonts

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etymology

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Difference between 说话 and 话说?

usage

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Usage of 的: The first day of (or without of) a fast?

grammar

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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

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What does 上 mean as in 抱歉我没帮上忙?

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Characters with only horizontal 横 strokes

characters

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What does 老得 mean?

meaning-in-context

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word

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Tone of 和 in 暖和

tones

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What “斗” refers to in “正斗”

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time

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

tones sandhi

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writing-critique

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meaning

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Is “Have never seen” translated as 没看到

translation

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这 vs 这里, 我家 vs 我的家 to translate ”this is my home"?

translation possessives

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Does Chinese have any disparaging terms for left-handed people?

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

phrase idioms

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Etymology behind the phrase 恭喜发财 (Kung Hei Fat Choy) and its usage during Chinese New Year?

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Literal versus contextual translation of 斷腸

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