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What is the difference between 矮 and 短

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What is the difference between 賺錢 and 掙錢？

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What is so problematic about the homophones 预订 and 预定 when negotiating contracts?

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What is the difference between 看不起 and 看不上?

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What is the difference between 做 and 作?

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For a student studying Chinese as a second language, is there any practical difference between the radicals 匚 and 匸?

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When do you use 知道 vs 認識 when discussing when you know someone or some thing?

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