Questions tagged [meaning]
Questions about understanding the meaning of words, phrases, etc. For in-context meaning, use [meaning-in-context].
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What does 多少 mean in 但是我也相对得到多少的感动?
This sentence is from oral Chinese, but I want to understand what 多少 means.
但是我也相对得到多少的感动。
Is 多少 an adverb here?
Also, is 感动 a noun?
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Can someone please translate this to English or Spanish?
I think it's mandarin but I want to know what does it say.
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“你睡他那层不就得了吗” what does it mean? “不就得了”
What does this sentence mean?
I understand all the characters, but cannot understand the sentence i saw in a tv series. 不就得了， how to translate this?
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How to translate correct these two sentences?
刚来一会儿。 «I came here just for a while». Or in a while?
他刚到十分钟。 he came just for 10 minutes or he will arrive just in ten minutes??
Please correct me,thanks!
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What does 大快人心 mean when used as a stand alone exclamation?
I have seen the phrase 大快人心 used in sentences to mean everyone is happy/pleased/satisfied with something but I recently came across it being used as a stand alone exclamation. Would that translate to ...
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Can someone translate these lyrics in English?
爱恨廉价 似苍苍蒹葭
苦艾后劲 皆贪共与他
望光亮 两世皆行走潇洒
破万枷 散馀霞 众相皆渡他
Ref 众相渡他·2020肖战生贺原创曲
I used Google Translate and a dictionary to find the meaning, but it doesn't make sense.
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How did lotus come to mean hold or carry?
Reading a little about 'dark matter': 暗物质是宇宙的重要组成部分，它是一种比电子和光子还要小的物质，不带电荷， ....
I read: 不带电荷：doesn't carry an electric lotus! (Maybe that's why it's dark!!)
电荷： electrical charge, literally probably: ...
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How do 用不起 / 用得起 and 吃不起 / 吃得起 mean (un)affordable?
Among potential complements are some ending with 得起. Some examples (from here and here) are:
这家餐厅太贵了，我们吃不起。
This restaurant is too expensive. We can't afford to eat here.
我们吃得起龙虾。
We can afford ...
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手臂 vs 胳膊 difference
I know that both words mean "arm", but is there any real difference between 手臂 and 胳膊? When I started to learn Mandarin at university, they taught me to use 手臂, but now I see that 胳膊 is the ...
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什么都没有 和 没有什么 difference
Good day everyone, pls help me to confirm that there are quite a difference between these two sentences like
我跟那件事一点关系也没有。
我跟那件事没有什么关系。
Which supposed to be translated as “I have nothing to do with ...
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在 in front of the nouns like tomorrow or exact dates and time
Do we need to put 在 before 明天 三点钟 星期五 in such sentences like 早在八月我们就开发了一个愿型，or 我是在1997年喜欢上汉语 or 我在八月到的上海?
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difference between 什么也 and 什么都
What is the difference between 什么也 and 什么都 ?
They are very similar. 1, for anything, 2, for all of the things。 1，什么也不喜欢 什么也没意思，2， 什么都要考虑 什么都有意思
BUT! But how do you use them? For example if I want to ...
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Meaning of 申诉、申足 in the sentences below
I have two sentences below that contain the aforementioned words：
诗歌后十句写相思之意，申诉现在之思念，措辞前显，寓意深厚。
”行行重行行“ 言行之不止，致有“想去万余里”“个在天一涯”。三、四句表现极其遥远之概念，以申足此意。
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Why does 政治核心盘 (lit. “political core plate”) seem to mean “political base”?
《纽约时报》的文章说，他们获得的相关财务文件和法律文件，提供了迄今为止特朗普商业帝国最详细的资料。特朗普凭借在电视真人秀节目《学徒》中的出色表现塑造了自己“亿万富翁”的形象，并从《学徒》中挣得4.27亿美元。这一形象帮助他入主白宫，并巩固了自己的政治核心盘。但是，现在公开的文件对他的财务状况提供了一幅扭曲的画面。例如，2018年特朗普披露自己“至少赚了4.349亿美元”，...
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What does oh jongyi lay mean
Need help finding what oh jongyi lay means.I don’t know what it is I searched it up and could find nothing on it.
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Please help explain: 精神小伙 & 葬爱家族
I think maybe the 精神小伙 seems like bad luck and the other 葬爱家族 is like emo?
Here are some videos for context on the internet slang:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMJJoZ4i1KI https://www.youtube....
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What 莲 means? does it has a “social” meaning, if it's used in everyday life?
I think that '莲' literally means "lotus" but I heard some people saying that it also has a bad meaning, if somebody calls you like that you should be offended. Can someone explain me why? ...
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How does this sentence 如果你要是查出是谁的话 mean exactly?
The full sentence is 如果你要是查出是谁的话, 一定告诉我. It means If you find out who it is, make sure to tell me.
I do know 如果, 如果...的话, 要是 and 你要是...的话 they all mean if.
I more would like to understand how Chinese ...
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What does the phrase “要衝一波囉” mean?
(Alternatively: 當然要衝一波囉)
It shows up a lot on the web but I can't find the meaning of it anywhere. Thanks!
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In 林业、农业、草原、海洋、资源、环境等行业, what industries does 草原 (“grassland”) and 海洋 (“ocean”) refer to, and why not use 农业 (“agriculture”) and 渔业 (“fishing”)?
“一箭九星”包含B站视频星
记者了解到，本次发射的“吉林一号”高分03-1组卫星由长光卫星有限公司自主研发，包括3颗高分03C视频星和6颗高分03B推扫星，视频星中包括将用于科普的哔哩哔哩视频卫星。该组卫星将与在轨的“吉林一号”卫星组网，为林业、农业、草原、海洋、资源、环境等行业用户提供更加丰富的遥感数据和产品服务。
海上飞天！一箭九星！我国首次海上商业化应用发射成功！，2020年09月15日
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What does 小时级发射 refer to in 该型火箭具有“一箭多星”发射能力、小时级发射等多项优点?
“快响利箭”海上飞天
长征十一号火箭是一枚四级固体运载火箭，全长约20.8米，最大箭体直径2米，总质量约58吨，主要用于发射近地轨道和太阳同步轨道有效载荷，该型火箭具有“一箭多星”发射能力、小时级发射等多项优点，被誉为我国长征系列运载火箭家族中的“快响利箭”。
海上飞天！一箭九星！我国首次海上商业化应用发射成功！，2020年09月15日
In the above I'm unsure what ...
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What does this 我却为你万千感慨 mean?
I do know the meaning of each word in the following sentence.
我却为你万千感慨
But I still cannot understand the meaning of the whole sentence. Google translates it as.
I feel so emotional for you
I doubt ...
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Who/what/when + V + 不好 meaning “could V any time/thing/one”
A few examples in a video about 偏偏 (time links to examples below) use a structure that seems to be "[Question Word] + V + 不好". The meaning seems to be similar to structures like “想吃什么[就吃什么]&...
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What is the meaning of 的 in “有一天你会明白的”?
From Why is 的 used in 你是哪一天出生的 and 我们什么时候开始的 and 前天你什么时候来的这里?, I understand 的 at the end of a sentence describes an event that happened in the past.
However, I am not sure whether I understand the ...
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Meaning of this word (Character identified: 緣)
I just bought a couple of tea cups which I think are Japanese in style, but they could be Chinese. There's some writing on the cups that I was unable to translate with Google:
Does anyone know if the ...
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Difference between 好点儿了吗 and 好些了吗?
Hi I came across both sentences, in both cases meaning "Is STH any better?".
So are they interchangeable and have the same meaning and usage?
I thought 些 is only used with countable words, ...
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What does 素弦声断 mean?
I tried to translate this using Google Translate. It is hard to understand what 素弦声断 exactly mean.
does 素弦声断 mean: the sound of the broken guitar strings?
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does 素弦声断 mean: the guitar breaks its ...
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Why is 指 repeated twice in 他指了指墙上的画?
I found a sentence from a short story which goes:
"他指了指墙上的画。“
I know that 指 means to point, by why is it repeated twice in the sentence? Any help would be appreciated.
Thank you
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What's the meaning of 聊起 in 马小姐正在和她的好朋友李太太聊起这个男人的事情
I found a sentence from a story which goes:
这不，马小姐正在和她的好朋友李太太聊起这个男人的事情。
The word that I don't fully understand is “聊起”。
I know that 聊 means to talk and 起 means to rise, but that just doesn't make ...
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meaning of 都 in 从小就好爱看国外都明星街拍！
I found a sentence in an article that says,
"不知道大家是不是和我一样，从小就好爱看国外都明星街拍！"
I understand all the meaning of the sentence but can't understand what part 都 plays in the sentence. Any help will ...
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What is the meaning of 没 in 有啥推荐没? [duplicate]
有啥推荐没?
What is the meaning of 没 here in this sentence?
Can I put 吗 instead of 没 here?
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What does 别间 in 别间大学的男生都土里土气的 means?
I've been sentence mining from Meteor Garden 2001 and I came across the sentence
别间大学的男生都土里土气的
Can someone help me figure out what does '别间‘ means in that sentence?
Thanks!
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Can 是 be changed into 的?
I have been playing a farming game these days and I joined a Chinese neighborhood in the game. There’s a chatting room feature that allows members of the neighborhood to chat with one another.
I don’t ...
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What is the difference between 星期日 and 周日? [duplicate]
I know the definition of both of these words are Sunday but in what context are they used?
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Are 我听不清你说了的 and 我听不见你说了的 both correct?
I want to say:
I did not hear what you said.
Is it 我听不见你说了的 correct?
I did not hear clearly what you said.
Is it 我听不清你说了的 correct?
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Does 下 in 吃不下饭 convey any meaning?
我们着急得吃不下饭，睡不好觉。
I understand that 好 in 睡不好觉 adds the meaning of "well", so "sleep well" instead of "sleep", but does 下 in 吃不下饭 change anything?
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What is the difference between 晚上 and 夜里?
when I was looking the definition of both of these words. It showed that they both meant night. Does both of these words mean night?
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What is the fundamental difference between 大同世界 and Utopias
I wanted to add '大同世界' as an entry to a Chinese dictionary a group of editors and I are working at. At first, I thought 'Utopias' could be one of its definitions. But I searched 大同世界 on the net and ...
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Can anybody identify these chop markings or calligraphy please (Characters identified: 季康長壽 寧復畫記)
I have been given a scroll not sure if it is chinese or Japanese but I know it is over fifty years old. I am trying to find out more about it such as the artist and what the writing says.
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Differences between “Verb + Adj”, “Adj + Verb”, “Verb + 得 + Adj” and “Adj + 地 + Verb”?
I am having some difficulties understanding the differences in meaning between the following structures (the examples are from Line dictionary):
Verb + Adj
e.g:
走快了她会累。
Zŏu kuài le tā huì lĕi.
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What does the chinese lettering mean on my shirt? [closed]
I bought this shirt and now I'm curious what the Chinese lettering means. i tried to translate, but it is very hard. Can you help me translate?
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What type of meanings/functions can/does 谁 have?
I had learnt some grammar points where 谁 seems to introduce a subordinated phrase (those people who （谁做谁） ... and who would be 谁, now I was wondering what other functions 谁 could have.
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Do “声优” and “配音演员” mean the same thing?
Google Translate gives "voice actors" for "声优" and "配音演员" for "voice actors". Do "声优" and "配音演员" mean the same thing? Who is the most famous ...
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meaning of 從 in 必操几杖以從之
In the following sentence, what does 從 mean? What is the implicit subject of 從之?
謀於長者，必操几杖以從之。
I'd appreciate your help.
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Hokkien name to Mandarin
A friend of mine has a Hokkien name of 'eng leng' (leng is long and means dragon). However, I have no idea of this 'eng'. This name was given by her ancestor who is really passed. So I am helpless ...
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What does 赚走 mean in 赚走93.3亿美元?
I'm having trouble understanding 赚走 in the following snippet:
得益于此，该企业二季度在华收入同比增长了1.9%，赚走93.3亿美元（约合650亿元人民币）。为了进一步扩大在华市场份额，苹果准备“入乡随俗”也不难理解。
中国市场不能丢！苹果在华销量暴增225%，iPhone12或支持北斗导航，2020年08月10日
I'm not ...
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In classical Chinese, does 從 always imply the follower is lower in rank?
When 從 in Classical Chinese means "to follow", literally as in "John followed Peter to the park," does the subject (the follower) necessarily refer to someone who is lower in rank ...
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What does `想要` emphasize exactly?
So far I know 想 means want to e.g I want to know or I want to have.
要 is more like must or need e.g. I need to go or I must go.
Is 想要 more like 想得到 / 想有, that you want to get something, you want to ...
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What's the meaning of 預約拘捕(Arrest by Appointment)?
What's the objective of Appointment?
Is it kind of Wanted poster?
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Why say 少说两句 to break up a fight?
In the movie 北京遇上西雅图 (~25m45s), during an argument the protagonist calls another pregnant woman a 骚货 ("slut") and they start physically fighting. A third woman tries to break them up and ...
