Questions tagged [translation]
Questions on specific points regarding translating Chinese. Do your own research first!
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在...之间 = between?
另外还要承认人性中一些先天的不完美，就是说作为一个母亲，在自己的亲生女儿和不是亲生的灰姑娘之间，难免会更疼爱自己亲生的女儿，很难完全平等地对待她们。
This is from the Standard Course Book of HSK5, section 22. I would like you to confirm that a way of saying between is 在...之间:...
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How to translate "population" into Chinese?
Several dictionary says population means "人口".
However, I learnt that 人口 exclusively means the population of human.
In research, we often use population of rabbit or similar things. Can I ...
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What is the meaning of 看 in 比如，他们讨论过《卖火柴的小女孩儿》是写给谁看的？
我曾经听一位美国的小学老师说，他们十分重视和学生一起讨论问题。比如，他们讨论过《卖火柴的小女孩儿》是写给谁看的，还讨论过灰姑娘的故事。
This is from the Standard Course Book of HSK5, chapter 22. What is the meaning of 看 here: 是写给谁看的？Maybe to consider?:
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How to literally translate this: 一本本书翻开搭在上面？
棚子里有一张床板摆着各种题材的小人书，墙边还拉了几根绳子，一本本书翻开搭在上面，五颜六色的，很好看。
This is from the Standard Course Book of HSK5, chapter 20. How to literally translate this: 一本本书翻开搭在上面？
At the moment, I am in this point: 一(a)本(...
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check that each file in this folder is the latest version
In my learning of Chinese, I am exploring two related sentences:
the first is the simple statement
Each file in this folder is the latest version
里 这个 文件夹 的 文件部 最新的版本
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Help to translate signature and chop on scroll of Li River
Scroll of Li River with signature and chop.
Would like to know what it says or artist.
thank you
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Trying to find information on this silk painting - Presumably from 1666, made for the Kangxi Emperor
This painting was presented to us as follows:
“Xia Summer”. With seals“Chen Quan Xi” and “Nam Ping Kangshi”. Dated 1666.
I've figured out that this does refer to 'The year of the Fire Horse' which ...
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关于荷爾德林的希波淋的一本中文版本
I found out on Baike Baidu (cf. here) that the novel Hyperion by Hölderlin is translated to 希波淋 where the author has the transcription 荷爾德林.
On the other hand, many questions are left open and I don't ...
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About a potential Chinese version of the movie "Vom Suchen und Finden der Liebe"
I have a question concerning the German movie "Vom Suchen und Finden der Liebe" which appeared in 2005 in Germany's cinemas (cf. Wikipedia).
Did this movie also appear in China with a ...
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A question about the official Chinese translation of two passages from Nietzsche's books
It can be inferred form Wikipedia that the tilte of Nietzsche's book "Menschliches, Allzumenschliches" is officially translated as 人性的，太人性的 to Chinese (cf. Chinese Wikipedia).
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A short sentence of Ralph Waldo Emerson translated into Chinese
"It meets the demand I am always making of what seems the sterile and stingy Nature, as if too much handiwork or too much lymph in the temperament were making our Western wits fat and mean."-...
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Can anyone translate this picture for me?
I've been looking for an item for a few days now and finally found a picture of it with a label but haven't been able to translate it. This is as clear as I could get it. Any help would be appreciated,...
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what do these characters mean?
I got this box at an antique shop and it has these characters on it, could anyone translate?
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what does 如今年至及笄 mean?
This is a part of a character story and while I can understand other things that are written, this part evades my grasp. In official translation it was translated as "15 years", but there ...
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Soapstone Stamp Translation
I was wondering if someone could help me identify the two characters on the bottom of this soapstone seal? I've tried to work it out, but these characters are quite unfamiliar to me / stylised in a ...
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Assistance with Chinese address needed
I need to return a product but can't sort how to address it. Any assistance would extremely appreciated.
The (translated) address provided is:
qing xi zhen ju fu lu 38 hao S2-2 dong guan
guang dong ...
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Is it necessary to translate an app from simplified chinese to traditional chinese for Taiwan users?
I am investigating whether a mobile app, which is currently in simplified Chinese (China mainland), should also be translated in the traditional Chinese used in Taiwan, in order to ensure greater ...
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Why Pinyin's "声母" and "韵母" were translated as "initials" and "finals"?
Why Pinyin's "声母" and "韵母" were translated as "Initials" and "Finals", but not as "sound-mother" and "rime-mother"? What is the meaning of &...
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What "字母" mean in Chinese (not Alphabet in English)? Why is it called "character-mother"?
The word "字母" might have been first used by SHOU WEN of the TANG dynasty. Why is it called "character-mother"? And now people translate "Alphabet letters" as "字母&...
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Writing on old handcarved stone teapot
Looking for meaning or interpretation of this carving on teapot.
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how do we translate 不肝不氪 in games？ no hardness no charge?
how do we translate 不肝不氪 in game-term？
肝in terms of being hard to play or needing so much time to complete,
氪represent 氪金 means to spend money。
so this phrase basically means a game is easy to play ...
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What does “万人迷” mean in “我要变成万人迷”?
What does “万人迷” mean in “我要变成万人迷”? I heard this in a song and I have no idea how to translate/understand it.
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How do I translate the following sentence to Chinese? e.g. what is the correct structure of the sentence in Chinese? Thanks
"Her positive and persuasive tone about studying overseas indicates that studying abroad at university will broaden your horizons and make you financially independent。”
I tried translating it to &...
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I’m returning a package but seller gave me the name of so many places I’m not sure what is the street/city name since they also named a town/village
China Guangdong Province Dongguan Fenggang Town 1st Floor, Building A, Lane 28, Hongshi Road, Yantian Village
CN 523690 Dongguan Guangdong Province
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What is the story behind 逐日移山?
I read the following on social media which is provided in both Chinese and English, and it looks like the Chinese is the original and the English the translation:
热爱各有不同，青年本该如此，每一代逐日移山的青年都有自己奋不顾身的热爱，...
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I would like help with translations of the seals and the text on these painting
Please can someone help identify or translate the artist name? and also could you translate the text next to the seal?
Thank you.
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Can someone translate this and read the seal, please? Is it Chinese or Japanese?
Can someone translate this and read the seal, please? Is it Chinese or Japanese?
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Translation of sign 和福佳生活馆
How would you put 和福佳生活馆 in English? (or Spanish)
Background: There was a place near me with a sign in Chinese and English. The sign is no longer there, and the current occupant is a Chinese ...
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Can someone help translate the calligraphy in this picture?
This picture was a gift and is supposed to be a poem about the fjords in Hardanger, Norway. If someone could help translate the calligraphy, it would be greatly appreciated!
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Would like help with translations of the seals on a floral artwork
There are three seals on the bottom right corner.
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My family has a hand written scroll from japan, what is the meaning please
My mom was in Japan and my moms cousin husband wrote this on a scroll before he passed away. We never got the meaning. Any help deciphering this would be appreciated. Thank you.
水陸人馬群如雲
美月住处在一筹
I used ...
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Translation: "In the past, I often encountered hungry (badly) people"
I want to say the sentence "In the past, I often encountered hungry (badly) people". Is any of these correct?:
过去，我经常遇到饿坏的人
过去，我经常遇到饿坏了的人
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Translating "reclaim" (in the context of linguistic social movements)
I am drafting an article about reclaiming "他" as a gender-inclusive pronoun. I wonder what "reclaim" could be translated into.
Some translations that I have found via online ...
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How can I express "the less I think about it, the happier I am"?
I often find that the more I think about a certain issue or problem, the more stressed and unhappy I become (it's called "ruminating"). On the other hand, if I can manage to let go of my ...
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I want to know the meaning of "一批教学设备"
Found the sentence "学校购买了一批教学设备。" inside the vocab book.
Google translation has showed me "The school purchased a batch of teaching equipment." as the translated sentence.
I can't ...
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Can someone help my identity this silk painting please
Hello I inherited 4 silk Chinese paintings and would love to know who made them and what the red stamps mean?
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What's the meaning of 稿件投诉, I saw it on 哔哩哔哩 while streaming?
While I stream videos on 哔哩哔哩, I saw 稿件投诉. But when I searched on Pleco, 稿件 means contribution or manuscript, and 投诉 means appeal or complain. If we combine them both, what does it means? Contribution ...
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Please can someone help identify or translate the artist name?
Can anyone help identify this painting or the artist?
images here
I’ve had this beautiful silk painting for a couple of years now and would love to get any insight if possible! It’s about 50cm x 20cm ...
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Identify Painting Chinese or Japanese? (Characters identified: 華岳 洪氏)
I bought a scroll painting. It looks very old painting. It is a very beautiful painting but I want to know the artist name and what it is written in there.
Kindly help me in identifying this.
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Please Identify Painting Signature
I have bought these painting years ago but now I am doing some research to find out who is the artist and what is written in chinese calligraphy.
Kindly help me with.
Thanks
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I need help translating the inscription on this vase
I need help translating this inscription so I can hopefully date the vase.
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What are the English equivalents for 民宿, 农家乐 and 网红打卡点？
Searching the info of travel, I have seen the above words many times and known roughly what they meant.
I saw a sign in both English and Chinese put on the wall of the information center of a tourist ...
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Could 三间房子 mean "a house with three rooms" rather than "three houses"?
I've seen this sentence in the book I'm reading (talking about a postman, so not a very rich person):
他在镇里盖了三间房子，还安了wifi……
So, since it would seem strange that a postman could have three houses ...
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Meaning of font description: "明兰终"，估计只有 7*7 字体估计是作者自已点出来的
This webpage mentions a font named 明兰终 with Chinese characters that have a size of 7×7 pixels:
"明兰终"，估计只有 7*7 字体估计是作者自已点出来的
What does this Chinese sentence mean?
Might 作者 refer to the ...
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Help translating calligraphy
I own this painting with Chinese calligraphy I would Very grateful for help with a translation.
Thank you in advance. Dre
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How do you say "The Beatles" in Chinese? I'm getting conflicting answers. 披頭四 or 披头士? Surely it isn't 甲壳虫?
So, which way do you say it? And which region says what?
I assumed Mainland China said it 披頭四 and Taiwan said it 披头士? But I'm watching this video about Paul McCartney https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=...
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what does 言無主一也 mean
I was asked to translate this passage:
人固有無喜怒時，然謂之未發則不可。言無主一也.
But I find it weird:
"All people hace no [emotions] of anger and sadness, thus this we cannot call this a [state of] being not ...
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Help finding the artist
I was given a painted scroll and would like some help in identifying the artist and finding out if it is of any value.
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What does 荤菜 mean and why isn't it called 肉菜?
My understanding is that 荤菜 means "meat dish" in Chinese. But I don't understand why.
I read there is a saying "荤素搭配", which draws similarities to Yin and Yang.
If someone knows ...
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Help translating inscription and seal
I was recently gifted this painting and I’m curious about the painter. A friend said the painting indicates it was done in Autumn 1980, but she couldn’t read the painter or buyers name. I would ...
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