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So, the difference between these two. Am I right in believing that 催 is to encourage/urge a third party to do something quicker/with more haste, whereas 促使 is to encourage/urge someone to do something …

Sorry guys, but here is another instance to two very similar verbs, both meaning 'to wait for sth'. 等待: you can 等待 for 比赛结果/六年/这个天/孩子的降生 等候: you can 等候 for 出租车/飞机的旅客/两个小时/客人/上级的命令 There doesn't seem t …

I am categorising my 'what are the difference' questions under 'vocabulary'. As they are all HSK 5 verbs, should I open a new HSK5 tag? What do you reckon? …

I'm not too sure about 呆. If you say 这个孩子有一点儿呆， does that translate as this child is a bit stupid (just slightly offensive opinion, like 笨), or is it more like 'this child has a learning difficulty' ( …

Seems like an easy question, but there doesn't seem to be an easy answer! If I have three apples in my hands and I give you two, I could say 'I'll give you these two apples, but I will keep this one'. …

How do these words fit into the context of the vocabulary listed above? …

I am trying to work out the difference between 利益, 优势 and 好处. They all seem to be nouns and relate to having an advantage, but I can't find any resources which outline when you would use word in prefe …

So, I am reviewing something which I thought I knew, but - on second thoughts - maybe I don't. 有一点儿 translates as 'a little bit' And 不太 translated as 'not very' So far, so good. But in English, yo …

So, just having a look at the following words and definitions: 青少年 - n. teenager, youth 年轻人 - n. youngster 年轻 - adj. young 青春 - n. youth; adj. youthful Am I right in thinking that a 年轻人 is maybe up …

A quick question. I appreciate that 实在 can also be an adverb, but as an adjective, how does it differ in its usage from 可靠？ They both come out roughly as reliable, dependable. What is the difference …

So, these two words both mean 'day', but 日期 seems to give much fewer answers than 日子。One dictionary says that both mean 'day' (e.g. Tuesday). Another dictionary says that they both mean 'date' (e.g. 9 …

So, I am trying to establish the difference in usage between these two words: 好客 and 亲切. 好客 comes out as 'hospitable, friendly' 亲切 as comes out as 'hospitable, friendly' but with an added portion of …

Okay, here is what I have so far: 投资 is either a verb meaning to invest money in something, or an equivalent noun meaning investment, but it is always monetary. 投入 on the other hand can also have th …

The internet doesn't give much advice on this one. They both seem to be nouns meaning myth, legend, folklore. Not sure if natives make a distinction between the two...?

So, I'm looking at a number of verbs that all float around the idea of 'to promote sth', however am not too sure where the dividing lines between them lie. Any help beyond my initial attempt below wou …