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Questions about understanding the meaning of words, phrases, etc. For in-context meaning, use [meaning-in-context].

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Difference between 我饿了 and 我很饿?

我饿了 litterally should be translated into "I am starving", because 饿 here is used as a verb. 我很饿 is litterally "I am very hungry.". 饿 is an adj here. I would say these are only different expressions …
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Difference between 新 and 生?

新词 = new words that did not exist 生词 = words new to me (literally raw/uncooked words) They are as such because the opposition of 新(new) is 老(old)/旧(used), while for 生(raw/living), it is 熟(fully cook …
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"一别五六年" 是什么意思??

this separation being 5 to 6 years 一should be understood as 一旦(as long as, since).
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Meaning & Etyomology: 博眼球?

博 gamble for 眼球 eyeballs (here means attention) 博眼球 compete for attention
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meaning: 接+地气=?

Another meaning is to get the essence of earth, as in some cases for patients long in bed. 出门接接地气吧,爱光脚的人寿命长。A usage of 接地气. In the first case, however, 地气=泥土气=土气。 …
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Differences between 征, 伐, 讨, 侵, 袭?

Note: Meaning of characters can only help you to understand words, but since mandarin has gone through so many years, it does not have a rigid way of composing words from characters. … And in classical Chinese, characters may have plural meanings, and character used for the same meaning changes with time. Read more:http://www.douban.com/group/topic/11633451/ …
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What is the difference between 听到、听过 and 听说?

Compare: 听到(听见)-没听到(没听见) eg1 你 听到(听见) 水 烧开了 的 声音 了 吗?(Can you hear water boiling?) 没听到(没听见)。(No.) eg2 你 他妈的 到底 听见 了 没有 (=听不听得见)! (What the f**k can you hear me or not on earth!) (=Why are …
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