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For questions about vocabulary, i.e. a set of words, as a whole. NOT for questions about meaning or translations, even when more than one word or phrase is involved.
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Table-tennis table: 乒乓球桌, 乒乓球台 or 乒乓球案子?
All three terms refer to the same thing - table tennis table.
乒乓球桌 is a commonly used (1.58M results on Google, 2.60M results on Baidu) layman's term.
乒乓球台 is the technical term (both Baidu and Wiki …
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What is the Chinese word for "home office"?
SOHO (small office/home office) is a new business concept that encompasses the idea of working and living, flexibility and connectivity using the limited space of a small office or home office. Depend …
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How do we describe a "sophisticated person"?
The word "sophisticated" has several meanings. As you have already stated in your question the meaning in context being "a person or their thoughts, reactions, and understanding, being aware of and ab …
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What is the English translation for 劲爆?
The meaning of 劲爆 is basically the combination of what you have written. In English, an equivalent would be high-octane:
Informal. intense; dynamic; very powerful; energetic
The critics were imp …
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How to translate "暧昧" into English?
Depending on context, 暧昧[pronounced as ài mèi] can take on a few meanings. The following is quoted from Baidu with some explanations in English:
（态度、用意）含糊；不明白。(attitude or intent is unclear or incom …
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What does 看得开 and 看不开 mean?
Both 看得开 and 看不开 represents a state of the mind:
看得开 means 不把不如意的事情放在心上 or being optimistic;
看不开 means 把不如意的事情放在心上 or being pessimistic.
I would translate the philosophical piece like this:
Ther …
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What is the difference between "我还没打算" and "我还没决定"
You should be able to see the difference between 打算 and 决定 better with the following question:
Q: 你暑假想要做什么? What do you plan to do during the holidays.
A: 我还没做任何打算。 I haven't make any plans.
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Difference between 特色, 特點, 特性, 特質, and 特徵
The words can be differentiated as follows:
特色 - style (abstract)
特点[點] - unique point (general)
特征[徵] - feature (of a person or a product)
特质[質] - quality (of a product or a person)
特性 - property ( …
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