User coobit

11 votes

1 answer

614 views

Why does 息 mean news?

asked Feb 15, 2016 at 8:47

11 votes

3 answers

3k views

也和并与及跟而同 difference? [closed]

meaning meaning-in-context

asked May 11, 2016 at 8:20

9 votes

6 answers

962 views

A unified theory of 就 meaning

meaning etymology history glyph-origin old-chinese

asked Jul 5, 2016 at 19:03

8 votes

4 answers

767 views

认识 vs 知道 based on glyph origins

difference etymology glyph-origin

asked Dec 20, 2016 at 20:01

8 votes

3 answers

914 views

To 了 or not to 了

grammar meaning particles

asked Sep 23, 2015 at 8:09

7 votes

1 answer

281 views

Why does 節 mean both "festival" and "to save, to control"?

etymology glyph-origin

asked Feb 17, 2016 at 8:18

7 votes

5 answers

1k views

Can someone logically explain why 在坐 is wrong and 坐着 is fine?

grammar particles

asked Sep 14, 2020 at 21:36

6 votes

1 answer

187 views

Why there is 份 in 身份?

meaning meaning-in-context etymology

asked Jul 24, 2016 at 16:09

6 votes

5 answers

715 views

这就是台湾，这才是台湾. Cracking the 就 again

grammar adverbs time

asked Nov 25, 2016 at 8:46

5 votes

2 answers

821 views

Roots of the difference between 谈,论,说,讲,议, 叙,言,报,告,述

meaning etymology glyph-origin

asked Mar 4, 2016 at 12:50

5 votes

3 answers

633 views

Why does 他吃了饭 sound incomplete?

meaning-in-context particles

asked May 24, 2016 at 19:43

4 votes

4 answers

1k views

Effect of 在 and 着 on verbs. What are the best single word translations?

translation grammar

asked Dec 20, 2017 at 19:17

4 votes

2 answers

245 views

Has 管理 something to do with plumbing? If so then

meaning etymology

asked Mar 1, 2016 at 8:46

3 votes

6 answers

624 views

Strange case of 了: 他杀了一个人 vs 他杀了那个人

grammar

asked Feb 16, 2021 at 14:58

3 votes

3 answers

310 views

了 vs 是...的 as "factuality markers"

sentence-structure particles past-tense

asked Nov 19, 2018 at 11:31

3 votes

1 answer

138 views

What is the idea behind creation of a compound word - 处决?

etymology

asked Aug 14, 2017 at 8:33

3 votes

2 answers

779 views

What's the difference between 顿 and 道 as a measure word for meals?

measure-word

asked Sep 3, 2017 at 11:15

3 votes

1 answer

196 views

What are the etymologies of 局 and 局面?

characters etymology classical-chinese history glyph-origin

asked Apr 23, 2016 at 15:41

3 votes

2 answers

231 views

How does 海报 became "a poster"?

etymology

asked Mar 18, 2016 at 11:47

3 votes

2 answers

487 views

What are the flavors of all those "systems":系统,体系,制度

usage

asked Feb 20, 2016 at 10:20

2 votes

3 answers

973 views

How to make a tenseless sentence?

grammar

asked Sep 25, 2015 at 17:13

2 votes

1 answer

167 views

Does anyone know origins of 万一?

etymology

asked Feb 4, 2016 at 16:31

2 votes

2 answers

356 views

了 as "perfect" aspect vs 了 as "actual" aspect theory

particles

asked Mar 9, 2016 at 13:15

2 votes

3 answers

215 views

How does 行 evolved to mean industry?

etymology

asked Mar 16, 2016 at 8:50

2 votes

1 answer

135 views

Why does 就范 mean "to give in"?

meaning etymology

asked Apr 7, 2016 at 13:03

2 votes

1 answer

151 views

Why 批 means "criticize" and "a batch" at the same time?

etymology glyph-origin

asked Apr 9, 2016 at 11:59

2 votes

2 answers

217 views

Why does 了 change in 突然父亲嘘(了)一口气?

translation meaning particles

asked May 26, 2016 at 8:25

2 votes

3 answers

130 views

A strange short sentence with 就

translation grammar

asked Mar 11, 2017 at 17:26

2 votes

2 answers

296 views

Difference between 晃, 摇, 抖, 荡, 摆, 挥, 颤 and 滚

difference

asked May 4, 2017 at 13:29

2 votes

2 answers

113 views

what is 以及与? is it "and + and", if so why use such a thing?

conjunction

asked Apr 13, 2019 at 20:35

Stack Exchange Network

current community

your communities

more stack exchange communities

43 Questions

Why does 息 mean news?

也和并与及跟而同 difference? [closed]

A unified theory of 就 meaning

认识 vs 知道 based on glyph origins

To 了 or not to 了

Why does 節 mean both "festival" and "to save, to control"?

Can someone logically explain why 在坐 is wrong and 坐着 is fine?

Why there is 份 in 身份?

这就是台湾，这才是台湾. Cracking the 就 again

Roots of the difference between 谈,论,说,讲,议, 叙,言,报,告,述

Why does 他吃了饭 sound incomplete?

Effect of 在 and 着 on verbs. What are the best single word translations?

Has 管理 something to do with plumbing? If so then

Strange case of 了: 他杀了一个人 vs 他杀了那个人

了 vs 是...的 as "factuality markers"

What is the idea behind creation of a compound word - 处决?

What's the difference between 顿 and 道 as a measure word for meals?

What are the etymologies of 局 and 局面?

How does 海报 became "a poster"?

What are the flavors of all those "systems":系统,体系,制度

How to make a tenseless sentence?

Does anyone know origins of 万一?

了 as "perfect" aspect vs 了 as "actual" aspect theory

How does 行 evolved to mean industry?

Why does 就范 mean "to give in"?

Why 批 means "criticize" and "a batch" at the same time?

Why does 了 change in 突然父亲嘘(了)一口气?

A strange short sentence with 就

Difference between 晃, 摇, 抖, 荡, 摆, 挥, 颤 and 滚

what is 以及与? is it "and + and", if so why use such a thing?