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27 Questions

Do 朋 and 友 differ in meaning?

How do I get the enumeration comma (、) in Google input tools?

Can I say 爸, or do I have to say 爸爸?

Gender and age neutral word for partner (not married) in Mandarin?

Do I drink (喝) or eat (吃) a soup in Chinese?

How do I write “but if” in Chinese?

Why is Western punctuation used in Chinese writing?

Why is New York called 紐約?

Can I always write the 艹 (grass radical) with three lines only?

Traditional alternative to 水寫布 (water-writing paper) for calligraphy practice?

How come 星 (star) is used in 星期 (week)?

How do I write “One can …” / “You can …” (general personal pronoun) in Chinese?

In which pitches do I pronounce several first tones in a sequence?

What does 甘蝦 mean when used as an answer to 保重? (Taiwan)

How are the two versions of 別 / 别 used?

Why can't I write the character 台 in my pinyin input method?

Has 咖啡色 replaced 茶色 in everyday use for “brown”, or can I use both?

Is it ok to use 他 as a gender neutral personal pronoun (instead of 她) when the subject is known to be female?

Which memorization techniques are useful for remembering characters?

Which online resources (preferably open source / cc) does contain info on which Chinese verbs is separable?

Can I use 又 to give more than two properties of something?

Informal way of saying hello?

What is the difference between the different words for street: 街，路 etc?

有一點　can only be used for bad things, but how about 一點？

Reference for different looking ways of writing a character?

What are the different words for “and” that can be used in a list and how do they differ?

What is “skate ramp” in Chinese?