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Is there any connection between the choice of characters for 九 and 丸?

asked Apr 15, 2020 at 13:02

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10 answers

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Does 「你的中文是在哪里学的？」mean "How did you study Chinese?" or "Where did you study Chinese?"

asked Jul 10, 2020 at 21:04

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2 answers

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Why is 刻 used to mean ''a quarter of an hour''?

asked May 10, 2020 at 11:59

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2 answers

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Is the ''a'' in ''ta'' pronounced as the ''a'' in ''tan'' or the ''a'' in ''tang''?

asked Jun 15, 2020 at 0:45

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7 answers

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Is Putonghua Mandarin Chinese or is it standard Mandarin Chinese?

asked Jun 26, 2019 at 13:14

5 votes

2 answers

182 views

Characters with only horizontal 横 strokes

asked Nov 18, 2019 at 13:57

5 votes

7 answers

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Can I use 我的上一辈子 when talking about an earlier part of my life which I almost don't recognize as mine anymore?

asked Jul 1, 2020 at 18:01

4 votes

3 answers

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Which one has the correct "lian", 炼功夫 or 练功夫?

asked Oct 29, 2019 at 19:02

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3 answers

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Explain the concepts 沙雕 and 沙雕图

asked Apr 17, 2020 at 16:00

4 votes

5 answers

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What does 呢 do in 他在睡觉呢?

asked May 4, 2020 at 17:41

4 votes

1 answer

334 views

Glyph origins of the character 岁/歲?

asked Mar 2, 2020 at 10:45

4 votes

2 answers

123 views

What are the tones for 不 and 一 in the expression 不一定?

asked Nov 12, 2019 at 14:45

4 votes

10 answers

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What is the meaning of [你说什么是什么]?

asked Jul 22, 2020 at 22:55

3 votes

3 answers

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Are 叫 and 让 actually used in place of the passive marker 被?

asked May 14, 2020 at 15:30

3 votes

2 answers

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Is 々 commonly used and recognised by Chinese people?

asked May 28, 2020 at 13:26

3 votes

3 answers

245 views

The legend of the Chinese dragon

asked May 29, 2020 at 19:02

3 votes

3 answers

519 views

What do you call the sponge part of a cake in Chinese?

asked Jul 27, 2020 at 1:11

3 votes

5 answers

2k views

The meaning of 打卡

asked Aug 9, 2020 at 11:52

3 votes

1 answer

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The origin of 勾 and 股 in The Pythagorean Theorem 勾股定理

asked Dec 25, 2019 at 10:14

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3 answers

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How would you express ''swerving all over the road'' as in a drunk driver?

asked Jul 21, 2021 at 22:07

3 votes

1 answer

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What is the best way to express "this year's teaching material is better than last year's"?

asked Aug 15, 2021 at 0:51

3 votes

3 answers

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Why is there a 女字旁 in the character 始?

asked Feb 20, 2022 at 1:14

3 votes

2 answers

407 views

Nuance between the two words for orange , cheng se and ju se

asked Feb 21, 2022 at 21:39

2 votes

2 answers

98 views

The use of ''call'' in Chinese. e.g. '' 为你打call ''

asked Aug 20, 2022 at 10:41

2 votes

3 answers

87 views

How do you express: Hello Jack and Jill

asked Jan 9, 2022 at 15:45

2 votes

3 answers

125 views

Can I put 我觉得 at the end of a sentence instead of at the front?

asked Jun 18, 2021 at 20:29

2 votes

3 answers

431 views

Nouns that don't require a measure word

asked Dec 10, 2019 at 12:25

2 votes

1 answer

109 views

What does 跳马猴子 mean?

asked Nov 7, 2019 at 13:23

2 votes

4 answers

486 views

What is the origin of 没 as an alternative to 不? [duplicate]

asked Dec 3, 2019 at 14:13

2 votes

2 answers

211 views

Is the 撇 in 左 longer than the 撇 in 右?

asked Apr 14, 2020 at 14:08

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52 Questions

Is there any connection between the choice of characters for 九 and 丸?

Does 「你的中文是在哪里学的？」mean "How did you study Chinese?" or "Where did you study Chinese?"

Why is 刻 used to mean ''a quarter of an hour''?

Is the ''a'' in ''ta'' pronounced as the ''a'' in ''tan'' or the ''a'' in ''tang''?

Is Putonghua Mandarin Chinese or is it standard Mandarin Chinese?

Characters with only horizontal 横 strokes

Can I use 我的上一辈子 when talking about an earlier part of my life which I almost don't recognize as mine anymore?

Which one has the correct "lian", 炼功夫 or 练功夫?

Explain the concepts 沙雕 and 沙雕图

What does 呢 do in 他在睡觉呢?

Glyph origins of the character 岁/歲?

What are the tones for 不 and 一 in the expression 不一定?

What is the meaning of [你说什么是什么]?

Are 叫 and 让 actually used in place of the passive marker 被?

Is 々 commonly used and recognised by Chinese people?

The legend of the Chinese dragon

What do you call the sponge part of a cake in Chinese?

The meaning of 打卡

The origin of 勾 and 股 in The Pythagorean Theorem 勾股定理

How would you express ''swerving all over the road'' as in a drunk driver?

What is the best way to express "this year's teaching material is better than last year's"?

Why is there a 女字旁 in the character 始?

Nuance between the two words for orange , cheng se and ju se

The use of ''call'' in Chinese. e.g. '' 为你打call ''

How do you express: Hello Jack and Jill

Can I put 我觉得 at the end of a sentence instead of at the front?

Nouns that don't require a measure word

What does 跳马猴子 mean?

What is the origin of 没 as an alternative to 不? [duplicate]

Is the 撇 in 左 longer than the 撇 in 右?