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Since Putonghua is a standard English word, why do people use Mandarin for standard Chinese?

answered Mar 30, 2018 at 7:06

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Other than 秘密，are there two-syllable words in Chinese where each syllable is a different character with the same pronunciation?

answered Feb 25, 2021 at 16:25

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Is "v" ever an acceptable English rendering of ü?

answered Mar 22, 2018 at 13:42

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Quenching thirst by thinking about plums

answered Aug 13, 2016 at 16:37

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I am trying to understand 写

answered Mar 8 at 16:43

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

answered Jan 11, 2018 at 19:34

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Can a neutral tone appear on a non-final syllable?

answered Feb 25, 2018 at 0:22

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Ambiguous characters

answered Aug 2, 2018 at 14:47

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Why has zuò//láo // in between?

answered Apr 16, 2021 at 14:40

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What is the purpose of 赴 ("to visit") within 全力以赴 ("to make an all-out effort")?

answered May 3, 2021 at 13:05

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How do we reconcile the different definitions for 弊端 in the HSK Standard Course 6上 ("disadvantage" etc.) and CC-CEDICT ("malpractice" etc.)?

answered Feb 2, 2021 at 14:16

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Mnemonic or technique to remember 咅 ,部, 陪

answered Apr 9, 2021 at 8:59

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搞得头，弄得头，睡过头 what does mean 头 in these three examples?

answered Oct 14, 2021 at 12:49

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words where it is important to distinguish between the neutral tone and the citation tone

answered Mar 16, 2021 at 19:03

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Can I use 现代汉语词典 outside of the paper dictionary?

answered Jul 5, 2018 at 22:16

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What is the best translation for 会说?

answered Aug 4, 2016 at 16:35

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How do you know when 很 means 'very' or connects nouns and adjectives?

answered Dec 15, 2021 at 10:28

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Is 消杀 (xiāoshā) a new word, and what does it mean?

answered Apr 19, 2022 at 8:36

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I want to get a tattoo that says "Ambitious" in Chinese. However I don't fully trust google translate

answered Jul 1, 2021 at 12:21

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When handwriting, is there a standard way of indicating a less-common pronunciation due to 多音字?

answered Apr 2, 2022 at 16:34

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How to say "One of these" and three other mini phrases?

answered Aug 5, 2016 at 11:48

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What are some good Chinese short books/novels for beginners?

answered Sep 1, 2016 at 22:22

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poems/phrases/quotes/sayings/idioms/stories/allegories: evil vs. good

answered Oct 6, 2016 at 12:58

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Is 不错 used only to mean "good" and never mean "not bad"?

answered Jun 27, 2017 at 16:31

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References: north-eastern Mandarin: xier meaning 'great/awesome/excellent'

answered Jul 20, 2017 at 11:45

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hanzis used on their own, hanzis exclusively used in words

answered May 31, 2016 at 14:03

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How to deal with elasticity/flexibility in HSK vocabulary?

answered Feb 14, 2018 at 19:00

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”委屈“ in English?

answered Mar 22, 2018 at 13:49

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Status of a sandhi "rule" for 2nd tone

answered May 13, 2018 at 14:20

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Synonym of 这么 with pronunciation zen4me

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Since Putonghua is a standard English word, why do people use Mandarin for standard Chinese?

Other than 秘密，are there two-syllable words in Chinese where each syllable is a different character with the same pronunciation?

Is "v" ever an acceptable English rendering of ü?

Quenching thirst by thinking about plums

I am trying to understand 写

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

Can a neutral tone appear on a non-final syllable?

Ambiguous characters

Why has zuò//láo // in between?

What is the purpose of 赴 ("to visit") within 全力以赴 ("to make an all-out effort")?

How do we reconcile the different definitions for 弊端 in the HSK Standard Course 6上 ("disadvantage" etc.) and CC-CEDICT ("malpractice" etc.)?

Mnemonic or technique to remember 咅 ,部, 陪

搞得头，弄得头，睡过头 what does mean 头 in these three examples?

words where it is important to distinguish between the neutral tone and the citation tone

Can I use 现代汉语词典 outside of the paper dictionary?

What is the best translation for 会说?

How do you know when 很 means 'very' or connects nouns and adjectives?

Is 消杀 (xiāoshā) a new word, and what does it mean?

I want to get a tattoo that says "Ambitious" in Chinese. However I don't fully trust google translate

When handwriting, is there a standard way of indicating a less-common pronunciation due to 多音字?

How to say "One of these" and three other mini phrases?

What are some good Chinese short books/novels for beginners?

poems/phrases/quotes/sayings/idioms/stories/allegories: evil vs. good

Is 不错 used only to mean "good" and never mean "not bad"?

References: north-eastern Mandarin: xier meaning 'great/awesome/excellent'

hanzis used on their own, hanzis exclusively used in words

How to deal with elasticity/flexibility in HSK vocabulary?

”委屈“ in English?

Status of a sandhi "rule" for 2nd tone

Synonym of 这么 with pronunciation zen4me