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vocabulary meaning

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1

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translation style

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translation

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word-choice meaning

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word-choice phrase

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2

answers

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word-choice

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usage meaning-in-context

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word-requests

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1

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meaning

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vocabulary

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meaning

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meaning

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meaning

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2

answers

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character-identification

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73 Questions

Why use 非 and 亚 for continent names?

How to improve my Chinese handwriting?

When not to use 厕所 when asking for the toilet?

Sheep or goat? 一只羊跑过来

Special meanings applied to numbers 0 - 10

How common is the use of “瞧” and which region?

Different names for each of the fingers

Chinese for “vote-up”, “vote-down” and “vote to close”

Beginning of the week / end of the week

“小王” 和 “老王” how to determine which to use?

Authoritative source for translators

How gender specific in writing is the character 他

How to translate “你给我滚” properly?

Difference between 对 and 双

How to explain 讲 in 讲礼貌 and 讲卫生

What are some ways that I can be self-deprecating about my Chinese speaking ability?

Specifics of the idiom “四海一家”

Effective and polite way to end a phone conversation

Using 老头 / 老头子 when speaking to others

Where is the correct place to use 您 when addressing others?

What is the correct way to say: “I thought you were somebody else.”

Site for reading the same news article in English and Chinese (简体中文）

What does 土 mean in this sentence 这个名字有点土?

How to translate “I wonder…”

Meanings behind “吹牛” and “拍马屁”

Chinese weather periods

Difference between 我饿了 and 我很饿?

Usage and meaning of “占我的便宜”

Why is 土著人 used for Aboriginal people in Australia?

Which ma belongs in the phrase 我 “ma” 好的