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Is 下个星期三 (xiàge xīngqīsān) = “next Wednesday” ambiguous like in English?

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Why do people say 慢点儿阿(“man dianer a”) when you leave their shop?

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Sep 27 '19 at 15:10 Siwei 501

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Why are people writing 打井 (dǎjǐng) = “to dig a well” on this construction site wall?

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Jun 3 '18 at 1:16 sunfy 4,047

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Why did my friend write 发发发 on her note?

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Why does 我是长头发 mean “I have long hair” and not “I am long hair”?

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What is the origin of 甩锅 (“to pass the buck”)?

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Why do both 太 (too) and 过于 (excessively) occur in 外国人有时候太过于开放 (foreigners are sometimes too excessively open)?

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Apr 4 '18 at 8:18 Community♦ 1

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Why say 少说两句 to break up a fight?

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Why is the Internet saying 雪花飘飘北风萧萧 all of a sudden? Is this the Chinese equivalent of Rickrolling?

lyrics internet-slang songs

Jul 8 '20 at 1:33 Dallen 1

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How do I self-answer “What does this say?”

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May 14 '20 at 1:07 Community♦ 1

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How can I say “a class in Chinese” (and not “a Chinese class”)?

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Jul 22 '18 at 10:09 dan 20.8k

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Is there any relation between the Cyrillic Ш (sha) and the Chinese 山 (shān)?

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Jan 10 '18 at 22:21 dROOOze 19.5k

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What's the difference between 拍照 (pāizhào) and 照相 (zhàoxiàng) which both mean “to take a photo”?

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Sep 22 '17 at 11:54 gn cavalry 1

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What role does 成 (chéng) play in the sentence 我把十块美元换成人民币?

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Oct 31 '19 at 4:51 Community♦ 1

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What distinguishes 各位 (gèwèi) from 大家 (dàjiā)?

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Sep 10 '17 at 1:49 iBug 516

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Are there text-based online roleplaying games which can be used for practicing Chinese writing?

writing games

Mar 28 at 15:48 sunfy 4,047

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Why did my Chinese teacher describe Donald Trump as 口吐莲花?

meaning-in-context idioms

Jul 27 at 7:07 Siwei 501

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What is wrong with my sentence 我的同屋睡觉时候想开屋门一点点?

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Jul 6 '20 at 5:31 Becky 李蓓♦ 10.5k

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在一篇台湾小说里的句子“当下、梦和回忆”中，“当下”指的是什么？

meaning-in-context taiwan

Jul 4 '20 at 22:19 River 2,459

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Are HSK6 questions 51 through 60 (语病) so difficult that it's reasonable to just guess?

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Jun 25 '20 at 22:56 Tang Ho♦ 60.9k

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Does this article claim that Australian citizens of Chinese ethnicity are seeking asylum in China to flee COVID-19? (大多数华裔恐怕只是把中国当成了一处避难所而已)

translation meaning-in-context

Apr 4 '20 at 5:25 xpt 285

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What examples highlight the distinction between 产生 and 生产, both meaning “to produce”?

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Feb 29 '20 at 12:49 Community♦ 1

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When handwriting 黄 (huáng; yellow) is it incorrect to have a disconnected 草 (cǎo; grass) radical on top?

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Why is 去 (“to go”) in 也不去考虑以后会是怎样 (“…and don't think about how it will be in the future”)?

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Jul 31 '18 at 4:28 dan 20.8k

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Why is 把 in 我去洗把脸 (wǒ qù xǐ bǎ liǎn) = I'm going to wash my face?

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Jul 10 '18 at 2:04 Community♦ 1

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Why does the squirrel say 我才不是吃货?

meaning-in-context

Feb 12 '18 at 3:07 Community♦ 1

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How does one understand the [verb] + 在了 grammar structure?

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Jan 12 at 1:30 aperhapshand 181

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What's the logic behind the word 从事?

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Dec 11 at 12:24 SHI Mingyu 31

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What is the textbook 发展汉语：高级口语（I) referring to about the etymology of 买单?

etymology

Nov 21 at 19:07 yawnoc 294

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Why is the traditional character for 你 also 你 and not 儞 when the traditional character for 尔 is 爾?

glyph-origin traditional-vs-simplified

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Is 下个星期三 (xiàge xīngqīsān) = “next Wednesday” ambiguous like in English?

Why do people say 慢点儿阿(“man dianer a”) when you leave their shop?

Why are people writing 打井 (dǎjǐng) = “to dig a well” on this construction site wall?

Why did my friend write 发发发 on her note?

Why does 我是长头发 mean “I have long hair” and not “I am long hair”?

What is the origin of 甩锅 (“to pass the buck”)?

Why do both 太 (too) and 过于 (excessively) occur in 外国人有时候太过于开放 (foreigners are sometimes too excessively open)?

Why say 少说两句 to break up a fight?

Why is the Internet saying 雪花飘飘北风萧萧 all of a sudden? Is this the Chinese equivalent of Rickrolling?

How do I self-answer “What does this say?”

How can I say “a class in Chinese” (and not “a Chinese class”)?

Is there any relation between the Cyrillic Ш (sha) and the Chinese 山 (shān)?

What's the difference between 拍照 (pāizhào) and 照相 (zhàoxiàng) which both mean “to take a photo”?

What role does 成 (chéng) play in the sentence 我把十块美元换成人民币?

What distinguishes 各位 (gèwèi) from 大家 (dàjiā)?

Are there text-based online roleplaying games which can be used for practicing Chinese writing?

Why did my Chinese teacher describe Donald Trump as 口吐莲花?

What is wrong with my sentence 我的同屋睡觉时候想开屋门一点点?

在一篇台湾小说里的句子“当下、梦和回忆”中，“当下”指的是什么？

Are HSK6 questions 51 through 60 (语病) so difficult that it's reasonable to just guess?

Does this article claim that Australian citizens of Chinese ethnicity are seeking asylum in China to flee COVID-19? (大多数华裔恐怕只是把中国当成了一处避难所而已)

What examples highlight the distinction between 产生 and 生产, both meaning “to produce”?

When handwriting 黄 (huáng; yellow) is it incorrect to have a disconnected 草 (cǎo; grass) radical on top?

Why is 去 (“to go”) in 也不去考虑以后会是怎样 (“…and don't think about how it will be in the future”)?

Why is 把 in 我去洗把脸 (wǒ qù xǐ bǎ liǎn) = I'm going to wash my face?

Why does the squirrel say 我才不是吃货?

How does one understand the [verb] + 在了 grammar structure?

What's the logic behind the word 从事?

What is the textbook 发展汉语：高级口语（I) referring to about the etymology of 买单?

Why is the traditional character for 你 also 你 and not 儞 when the traditional character for 尔 is 爾?