The Chinese name the orphanage gave me is Yuan Xiaosheng, 院小圣, what exactly does my name mean?
I was adopted from China. The Chinese name the orphanage gave me is Yuan Xiaosheng, 院小圣。 I understand that naming in China is special, so …
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Why does Taiwan often use the Simplified Character 台 for ‘tái’ instead of the Traditional Character 臺?
Why does Taiwan often use the Simplified Character 台 for ‘tái’ instead of the Traditional Character 臺, despite the official policy of using Traditional Characters? …
How do you translate 此地无银三百两 into English? What does it mean?
此地无银三百两 literally means: “There is no 300 taels silvers buried here.” The origin of this phrase is a very silly short story. One day, a …
What is the difference between “狗” and “犬”?
What is the difference between “狗” and “犬”? Most of the answers have already addressed the question. But specifically to the Chinese language, if you …
What does the Chinese word “我明白” mean in English?
What does the Chinese word “我明白” mean in English? It means “I understand”. However, do not confuse this word with 理解， which also means to …
Is Chinese the most complicated written language?
Nah, that award would go to the Tangut Script (西夏文), used by the Western Xia dynasty in the 11th century: Tangut script – Wikipedia Here’s …
What’s the meaning of “23333” in Chinese?
It generally means to laugh out loud. In fact, all the combinations like 233, 2333, 2333, carry the similar meanings. Basically, you start with a …
Why did the Chinese never adopt word spacing?
What about Rind-fleisch-eti-ket-tie-rungs-über-wa-chungs-auf-ga-ben-über-tra-gungs-ge-setz? why not adopt spacing? And how do you think “不 矢口 亻十 么 日寸 候 ， 亻奄 口斤 言兑 言仑 土云 有 …
Why is Russia called 俄罗斯 in Chinese?
Russia is located in the north of China. Chinese knew the name of Russia from nomadic peoples in the north, who speak Altaic (including Mongolian, …
What does 左 mean in Chinese?
What does 左 mean in Chinese? The obvious answer is, of course, “left.” But, come on, that’s boring. Let’s have some fun with this. And, …