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This Chinese character 虚 has multiple meanings. It could mean empty and unoccupied, for instance, 座无虚席, which literally means a banquet with no empty seats and is usually used to mean full house. It could also mean humble and modest, for instance, 虚怀若谷, which means modest and open-minded. It could also mean weak in health, … Read more
No, it can’t. I mean, although some might argue that Ti could be seen as Wade-Giles version of a Chinese surname 狄, then how do we see Dao, since there are not Chinese characters which could be spelled as Dao in the Wade-Giles romanization? So, Ti Dao looks like a Pinyin version of two Chinese … Read more
I did. I was really interested in Chinese (still am) and worked like a demon. I had the advantage that I was in Taiwan, surrounded by the language. When I came to Taiwan, I didn’t know much more than 我、你、他、好、不好, but I saw people who had been here for three or four years still struggling … Read more
Yes, Chenxu Shiwen, or 陈徐诗汶 in Chinese, is a good Chinese name. Nowadays, there are Chinese people choosing to use a combination of surnames of a kid’s parents as the surname of a kid. So, when Chinese people read your name, they could infer that the surnames of your father and mother are 陈 and … Read more
Yes, you can. Move to China so you’re in the Chinese language environment. Get a tutor so they can help you learn the characters by pronouncing them for you. Pinyin is a phonetic notation system. It was invented to help with public education, where 30–40 students learn together in a classroom. They have access to … Read more
Yes. Here is my perspective as a Hàn (Chinese) Character-topic enthusiast Korean individual. Korean reading for each Hanja character: 金 Translation: Hun’dok: 1. soé [“iron”, “metal (alloy)”] 2. sŏng sshi [姓氏 = “family surname”] Ŭm’dok: 1. gŭm 2. gim Radical: (gold) 8 strokes Stroke Order: 8 strokes 姸 Translation: Hun’dok: gop da [“to be beautiful”, “to be pretty”, “to be lovely”, “to … Read more
WiFi => 无线，无线网 (no wire, wireless, wireless network) Computers => 电脑，计算机 (Electronic Brain, Computating Machine) But those aren’t new words, they’ve been around for a some time. What’s something new in the realm of physics? Physics News How do you say Nanoparticles for Artificial Photosynthesis in Chinese? 以人工光合作用为目的的纳米粒子 Nano- 纳米, it’s a sound-alike, it’s also … Read more
To be honest? It’s one of the worst names I’ve seen suggested on Quora. The moment I saw it, I immediately thought 挪用公款移法辦 embezzling and indicted (indicted for embezzling). 乾坤大挪移 comes from a novel by 金庸 Jin Yung. In other words, it’s recent, not a historical term, a term with any history behind it. I’m … Read more
Well, in the Chinese culture, we have a term generational name, or 字辈 in Chinese, which could be seen in some Chinese people’s names. And the notion full name in the Chinese culture could refer to a name comprised of a surname, a generational name and a given name, or a name comprised of a … Read more
Well, I will mention an example, 天不言自高, 地不言自厚, which literally means the sky doesn’t say how high it is and the ground doesn’t say how deep it is. It’s usually used to remind people of keeping a humble attitude, rather than adopting a complacent one. I mean, when you see the high sky and deep … Read more