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How do you translate 此地无银三百两 into English? What does it mean?

July 9, 2022 by chinesespeaking

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 …

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What is the difference between “狗” and “犬”?

July 8, 2022 by chinesespeaking

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 …

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What does the Chinese word “我明白” mean in English?

July 6, 2022 by chinesespeaking

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 …

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Is Chinese the most complicated written language?

July 5, 2022 by chinesespeaking

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 …

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What’s the meaning of “23333” in Chinese?

July 4, 2022 by chinesespeaking

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 …

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Why did the Chinese never adopt word spacing?

July 3, 2022 by chinesespeaking

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 …

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Why is Russia called 俄罗斯 in Chinese?

July 2, 2022 by chinesespeaking

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, …

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What does 左 mean in Chinese?

July 2, 2022 by chinesespeaking

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, …

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What does “吃鸡” mean in Chinese?

July 1, 2022 by chinesespeaking

Literally, ‘吃鸡’ means ‘eat chicken’ in Chinese. But recently, it has extended meaning as an online buzzword — referring the popular game 绝地求生:大逃杀 or PlayerUnknown’s …

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Is 徐若滢 a good Chinese name?

June 30, 2022 by chinesespeaking

You can separate this name to two parts:徐 is regarded as surname, which is succeeded from the family, and 若滢 as first name, which contains …

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