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| A Simple Translation | 7/8/2009 | John J |
Q: John, I am in the process of building a small houseboat, the appearance of which is based loosely ...
A: What an interesting dream you've been having! For the name of your boat, now I can think of two ...
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| Gift for Future Mother in Law | 7/7/2009 | Nicola Zheng |
Q: I am going to China next week to see my girlfriend. We will get engaged at this time. I would like ...
A: First of all, congratulations on your engagement! It's very thoughtful of you to want to bring ...
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| verbs - english to chinese | 7/3/2009 | Terry Thatcher Waltz |
Q: I am having trouble translating the verb "write", and the nouns "strength", and "life". Any help ...
A: I would use this: 寫是活力 xiě shì huólì “活力" ...
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| Little knowledge | 7/1/2009 | John J |
Q: Buddha and Confucius) but one thing which I am not sure about Chinese is ESP about how they feel ...
A: I'd love to share with you my thoughts on this issue, however, since it's already too late (23:22), ...
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| Translate a tattoo? | 6/7/2009 | John J |
Q: I'm finding myself in the situation that a lot of people who don't THINK before they DO something ...
A: The good news is, after you explained these tattoos, they make much more sense now. The first one ...
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| Translate a tattoo? | 6/6/2009 | John J |
Q: I'm finding myself in the situation that a lot of people who don't THINK before they DO something ...
A: Jessica is my favorite American name! Well, there was this lovely girl called Jessica L A, I met her ...
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| What does this mean? | 4/8/2009 | John J |
Q: Someone said that wushu in kanji means martial art but another said it means to stop a spear, so ...
A: It's a tricky question for me cuz you asked about the meaning of wushu in kanji, which is Japanese, ...
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| Confucius | 4/4/2009 | Terry Thatcher Waltz |
Q: Can you please tell me what these Confucius sayings mean in English: ...
A: 三人行，必有我师。 Wherever three people walk, ...
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| Confucius | 4/4/2009 | John J |
Q: Can you please tell me what these Confucius sayings mean in English: ...
A: 三人行，必有我师。 It reads: Three people ...
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| Dragon Buckle. Is this Chinese? | 3/31/2009 | John J |
Q: I am hoping you can help me with an item I have. It is a buckle with a dragon on the front with a ...
A: I finally got my hands on a dictionary about ancient characters. i found that the single character ...
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| Dragon Buckle. Is this Chinese? | 3/30/2009 | John J |
Q: I am hoping you can help me with an item I have. It is a buckle with a dragon on the front with a ...
A: Kat, Thank you for bringing up this interesting question. I'm pretty sure it is Japanese, judging ...
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| Chinese Translation for tattoo | 3/26/2009 | John J |
Q: I am looking at getting a tattoo done relating to my music and was curious what the translation for ...
A: fall4her@gmail.com by the way, there are roughly two translations for the word "rhythm". one is ...
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| chinese language | 3/19/2009 | Nicola Zheng |
Q: I have a vase with chinese letters on it. Is there a website I can draw the chinese letter and get ...
A: A lot of translation services can translate the character if you are able to input it in Chinese. ...
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| a chinese elder's bithday celebration | 3/8/2009 | Nicola Zheng |
Q: my 10 yr old son has mandarin homework question. If you went to a chinese elder's 80th birthday ...
A: If you went to a Chinese elder's birthdy celebration, you could bring practically anything, ...
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| trying to identify a lamp | 1/28/2009 | Nicola Zheng |
Q: there is also another stamp on the bottom which is a number 26 in a triangle if this is of any ...
A: I believe this is a stamp that indicates the era this was made, roughly translating into "year of ...
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| how to type Chinese characters on computer | 1/4/2009 | Nicola Zheng |
Q: Could you help me finding out how to type Chinese characters on my computer? Are there online ...
A: I believe you can type Chinese characters (or copy them from a web site) by installing the fonts ...
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| how to type Chinese characters | 1/4/2009 | Nicola Zheng |
Q: I would very much like to learn how to type Chinese characters on my computer, as I'm learning ...
A: There are several entry modes for Chinese characters, however, I'm only familiar with the Pingyin ...
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| Chinese communist songs about Africa | 12/11/2008 | Shannon G. |
Q: When I was in China, a woman that owned a restaurant told me that when she was young she learned ...
A: I am sorry but I don't know anything song about China and African countries. It's very possible in ...
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| traditional 80 year old bday celebration | 11/6/2008 | Nicola Zheng |
Q: i am 2nd generation am/chinese, so am not sure in traditions. my moms 80th bday will be coming up in ...
A: I'm also 2nd generation, but in my family, we celebrate my grandparents birthday with a big Chinese ...
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| Chinese Culture | 11/3/2008 | John J |
Q: Are there any customs or rituals, for example, when one reaches adolescence or adulthood? ANSWER: ...
A: For marriage? Yes. But it varies from area to area. The general idea of a wedding is: the groom ...
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| menopause | 10/30/2008 | John J |
Q: is there a chinese treatment for women going to menopause (40+ ish), that involves having young ...
A: I've never heard of such kind of things. I'm wondering where you learnt it. My guess is there could ...
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| help! | 10/2/2008 | Nicola Zheng |
Q: NI HAO! i m a medical student.i will be becoming doctor in few years.Since childhood i have been ...
A: I believe that with regard to the medical field, the scope of the Chinese language is similar to ...
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| help! | 10/2/2008 | Shannon G. |
Q: NI HAO! i m a medical student.i will be becoming doctor in few years.Since childhood i have been ...
A: Medical terms are always difficult as a foreign language, no matter whether it's Chinese or English ...
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| Gift for chinese friends | 9/10/2008 | Shannon G. |
Q: I fortunately found this site and I'm hoping you can offer some suggestions. I'm a Real Estate agent ...
A: Chinese are always addicted to the history and culture, especially Chinese outside of China. You ...
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| Welcome to our Office | 8/27/2008 | Nicola Zheng |
Q: Next month a Chinese man will be joining our team in Kansas. I thought it would be a nice welcome to ...
A: This is a very thoughtful gesture. But as you pointed out, since he can read in English, it is not ...
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| Chinese figurines | 8/9/2008 | Shannon G. |
Q: I have a very nice set of 12 carved wooden, lacquered figurines, each about 2 inches long, ...
A: sorry i cannot tell you whether it's valuable as i cannot see it. but usually it is a tourist's ...
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| Tattoo | 8/6/2008 | John J |
Q: I was hoping you could translate Sonia for me. Which i was thinking about getting a tattoo. Thank ...
A: I'd be happy to answer you this question. But I highly doubt that your computer wouldn't display ...
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| Help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! | 7/28/2008 | John J |
Q: sentences from english to chinese if of course you have the spare time to assist me... i have a ...
A: I think your friend is very lucky to have you as a friend. I'd love to help. Attached please find ...
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| manarin phonetics | 7/15/2008 | John J |
Q: Firstly have a good time when yo go home. I am coming to xi'an on 30th july to help teach primary ...
A: Margaret. I'm no experts in selecting an English-Chinese dictionary because I never used one. But I ...
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| Writing Chinese | 6/12/2008 | Shannon G. |
Q: Recently I read an article that spoke about Chinese writing. I learned that you use a brush to make ...
A: which you said is beautiful. Speaking of the writing brushes, I guess the book you read is about ...
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| Chinese Translation | 5/4/2008 | John J |
Q: but I was hoping to make sure that I understand the meaning of the following Chinese characters ...
A: Josh. generally speaking: 魂 means ghost, spirit or soul 力 means power, force or ...
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| gift for teacher | 4/24/2008 | Shannon G. |
Q: My son has been studying Chinese in high school this past year. I would like to know if it is ...
A: Glad to hear that your son has been studying Chinese. Actually it was a very good gesture to give ...
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| What is Q'i | 4/4/2008 | Shannon G. |
Q: I am currently studying holistic medicine, and I am still not understanding the true definition of ...
A: That's a really complicated question to answer and I don't think I can help this time. I'm really ...
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| Seeking a single lotus blossom... | 3/29/2008 | Shannon G. |
Q: I'm a 58 year old American. I don't look the part, (have a great physique) act it, or have the ...
A: Then I guess you have found the right place. It happens a lot in China. An older Foreigners and a ...
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| Appropriate Gifts in Chinese Culture | 3/21/2008 | Shannon G. |
Q: An associate of mine and his wife are celebrating the birth of their daughter. I would like to give ...
A: Yes, card and cash is alright for Chinese, which means great fortune to us. If you want to think ...
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| Elder's birthday | 3/16/2008 | Shannon G. |
Q: My question is in regards to my father's 70 th birthday this spring. what are appropriate gifts for ...
A: Anything that is relating to Chinese Culture would interest him in my opinion. He would be delighted ...
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| Indo-China Relationship | 2/26/2008 | Shannon G. |
Q: Madam....China and India hold thousand years of cordial relaionship and there are many similar ...
A: Sorry to hear that. But I don't think it's the Chinese Tradition. Some people might be very ...
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| Chinese symbols translation from english words. | 1/24/2008 | John J |
Q: I was just wondering if you could tell me what the following would be in the chinese symbols as I am ...
A: There could be various versions of translations for these words, however, if you take them from ...
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| Chinese symbols translation from english words. | 1/24/2008 | Shannon G. |
Q: I was just wondering if you could tell me what the following would be in the chinese symbols as I am ...
A: Faith-ÐÅÄî Love-°® Hope-Ï£Íû Michelle-Ã×Ъ¶û I'm not sure whether your computer can read Chinese, ...
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| Meaning of the characters | 1/8/2008 | Terry Thatcher Waltz |
Q: Could you please explain the meaning of these two characters - "ke3 wang4" - "渴 望". ...
A: It just means "to hope" -- a somewhat stronger meaning than the usual "xi1wang4". ke3 is 'thirsty' ...
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