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| Meaning of the characters | 1/8/2008 |
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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| Translation. | 1/5/2008 |
Q: Hope you are in good health and doing great. I was very interested in two art prints which I found ...
A: Not to be too curmudgeonly, but I would never buy these as "art" prints. The Chinese characters are ...
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| translation | 12/6/2007 |
Q: What does "以游离基计" mean in English, regarding lab chemical testing. as well as "以F计" I am ...
A: Your Chinese characters got garbled on the AllExperts site, but they came through fine in the ...
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| Remark Re a Chinese pictogram | 9/12/2007 |
Q: My father once mentioned to me how his own father, a renowned Chinese-history expert(my grandfather ...
A: Three woman radicals together is jian1, which as an individual character carries the meaning of ...
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| Scope of outsiders in China after 10 years | 6/14/2007 |
Q: People keep talking about China and its probable dominance in the world after few years ...
A: Of course it will be advantageous! Would you want to depend only on what the people on the other ...
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| chinese kanji pronunciation aid | 6/2/2007 |
Q: I am currently learning japanese, but i really want to learn chinese afterwards. I was just ...
A: I don't know of anything that prints Pinyin that small (you could potentially have up to 5 letters ...
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| Bible scripture in english translated to chinese | 5/25/2007 |
Q: I was wondering if you could translate this scripture for me. I would like to get a tattoo with this ...
A: Leonora, If you believe in this sentiment, have it tattooed in English. The tattoo artist will not ...
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| Chinese birth day | 3/22/2007 |
Q: I have heard that some Chinese people count the time spent in the mothers womb is counted as the ...
A: Most people in Taiwan do believe this, and as a result, I never turned 30 years old (I had moved to ...
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| chinese alphabet | 3/9/2007 |
Q: were can i find the chinese alphabet? i have a few symbles like man, sheep and so on.
A: There is no Chinese alphabet in the sense of a (reasonably) limited number of symbols. You could use ...
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| Chinese langauge | 1/1/2007 |
Q: How many words are in the Chinese language?
A: How many drops of water in the ocean? It depends on how you count -- and actually no one could ever ...
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| Chinese university admission | 10/31/2006 |
Q: I am a high school junior interested in applying to an undergraduate program in China after ...
A: First, "requirements" on the Chinese side are usually written in stone. I can't think of any way ...
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| TPRS Mandarin Course for adults? | 10/22/2006 |
Q: I'd like to learn more about TPRS and improve my Chinese at the same time. Are there any courses (in ...
A: I haven't been tracking it carefully of late, but to my knowlege there are not. I have been (very ...
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| Can Chinese be self-taught | 9/20/2006 |
Q: My friend is interested in learning Mandarin Chinese, i am wondering before she embarks on it, if it ...
A: Well, there are always people who can learn almost anything on their own, and others who don't seem ...
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| Birthday Greeting | 7/25/2006 |
Q: I would like to paint calligraphy on a small scroll which I have a rosewood holder for. It's a nice ...
A: Jesse, I can't think of anything off the top of my head...you probably want to find a real Chinese ...
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| Internet/ Interp Software | 7/5/2006 |
Q: Mrs. Thatcher-Waltz, I am a internet/graphics designer looking to expand my business in the ...
A: If you mean machine translation, or some sort of program you could use on your PC or other device to ...
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| translation | 6/15/2006 |
Q: i want to know what the characters in this picture mean. can you help? found it on the net and its ...
A: John, As I strongly suspect this is a tattoo question (why else would you have four individual ...
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| translation | 6/7/2006 |
Q: can you translate this plz thanx paste this into ypur address bar ...
A: Sorry it took me awhile to pick up my mail today as I was traveling back from an out-of-town job. I ...
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| Proverb | 6/3/2006 |
Q: I was reading about the Seven Warring States and came across the sentence: A popular Chinese ...
A: It's hard to be certain, but it sounds like the expression might be "qi1 guo2 zhi1 luan4". You can ...
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| President Hu Jintao | 4/22/2006 |
Q: I would appreciate it if you could tell me whether President Hu Jintao of China can speak English ...
A: I don't know if he speaks English or not, but diplomatic protocol demands that heads of state and ...
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| Question About Chinese | 3/7/2006 |
Q: I am doing a project for University about self-teaching language. My question is Would you say it ...
A: I would say..definitely yes. There is nothing magical about having a language teacher or using a ...
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| the best US College to study Chinese | 1/18/2006 |
Q: Is there a good school to study Chinese in the US? Is there a recognized authority in the business ...
A: There are quite a few schools that offer Chinese at the university level. I'm prejudiced toward ...
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| possible tattoo | 1/12/2006 |
Q: what do the words "health, wisdom, prosperity" in chinese calligraphy look like?
A: These are not one-character words,and I have to say that as a matter of policy, I do NOT advise ...
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| Learning Chinese | 1/6/2006 |
Q: Maybe this is a silly question, but could you recommend a book or a program to me to help learn ...
A: I'd really suggest trying to get a class somewhere, because the pronunciation of Chinese -- with the ...
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| CHINESE | 12/28/2005 |
Q: WHAT HELPED YOU TO LEARN CHINESE? BECAUSE I HAVE BEEN LEARNIG FOR ABOUT A YEAR AND HAVE REACHED A ...
A: Well, the best thing is to take a diversified approach to your learning. If you don't already do so, ...
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| Chinese tattoo | 9/16/2005 |
Q: First of all, thank you very much for your kindness and patience. I'm sorry to bother you so much ...
A: I can assure you, first of all, that we translate Chinese for a living. The translators who have ...
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| Chinese tattoo | 9/16/2005 |
Q: So as far as your concern, can I be quiet - that the tattoo says "mother"? thanks.thanks. I've set ...
A: I've asked a couple of other translators to look at the tattoo photo (good thing you posted it to ...
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| Chinese tattoo | 9/16/2005 |
Q: I've set up an album at tripod.com. here is the direct link to the photo: ...
A: In the photo you posted, there are three characters. The "top" of the tattoo is the bottom of hte ...
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| Chinese Writing | 9/20/2004 |
Q: May I send you a picture of a Chinese symbol (writing) so you can tell me what it means?
A: No problem looking at it...but it would be better if you can find a place to post the image (there ...
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| request opinion | 8/29/2004 |
Q: sorry to bother you again but I am still wrestling with my Mothers birthday wish! Could please tell ...
A: I would still use "gongxi qishi sui" instead of "qishi sui le". That version doesn't sound like a ...
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| translation | 8/25/2004 |
Q: Terry, one more question and I promise not to bother you again. I want to write a scroll in chinese ...
A: Hmmm....what a nice idea! Let's take your sentences one by one. First, you wouldn't call your mother ...
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| Translation | 8/25/2004 |
Q: Cheers Terry! So I WAS miles off with my translation! Never mind, I'll keep slogging away at ...
A: Just remember in Chinese, try starting from ALL the words (in succession)....if it doesn't make ...
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| translation | 8/25/2004 |
Q: Terry, thanks for your speedy response. Would it help if I gave the dictionary def of each ...
A: Brilliant idea to give the dictionary definitions...now I can definitely tell you what it means! ...
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| request translation | 8/25/2004 |
Q: I am teaching myself Chinese and know several hundred characters... Would you be so kind as to ...
A: I'm sure you will have a great time learning Chinese! It is such a neat language to know. Now, ...
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