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| Subject | Date Asked | Expert |
| Please Translate This Photo. | 4/27/2011 | Terry Thatcher Waltz |
| Q: I was wondering if you could possibly type the characters in this photo out, along with the english ... A: 启动成功进入游戏仓库按ctl+shift ... | ||
| I need this translated. | 4/27/2011 | Sir William |
| Q: I was wondering if you could possibly just type this out in chinese letters. Thanks. A: Rachel, My understanding is that you want me to type out the Chinese letters in the image that you ... | ||
| Chinese Names and Naming Conventions | 4/24/2011 | Terry Thatcher Waltz |
| Q: I'm trying to come up with a name for a Chinese girl in a modern story I'm writing but I'm ... A: Sorry, I didn't get notified that your follow-up was waiting at allexperts... :-( The University ... | ||
| Chinese Names and Naming Conventions | 4/23/2011 | Terry Thatcher Waltz |
| Q: I'm trying to come up with a name for a Chinese girl in a modern story I'm writing but I'm ... A: Chinese names consist of the surname, which comes first, and a given name. There is actually a list ... | ||
| Gift for a baby | 3/17/2011 | Terry Thatcher Waltz |
| Q: Would it be appropriate for a stranger to give a Chinese woman a gift for her baby. I was thinking ... A: I am sure that would be most appreciated. Traditionally, red would be the best color. If the person ... | ||
| correct words? | 3/16/2011 | Sir William |
| Q: I'm trying to look up a few words, and there are many of the same one. How will an American find the ... A: H, I am sorry for the time it takes to respond to your repost. You and I are in different Time ... | ||
| correct words? | 3/15/2011 | Sir William |
| Q: I'm trying to look up a few words, and there are many of the same one. How will an American find the ... A: I hope you are not working with MI6. Last time, they sent M and Q but didn't manage to squeeze too ... | ||
| Chinese Character(s) for the English town of Southwell | 2/11/2011 | Cmei |
| Q: can you please help me find out what the Chinese Character or Characters are for the town in England ... A: I have found two names for Southwell through google: ... | ||
| Chinese Homonym Problem | 2/7/2011 | Sir William |
| Q: I just started learning Mandarin Chinese and it seems to me like there are many words in Chinese ... A: There are many words in Chinese that sound almost (some, exactly) the same including the same tone. ... | ||
| TRANSLATION FROM CHINESE TO ENGLISH | 1/19/2011 | Sir William |
| Q: CAN YOU TRANSLATE THE FOLLOWING PLEASE 2011/1/19 淘寶香港客服 ... A: Joyce, Voilą! "2011/1/19 Taobao Hong Kong Customer Services. Your message has been received. We ... | ||
| 8 | 1/18/2011 | Sir William |
| Q: I hope you can help me. I have a printing plate of the front page of the British newspaper "The ... A: Ms. Willmott, In Chinese culture, certain numbers are believed by some to be auspicious (e.g. 8, 9, ... | ||
| Chinese Character | 1/18/2011 | Terry Thatcher Waltz |
| Q: I was wondering if you could please translate the attached chinese character for me. =) Thanks! A: This is a Simplified form (from Mainland China). It can be read either "le" or "yue". It doesn't ... | ||
| simple translation | 1/8/2011 | Sir William |
| Q: I am writing a novel with Chinese characters, and I am hoping you can help translate the English ... A: Camille, In Chinese, the word "Nu" means female, the word "Hai" means kid/teenager. As such, when ... | ||
| simple translation | 1/5/2011 | Sir William |
| Q: I am writing a novel with Chinese characters, and I am hoping you can help translate the English ... A: Camille, 1. Sweet Girl - "可""爱""的"(sweet)Pinyin="Ke""Ai""Di"[adjective] ... | ||
| Help translating postage stamp | 12/19/2010 | Terry Thatcher Waltz |
| Q: This anvelop arrived and I don;t understand what it says on the postage stamp. Can you tell from the ... A: Well, this is not a postage stamp; it is just something printed on the envelope indicating that ... | ||
| Translate image for baby snack product | 12/18/2010 | Sir William |
| Q: My family has been trying to find this product, but we can't find anyone who understands the label. ... A: Gabriel, Word-to-word translation: Good Ma Ma (good mother). Pronunciation: Hau Ma Ma. The ... | ||
| A Chinese poem? | 12/9/2010 | Sir William |
| Q: I would like to know if the Chinese characters (picture herewith attached) on a pair of antique ... A: though the Chinese characters therein are still somewhat blurry. I think there's a restriction on ... | ||
| Is this chinese? | 12/7/2010 | Terry Thatcher Waltz |
| Q: I'm troubleshooting a technical issue for a Combat Arms player. It would be easier if I could ... A: Yes, it is Chinese...but it's not an error message. This is just the list of alternatives that ... | ||
| What college/University should I go to if I want to become a translator/interpretor? | 12/1/2010 | Terry Thatcher Waltz |
| Q: I asked a couple people for advice, and they said I should major in something like Communications ... A: You should go to the least expensive college you can find. Seriously. It makes no difference at all ... | ||
| English to Chinese Translation and Visa Versa | 11/24/2010 | Sir William |
| Q: I don't understand a bit of Chinese. However, I'd like to communicate in Chinese over the internet ... A: Green, Thank you for your enquiry. I do not think there's any software that can translate one ... | ||
| why add 儿, the pinyin r after some words | 11/16/2010 | Terry Thatcher Waltz |
| Q: I'll like to know why you must add 儿, the pinyin r after some chinese words. Thank you your ... A: The "r" sound just represents the variety of Mandarin spoken in Beijing -- or what people believe is ... | ||
| how to pronounce "qiongqi" | 10/25/2010 | Terry Thatcher Waltz |
| Q: Waltz, Can you tell how "qiongqi" would be pronounced in English? I found the term "A Chinese ... A: Sounds like that will be an interesting story! I couldn't figure out the best way to "spell" the ... | ||
| Could you translate these inscriptions. | 10/1/2010 | Sir William |
| Q: I've photographed the inscriptions on an item I have, and was wondering if you could translate ... A: Eoghan, Thank you for your note. It's not so much what the material of the article is made of. ... | ||
| Translation for two character | 9/27/2010 | Terry Thatcher Waltz |
| Q: the link below is a picture of a tattoo of two asian charaters, Im not sure what language exactly, ... A: The character on the left, si3, means "death". The one on the right, "sheng1", means "life". The ... | ||
| Asian characters translation | 9/27/2010 | Sir William |
| Q: The link below is a picture of a tattoo. I am not sure of which language the characters are but I ... A: John, These are Traditional Chinese characters. The word on your left hand side means "dead" (it is ... | ||
| Could you translate these inscriptions. | 9/26/2010 | Sir William |
| Q: I've photographed the inscriptions on an item I have, and was wondering if you could translate ... A: I am sorry for the belated reply. My associates and I have not been able to read all the ... | ||
| Taoism | 9/23/2010 | Sir William |
| Q: I've found a book titled 'The Te of Piglet' and the author says the word 'Te' should be pronounced ... A: The Chinese word for "Te" is 德 "Te" is the Mandarin version of 德. The Cantonese ... | ||
| Chinese/Japanese Ceramic | 8/28/2010 | Nicola Zheng |
| Q: I have an asian ceramic piece that I would like to date. There are three characters on the bottom. I ... A: Really sorry, but I really can't make out the characters at the bottom therefore cannot determine ... | ||
| Picture translation | 8/16/2010 | John J |
| Q: Can you please translate the characters and subject of the picture A: The four bigger characters on the right read "river bank winning scene", meaning beautiful scene on ... | ||
| question about chinese symbols | 8/15/2010 | Terry Thatcher Waltz |
| Q: I was curious as to why the Chinese have two different symbols for numbers; one for lower and one ... A: Chinese people write numbers using Arabic numerals, just as we do in English. The numbers can also ... | ||
| Symbol for mother | 7/29/2010 | John J |
| Q: I'm going to take a Chinese tattoo: Mother. I tried to find a photo of that in the Internet, but ... A: Sorry for keep you waiting. There are many ways to express mother in Chinese. If you need one ... | ||
| Chinese Label Translation? | 7/13/2010 | Nicola Zheng |
| Q: I was hoping that you may be able to translate the two characters on this plastic label. I have ... A: I would love to be able help you, but really can't make out these characters. They do appear to be ... | ||
| Chinese Label Translation?? | 7/13/2010 | John J |
| Q: I was hoping that you may be able to translate the two characters on this plastic label. I have ... A: Yes they are Chinese characters. but first, I'd like to point out that the "3 letters" are probably ... | ||
| China/Taiwan | 6/29/2010 | John J |
| Q: In the year 2010 Is the relationship between China and Taiwan friendly or unfriendly? Thank you. Al ... A: Honestly I don't pay much attention on this issue. But generally speaking, I think 2010 is a smooth ... | ||
| Is this even chinese ? | 6/26/2010 | John J |
| Q: I am planning to get a tattoo in a different language, and being as i do not know any other ... A: Yes, it is Chinese. to be more specific, it's a simplified Chinese character (the ones used in ... | ||
| Traditional Chinese translation | 6/14/2010 | John J |
| Q: http://imgur.com/eFJH8.jpg A: Sorry I didn't reply you earlier but I didn't get noticed until today. Anyway, the four characters ... | ||
| Chinese men culture | 5/20/2010 | John J |
| Q: you have a great name! Anyway, I'm 22 years old, and I am moving to the great country of China! I ... A: sorry i didn't notice your follow-up until just now. yea, some Chinese men do wear speedos. It ... | ||
| Chinese men culture | 5/20/2010 | John J |
| Q: you have a great name! Anyway, I'm 22 years old, and I am moving to the great country of China! I ... A: Men wear speedos. it's just women don't always wear bikinis. I live thousands of miles away from ... | ||
| Chinese men culture | 5/18/2010 | John J |
| Q: you have a great name! Anyway, I'm 22 years old, and I am moving to the great country of China! I ... A: John! Here are my answers to your questions: 1) As long as you are planning to expose "it" in ... | ||
| Translation | 5/8/2010 | Sir William |
| Q: I was wondering if you could confirm a few translations for me and help me with a couple others. ... A: My comments are: ... | ||
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My mother-tongue is Chinese and I received formal Western education. I can help you with (English>Chinese; Chinese>English) translations for free. Please limit your question within 30 words. I will not assist in racially discriminatory, vulgar and lewd questions. Unless I am away from my base, the normal turnaround time is approximately 24 hours.
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I am a professional hotelier with extensive senior managerial/training experience in China, Canada and Australia.
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