Chinese Language Weekly Newsletter - Friday, June 27, 2014

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Top new questions this week: What is the purpose of the 中 in 在新标签页中打开? So, I recently started using my android phone in simplified Chinese mode, to help myself internalize Chinese characters. In my browser window, when I press down on a URL, the "在新标签页中打开" button allows … mandarin simplified-chinese hanzi preposition   asked by I11umin8 7 votes answered by Semaphore 10 votes Is it correct to say "在手机"？ Would it be correct to use the phrase "在手机"/"在手机上"， etc to express that I am doing something on my phone? For example, could I say "我听音乐在我的手机上。"? Or can 在 only be used for my actual physical location? … mandarin grammar preposition learn-chinese   asked by silviezcatz 6 votes answered by SONIC3D 6 votes Equivalent phrase to "Bon Appetit"/"Enjoy (your food)" In European languages there's a phrase you can say when you or a waiter serves food. For example, - bon appetit (French/English) - buen provecho (Spanish) Does Chinese have a similar phrase? food equivalent-phrase   asked by Cristian 6 votes answered by Semaphore 9 votes What is the meaning of 多米 in the music service? My friend often sands me links from the Duomi music service. Where does the name come from? 多米 seems to mean "a lot of rice" if I translate it directly. meaning-in-context   asked by pg-robban 5 votes answered by neubau 3 votes Why does 三明治 mean sandwich when 三 means 3, 明 means bright/clear, and 治 means to rule? I am a native English speaker who is learning Mandarin Chinese for the AP Chinese test next year. I stumbled on this "anomaly", and I would like your help. Thank you. translation   asked by user5844 4 votes answered by Semaphore 7 votes 香皂 vs. 肥皂: What's the difference? 香皂 KEY scented soap, toilet soap 肥皂 KEY soap What's difference though? difference   asked by user3306356 4 votes answered by Semaphore 6 votes Pinyin "h" sound, pronounciation I notice that the pinyin "h" is in many books just the same as in English. But when I listen to people, some people stress the "h" and there is a tiny gggg, and some gurgling sometimes (hope this is … pinyin   asked by Kiyori 4 votes answered by user58955 5 votes Greatest hits from previous weeks: Why Cantonese is considered as a dialect of Chinese? Can someone explain why Cantonese is considered as a dialect of Chinese, instead of a language? It is also for any language exist in China, both land and Taiwan (Cantonese, Hunanese, Fujianese, … cantonese dialect topolect accent   asked by mrjimoy_05 10 votes answered by trideceth12 8 votes Techniques for learning and retaining characters For many of us, memorizing characters is a difficult thing. In Chinese, just because you can speak the word doesn't mean you can read it. Just because you can read it doesn't mean you can write it. At … writing learning characters   asked by mugetsu 12 votes answered by dusan 17 votes

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