Chinese Language Weekly Newsletter - Friday, October 31, 2014

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Top new questions this week: What is the meaning of the sentence 字了一? I ve found this sentence between two other sentences in an article about the scholar wang li: 中国语言学家、诗人。字了一。广西壮族自治区博白县人 I understand both sentences before and after 字了一, but i am clueless what this ... grammar sentence-structure syntax   asked by eugene_laserhair 7 votes answered by Aw Qirui Guo 7 votes What does the `里` mean in `这些狗里有一只穿红色的毛衣`? In the following sentence: 这些狗里有一只穿红色的毛衣 What does the 里 mean? I think the sentence means something like The dogs wear red sweaters. But why does it require 里 there and what meaning does it add? ... mandarin word   asked by Gardecolo 5 votes answered by user58955 12 votes What is the meaning of 當 and 自強 in 男兒當自強? 男兒當自強 is the title of the main theme in wong feihong, i was told its translation is "a man has to stand one's ground", i do not know how verbatim this translation is. 男兒 is man, 自強 is either "his ... translation grammar vocabulary   asked by Pamparapandi 4 votes answered by Chen Jiang 7 votes What is the origin of giving certain corners within houses own name? Thanks to another question on this forum i learned that the south-western corner of a house has its own name: 奥. I was very surprised of this notion and could not make any sense why there might be ... vocabulary etymology culture   asked by meireikei 3 votes answered by Marc 1 vote What is the translation of 托业考试必备 ? I ve looked up the words: 托 = to entrust (only one possible meaning, i do not know which one makes sense) 业 = enterprise 考试 = test 必备 = essential I can make no sense of this sentence, i even can ... translation grammar syntax   asked by meireikei 3 votes answered by zaolian 2 votes What is the meaning behind 5000 万 袋住先 7689!@#? On a poster referring to the umbrella protests in hong kong is a chinese politician depicted in the way of the picture "the scream" by edward munch, next to him is a humanoid banana with googles ... meaning vocabulary meaning-in-context   asked by eugene_laserhair 3 votes answered by Henry HO 7 votes What is the word in majiang equivalent to suits in cards? With playing cards with French faces, ♣♠♥♦ are collectively called suits in English, Farben ("colours") in German. With majiang tiles, what is the collective noun in Chinese for 饼、条、万, a property of ... vocabulary   asked by daxim 3 votes answered by NS.X. 4 votes Greatest hits from previous weeks: Does an Alarm clock 吵醒 or 叫醒？ I'm trying to figure out whether an alarm clock 吵醒我， or 叫醒我。 I'd like to say the sentence my alarm clock woke me up at 5:30 today my translation so far is 今天早上五点半， 我手机的闹钟叫醒了我。 Can 叫醒 be done by ... grammar   asked by Stephen 11 votes answered by Semaphore 16 votes Resources for learning Mandarin Chinese This is a specifically created Community Wiki which gathers resources for learning Mandarin Chinese and it has been approved by the Community itself. It should be clear that the resources are not ... resources   asked by Alenanno 52 votes answered by aelephant 12 votes

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