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  1. Why's 貝 (shell, shellfish, money) the semantic component of 貶 (abase, detract; demote, dimiss from office; belittle)?

    By scherzo,
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    • Publius
    • Publius

  2. Why's 舟 (boat, ship) the semantic component of 般 (sort, kind, class) ?

    By scherzo,
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    • scherzo
    • scherzo

  3. Why's 言 the semantic component of 謹?

    By scherzo,
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    • aprilz
    • aprilz

  4. Why's 衣 the semantic component of 衷?

    By scherzo,
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    • jannesan
    • jannesan

  5. "时空" meaning

    By michellesant,
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    • robertcslim
    • robertcslim

  6. How do you approach words with multiple meanings (e.g. 就)?

    By Jan Finster,
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    • BearXiong
    • BearXiong

  7. O que significa a expressão “谈恋爱” em inglês?

    By michellesant,
    • 2 replies
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    • 道艺
    • 道艺

  8. 血盆大口 - is there an equivalent in English?

    By michellesant,
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    • Jim
    • Jim

  9. "梗" meaning

    By liaozhihan,
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    • Publius
    • Publius

  10. Cheat-sheet: semantic categorization of words similar to 失散, 失落, 发散, 散失, 过失, 散发, 过错, and 失措, and some of their synonyms

    By 骏马的丕沿?,
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    • 骏马的丕沿?
    • 骏马的丕沿?

  11. List of all Chengyu in 红楼梦

    By 骏马的丕沿?,
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    • phills
    • phills

  12. Another list of lists of chengyu, categorized by semantics

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  13. Can you often recall where you learned a new word?

    By suMMit,
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    • 道艺
    • 道艺

  14. Some chengyu lists based on common themes

    By 骏马的丕沿?,
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  15. What semantic field underlies 治?

    By scherzo,
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    • Moshen
    • Moshen

  16. I created a searchable database for English-language chengyu/idiom stories (free, no ads, mobile-friendly) 1 2

    By laowai-guide,
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    • laowai-guide

  17. What's the meaning of 应有尽有?

    By chineseiseasy,
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    • roddy
    • roddy

  18. What is Lixian? Is this a word which is antonym to online?

    By chineseiseasy,
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    • chineseiseasy
    • chineseiseasy

  19. Does anyone knows the meaning of Pinjian?

    By chineseiseasy,
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    • chineseiseasy
    • chineseiseasy

  20. What's the meaning of the word chiji in this video?

    By chineseiseasy,
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    • vellocet
    • vellocet

  21. What is nujian? Just heard this word in a Chinese video.

    By chineseiseasy,
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    • markhavemann
    • markhavemann

  22. Translation of "bluff" into Chinese?

    By tooironic,
    • 9 replies
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    • Touji
    • Touji

  23. What is this soft-shell turtle doing here?

    By Lu,
    • 5 replies
    • 837 views
    • Lu
    • Lu

  24. 从前，大概在距今两千五百多年前的春秋时期

    By Confucius_Pythagoras,
    • 2 replies
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    • phills
    • phills

  25. 老公 and 老婆

    By Observer,
    • 4 replies
    • 743 views
    • Jane98
    • Jane98
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