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

   By scherzo, January 5, 2022 at 04:15 AM
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   • aprilz
   • January 6, 2022 at 05:02 AM

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

   By scherzo, January 2, 2022 at 04:36 AM
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   • jannesan
   • January 3, 2022 at 06:14 PM

3. "时空" meaning

   By michellesant, December 20, 2021 at 06:35 PM
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   • robertcslim
   • December 23, 2021 at 06:04 AM

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

   By Jan Finster, December 6, 2021 at 08:16 AM
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   • BearXiong
   • December 21, 2021 at 01:47 PM

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

   By michellesant, December 16, 2021 at 11:18 PM
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   • 道艺
   • December 18, 2021 at 09:48 AM

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

   By michellesant, December 11, 2021 at 10:16 PM
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   • Jim
   • December 13, 2021 at 12:55 PM

7. "梗" meaning

   By liaozhihan, December 7, 2021 at 12:39 AM
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   • Publius
   • December 8, 2021 at 04:25 AM

8. 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?, November 28, 2021 at 05:32 PM
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   • 骏马的丕沿?
   • November 28, 2021 at 05:32 PM

9. List of all Chengyu in 红楼梦

   By 骏马的丕沿?, November 18, 2021 at 04:22 AM
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   • phills
   • November 28, 2021 at 01:28 PM

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

    By 骏马的丕沿?, November 27, 2021 at 07:14 PM
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    • November 27, 2021 at 07:14 PM

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

    By suMMit, November 21, 2021 at 04:53 PM
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    • 道艺
    • November 23, 2021 at 10:05 AM

12. Some chengyu lists based on common themes

    By 骏马的丕沿?, November 18, 2021 at 04:19 AM
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    • 骏马的丕沿?
    • November 18, 2021 at 01:39 PM

13. What semantic field underlies 治?

    By scherzo, November 15, 2021 at 05:36 AM
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    • Moshen
    • November 17, 2021 at 03:55 PM

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

    By laowai-guide, September 12, 2021 at 05:32 PM
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    • laowai-guide
    • October 27, 2021 at 04:11 PM

15. What's the meaning of 应有尽有?

    By chineseiseasy, October 21, 2021 at 02:43 PM
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    • roddy
    • October 25, 2021 at 08:27 AM

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

    By chineseiseasy, October 13, 2021 at 12:43 PM
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    • chineseiseasy
    • October 13, 2021 at 12:43 PM

17. Does anyone knows the meaning of Pinjian?

    By chineseiseasy, October 12, 2021 at 01:16 PM
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    • chineseiseasy
    • October 13, 2021 at 12:38 PM

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

    By chineseiseasy, October 10, 2021 at 03:24 PM
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    • vellocet
    • October 12, 2021 at 07:23 AM

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

    By chineseiseasy, October 11, 2021 at 11:34 AM
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    • markhavemann
    • October 11, 2021 at 01:02 PM

20. Translation of "bluff" into Chinese?

    By tooironic, July 14, 2013 at 07:28 AM
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    • Touji
    • October 9, 2021 at 07:57 PM

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

    By Lu, October 6, 2021 at 07:50 PM
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    • Lu
    • October 7, 2021 at 05:02 PM

22. 从前，大概在距今两千五百多年前的春秋时期

    By Confucius_Pythagoras, September 29, 2021 at 06:18 PM
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    • phills
    • September 30, 2021 at 08:30 AM

23. 老公 and 老婆

    By Observer, September 5, 2021 at 08:59 PM
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    • Jane98
    • September 27, 2021 at 03:10 PM

24. How do i say this..? (Word: in)

    By Ayoo, September 10, 2021 at 10:26 AM
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    • Ayoo
    • September 14, 2021 at 08:51 AM

25. Can someone help translating this?

    By Ayoo, September 1, 2021 at 12:13 PM
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