Vocabulary, idioms, word lists . . .

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1. Constantly mistranslated Chinese words: Aaargh! 1 2 3

   By shibole, November 30, 2007 at 11:18 PM
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   • SWWLiu
   • March 6, 2008 at 03:00 PM

2. 还给老师

   By Scoobyqueen, March 5, 2008 at 07:05 PM
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   • imron
   • March 6, 2008 at 09:04 AM

3. yawn vs take a nap

   By wai ming, February 8, 2008 at 11:58 AM
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   • skylee
   • March 6, 2008 at 05:20 AM

4. ~Emotions~

   By tooironic, March 3, 2008 at 11:09 AM
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   • heifeng
   • March 6, 2008 at 04:45 AM

5. use of 相 处

   By Gotti, December 8, 2007 at 11:10 AM
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   • SWWLiu
   • March 6, 2008 at 03:48 AM

6. 等, 待 and 候 - differences?

   By Mark Yong, January 11, 2008 at 01:07 AM
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   • SWWLiu
   • March 6, 2008 at 03:23 AM

7. The meaning of 封剑?

   By chavalit, January 19, 2008 at 01:10 PM
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   • SWWLiu
   • March 5, 2008 at 11:26 PM

8. 作, 干, 办, 搞 -- Various ways to say "to do"?

   By cwmccabe, February 2, 2008 at 06:51 AM
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   • SWWLiu
   • March 5, 2008 at 08:57 PM

9. 'sheng1' vs. 'chu1 sheng1'

   By Rrina, February 6, 2008 at 03:44 AM
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   • SWWLiu
   • March 5, 2008 at 08:09 PM

10. 那裡 and 那兒

    By aafrophone, October 28, 2007 at 07:19 AM
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    • SWWLiu
    • March 5, 2008 at 06:27 PM

11. Why 电灯泡/電燈泡?

    By Peng, July 23, 2006 at 10:19 PM
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    • zozzen
    • March 5, 2008 at 06:09 PM

12. The difference between 先 and 前 ?

    By IGING, January 22, 2008 at 11:37 AM
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    • zozzen
    • March 5, 2008 at 06:07 PM

13. How to say "Sure" in Putonghua

    By crouchingdragon, December 8, 2007 at 07:23 PM
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    • monto
    • March 5, 2008 at 03:12 AM

14. What does 谁在作怪 mean?

    By anonymoose, January 19, 2008 at 12:15 PM
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    • SWWLiu
    • March 4, 2008 at 06:34 AM

15. Chinese Last Names

    By gougou, February 29, 2008 at 03:56 AM
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    • WangYuHong
    • March 3, 2008 at 07:03 PM

16. Meaning of '直通车'?

    By calibre2001, February 16, 2008 at 10:22 AM
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    • SWWLiu
    • March 1, 2008 at 09:49 AM

17. 重色轻友 - Can anyone explain this for me?

    By magores, February 29, 2008 at 04:04 AM
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    • heifeng
    • February 29, 2008 at 07:14 AM

18. Chinese transliterations of western names

    By klortho, December 28, 2005 at 01:33 PM
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    • racky
    • February 28, 2008 at 07:14 PM

19. 经过...后

    By laser2302, February 27, 2008 at 03:06 PM
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    • SWWLiu
    • February 28, 2008 at 04:41 PM

20. What does 大节套小节 mean?

    By alexamies, February 7, 2008 at 04:53 PM
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    • iqueen
    • February 28, 2008 at 05:34 AM

21. translating a saying

    By natalie, February 24, 2008 at 08:37 PM
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    • LaVandez
    • February 28, 2008 at 04:00 AM

22. 赤 Need help in the use of Red

    By lipps, February 27, 2008 at 06:08 AM
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    • Quest
    • February 28, 2008 at 12:41 AM

23. shang 上 used as a verb complement

    By James Garrison, February 9, 2008 at 01:46 AM
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    • vinegrower
    • February 26, 2008 at 03:45 PM

24. scratch on car and pushed to the ground in chinese

    By Scoobyqueen, February 25, 2008 at 05:08 PM
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    • monto
    • February 26, 2008 at 01:04 AM

25. Best way to generate vocab. list for large amount of traditional characters?

    By character, February 11, 2008 at 05:27 PM
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    • character
    • February 22, 2008 at 07:17 PM