gill Posted February 5, 2013 at 12:41 AM Report Share Posted February 5, 2013 at 12:41 AM Hi all, In the following sentence, I'm not sure about the meaning of 对. 他对自己画的画儿总是不满意 Google translates this to something like "he is always not satisfied by his own drawings". I would guess that 对 means something like "by". Am I right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imron Posted February 5, 2013 at 02:42 AM Report Share Posted February 5, 2013 at 02:42 AM Here 对 means more like 'towards'. What follows it, is the target of the main action (being unsatisfied), so here it means he is never satisfied with his own paintings. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skylee Posted February 5, 2013 at 04:02 AM Report Share Posted February 5, 2013 at 04:02 AM Is the 儿 necessary? Is there a better word for 画儿? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gill Posted February 5, 2013 at 05:03 AM Author Report Share Posted February 5, 2013 at 05:03 AM Thank you very much imron! Understood! :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andysun731 Posted February 5, 2013 at 07:42 AM Report Share Posted February 5, 2013 at 07:42 AM 儿 is not necessary, sometimes used to emphasize 儿化音。 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zhao Hanqing Posted February 5, 2013 at 08:34 AM Report Share Posted February 5, 2013 at 08:34 AM My translation is, He is always unsatisfied with the pictures he has drawn.Dui means to, towards, with etc. Er can be omitted, northerners say huaer, while southers say hua. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Members Donde esta el jirafa Posted February 6, 2013 at 05:29 AM New Members Report Share Posted February 6, 2013 at 05:29 AM 画儿 means 画. The 儿 just to make the sentence smooth. It is popular in North China. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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