New Members CCJAD Posted August 1, 2015 at 02:42 PM New Members Report Share Posted August 1, 2015 at 02:42 PM Could someone please translate this it would be most appreciated!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edelweis Posted August 1, 2015 at 03:42 PM Report Share Posted August 1, 2015 at 03:42 PM 中國上海 = Shanghai, China. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Members CCJAD Posted August 1, 2015 at 03:49 PM Author New Members Report Share Posted August 1, 2015 at 03:49 PM ohhh so it's a place, thank you so much Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shelley Posted August 1, 2015 at 10:59 PM Report Share Posted August 1, 2015 at 10:59 PM Just to avoid confusion the actual order is: 中國上海 = China, Shanghai Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edelweis Posted August 2, 2015 at 06:12 AM Report Share Posted August 2, 2015 at 06:12 AM Word-for-word, it's "China Shanghai". Meaning "the place called Shanghai, which lies in the bigger place called China". The Chinese always put the largest entity first. Doesn't it translate as "Shanghai, China" in English? Or is this American English only? Sorry, English is not my first language. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imron Posted August 2, 2015 at 06:14 AM Report Share Posted August 2, 2015 at 06:14 AM Doesn't it translate as "Shanghai, China" in English? Or is this American English only? Yes to your first question. No to your second. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edelweis Posted August 2, 2015 at 07:57 AM Report Share Posted August 2, 2015 at 07:57 AM Thanks Imron. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shelley Posted August 2, 2015 at 11:24 AM Report Share Posted August 2, 2015 at 11:24 AM The only reason I pointed it out was because if the OP knows no Chinese they may have confused the characters for China with the characters for Shanghai. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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