Questions tagged [phrase-meaning]
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The meaning of "奪耳" in 《說文解字》
When I looked up the meaning of the character "卅" (𠦃) in 《說文解字註》（段註本）, the text was as follows, as shown in the picture: "
Translate: 我在《说文解字注》（段注本）中查「卅」（古作「𠦃」）一字时，其解释如下如图：
𠦃，三十幷也。...
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Use of 据我所知 - is it the same as "As far as I know"
据我所知 is usually presented as equivalent to "As I understand" or "As far as I know". I'm unsure whether this phrase is really used in the same way as these English phrases, as when ...
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Does “XX是什么样的人？” refer mostly, and maybe only, to personality?
My family is made of Chinese natives while I am bilingual. My dad sometimes asks me questions like “你的老师是什么样的人？” before lightly chastising me that the askers of such questions usually want to know ...
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What is the meaning of 大事小事？
文文从小是个乖乖女，学习刻苦，遵守纪律。大事小事，尽管妈妈表示也要征求她的意见，但上哪所学校、念什么专业，甚至跟什么人交朋友，基本上都是妈妈说了算。
This is from the Standard Course Book of HSK5, chapter 23. What is the meaning of 大事小事? What does "big thing small thing&...
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Exact Meaning of 左挑右选 and 前看后看
I'm reading 寓言故事 about the story of 郑人买履, and I found the phrase 左挑右选 and 前看后看, what does it means? Especially for the 前看后看, is it like before looking and after looking? It is kind of weird with the ...
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What is the meaning of 尔毋从从尔。
I was looking up the meaning of 尔 and found this:
尔毋从从尔。《礼记·檀弓》
Can I translate 尔毋从从尔 as "This doesn't follow that"??
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Why does 無所不 mean any, all, every, omni-?
無 means not, nil, without, nothing, lack.
所 means place, cause; who, what.
不 means no, not.
In each four-character idiom below, the last and fourth Chinese character is translated to the English ...
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What is the meaning of 花瓜？
Today I came across 4 成语 or phrases:
名扬天下
虎背熊腰
膀粗腰圆
骂了个花瓜
What is the meaning of 花瓜？
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Using 那叫 can 叫 be a 量词？
Today I am having trouble getting to grips with 那叫。
Can 叫 be a 量词？
According to zdic.net 叫 can also be used as by:
叫：让;被 [by]。如:你叫雨淋了吗?;叫你猜对了
In each of these 3 examples, is 那叫 a phrase?
Is 那叫 being ...
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Historical background in 《亮剑》 relating to organization of National Revolutionary Army
I am trying to understand the exact meaning of the military terms used in the text at the very beginning of the first episode of the show 亮剑 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-WAnpfEbR5s), and in ...
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How come "splint" is called 副木?
I can understand why "splint" is called 夾板 in Chinese, but I am having a hard time understanding why it's also called 副木. Does anyone know the origin of this terminology? Thank you!
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What are the implications of saying 保护好自己?
I've heard this used in various contexts, but there is one that I am confused about which relates to being emotionally vulnerable. Specifically, it seems like people say that about situations where ...
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What does "荒野寒暑换红颜" mean?
The following line comes from the song 归去来兮 by 花粥:
此去必经年 荒野寒暑换红颜
此去必经年: This time I will be gone for several years.
荒野 is clearly wilderness.
寒暑 is hot and cold, and by synecdoche summer and winter, ...
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刚下完雨的地面尚且带着潮湿的水责. Grammatical and translating problam!
刚下完雨的地面尚且带着潮湿的水责.
Well, first of all, do you see the above sentence? Honestly, for example, I know what each of these characters position(grammatically) is in the sentence (except for this part 尚且带着), ...
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