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Why do Chinese people complicate the matter in choosing the words for translation

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Since 本来 means both "originally" and "of course", how can I determine if 他本来是老师 means "he was originally a teacher" or "he is of course a teacher"?

answered Apr 9, 2022 at 5:31

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For loanwords like "Facebook", which type of pronunciation is more common?

answered May 9 at 16:49

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Translating "You wanna bet?"

answered May 17 at 8:21

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Is 李飞 a reasonable name in Chinese?

answered Jun 7 at 2:38

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What is the most polite way to say "I beg your pardon"?

answered Apr 6, 2022 at 8:41

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How do you say "wavy hair" in Chinese?

answered May 6 at 19:37

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How to use 'awkward' as an adjective in Chinese

answered Jun 12 at 7:17

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A word for "dating", "game", "seduction"

answered May 27, 2022 at 2:44

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What is 照拂 in 我是你照拂的梦?

answered Apr 12, 2022 at 20:56

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Can kan4 be used to mean "to look after"? Or must it be first tone?

answered Apr 19, 2022 at 10:03

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Is 消杀 (xiāoshā) a new word, and what does it mean?

answered Apr 19, 2022 at 10:25

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Reading older Chinese magazines

answered Apr 19, 2022 at 20:21

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How to say wow in chinese and stretch it out? Woooaaaaah

answered Apr 29, 2022 at 19:13

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Is there a simple antonym for 好在 = "fortunately, luckily"?

answered Apr 30, 2022 at 9:12

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Do only about 3000 Chinese characters occur in more than one word in the dictionary 现代汉语词典?

answered Mar 26 at 6:10

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Is "哇咧老天哦" suppose to be a transaltion for "Oh My Gosh"?

answered Mar 26 at 6:47

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Do you always say Chinese idioms the exact same way (unlike English)?

answered Mar 26 at 8:56

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Is there significance on whether having a 3 character name versus a 2 character name in mainland China?

answered Oct 30, 2022 at 0:45

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Meaning of 注意点你的脑袋！

answered Apr 22 at 1:20

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Meaning of 相 in 讓僑胞擁有與國內民眾相類似之教育資源

answered Jun 14 at 22:45

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What are these courtesy names and given names? - confusion in translation

answered Jun 30 at 15:22

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What does 有板有眼 mean here?

answered Mar 24 at 4:02

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what is the difference between 困惑 and 糊涂

answered Apr 1 at 8:03

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Why do Chinese people complicate the matter in choosing the words for translation

Since 本来 means both "originally" and "of course", how can I determine if 他本来是老师 means "he was originally a teacher" or "he is of course a teacher"?

For loanwords like "Facebook", which type of pronunciation is more common?

Translating "You wanna bet?"

Is 李飞 a reasonable name in Chinese?

What is the most polite way to say "I beg your pardon"?

How do you say "wavy hair" in Chinese?

How to use 'awkward' as an adjective in Chinese

A word for "dating", "game", "seduction"

What is 照拂 in 我是你照拂的梦?

Can kan4 be used to mean "to look after"? Or must it be first tone?

Is 消杀 (xiāoshā) a new word, and what does it mean?

Reading older Chinese magazines

How to say wow in chinese and stretch it out? Woooaaaaah

Is there a simple antonym for 好在 = "fortunately, luckily"?

Do only about 3000 Chinese characters occur in more than one word in the dictionary 现代汉语词典?

Is "哇咧老天哦" suppose to be a transaltion for "Oh My Gosh"?

Do you always say Chinese idioms the exact same way (unlike English)?

Is there significance on whether having a 3 character name versus a 2 character name in mainland China?

Meaning of 注意点你的脑袋！

Meaning of 相 in 讓僑胞擁有與國內民眾相類似之教育資源

What are these courtesy names and given names? - confusion in translation

What does 有板有眼 mean here?

what is the difference between 困惑 and 糊涂