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- "或是" vs "或者"

I think 或是 should be considered the same in meaning as 或者是 - I don't think 或是 should be analyzed as a word or seperate gramatical term.

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- Meaning: 好男一身毛， 好女一身膘？

"好男一身毛, 好女一身膘" comes from acsient China. I believe the original meaning of the saying could be interpreted as this: Hairy man in ascient China gave people the impression of tough and strong. Physical fitness was crucial in a agricultural society for obvious ...

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- Gun safety terminology?

guns -枪 gun safety - 枪保险 targets - 靶, or 目标 rifles - 来福枪 pistols - 手枪 shotguns - 散弹枪 or 猎枪 You can search for "枪 translation" in google for more Chinese translation in this field, you'll find pictures with both Chinese and Englis...

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- Help!

For Windows XP users: 1. Open your Control Panel, then select "Regional and Language Options". Go to the "Languages" tab; under "Supplemental Language Support", select "Install Files for Asian Languages," Then "OK", "OK". Wait for the files to install, t...

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- Erhua 儿 - does it actually mean something?

Wow! The second meaning looks even more interesting ( 2 -2 ): change of lexical category. So, did I get it correctly: - 唱 chàng means "to sing" - 唱儿 chà'r should then mean "song", correct? (Sorry, I am using online dictionary to read the chinese text. My...

(4)   new comment by posted January 14, 2012