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Posted on: Translation Tools
On August 20 at 3:51 PM by jennyzhu

Sorry you double posted, I removed one comment but for some reason both were gone. I had no intention to remove your comment.. Read more

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Posted on: Translation Tools
On August 20 at 3:49 PM by zhenlijiang

I'm sorry to see you felt the need to remove my comment. Perhaps you saw and thought it was a disgruntled user-type comment, or that I was being provo... Read more

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On August 20 at 3:40 PM by jennyzhu

No, since 不了 often indicates an inability to complete the task because circumstances are preventing it. Since "can't take a look at the room" is the h... Read more

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On August 20 at 3:37 PM by jennyzhu

We usually shorten it to 技术经理 or just IT 經理, Read more

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On August 20 at 3:35 PM by jennyzhu

"Jīng" in 'yǎnjīng" is first tone, but it's often read as a neutral tone in real life. There are some words which are pronounced slightly differently... Read more

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Posted on: Housekeeping!
On August 20 at 3:20 PM by jennyzhu

在 and 把 usually don't appear in the same sentence. 把 is used a lot as instructions (take something and do something to it). So you can say 把房间打扫一下/cl... Read more

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Posted on: Translation Tools
On August 20 at 3:14 PM by jennyzhu

What? Rhubarb is 大黄? I loved eating rhubarb pie in Australia. Never would have thought it's 大黄, a potent laxative used in TCM. Read more

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Posted on: Translation Tools
On August 20 at 2:54 PM by kimiik

I also use Wikipedia but I guess this Qingwen only concerns tools "easily accessible" within Mainland China. Read more

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Posted on: Translation Tools
On August 20 at 2:28 PM by cinnamonfern

Before I found some of the online dictionaries, I would  reverse translate on Wikipedia. (Look up a page you want in English and then go to the b... Read more

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Posted on: Translation Tools
On August 20 at 2:23 PM by ashaman5

the xiaoma cidian is my #1 tool http://www.xiaoma.info/index.php?fpy=bai%20tou%20xie%20lao Read more