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Something I find I do a lot is over-think, trying to find some extra or subtle meaning in two different words that essentially mean the same thing. At... Read more
Etiology of 宫...buildings inside connected courtyards [the line between the two courtyards in the traditional character has been removed in the simpli... Read more
Etiology of 争...two hands fighting to grab the same lance. In this simplified character you can still see the lower hand, but the hand on top has been... Read more
furthermore, it would make sense for king to come first historically as you have suggested, before China was finally united under an Emperor. I have a... Read more
柏大卫， “paid in the middle of the month” I did 考虑 that 可能性 but I didn't wanna let that get in the way, hehe. I also wondered how universal being p... Read more
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I initially understood 可能 to mean possible. Later I discovered that it can also mean probable. I see the example in this lesson: 他最有可能赢 ..apart fr... Read more
Dilu, Welcome, great job!!! Read more
thanks svik. I hadn't heard that derivation but I like it. The one I'd come across is that it's pictographic and represents an axe...a symbol of power... Read more
For the 要(something)了 pattern, is it used for expectations? And can we also use 一定 for this purpose? Read more