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I believe that Allah in Chinese is 真主 (Zhēnzhǔ). cf. 清真寺 and 清真教. As for 这是一个方便便利店。 Hmm... not actually wrong I think, but surely a tautology ! lol Read more

How I hate goodbyes! And I feel somewhere inside pete that this is only the beginning of yours. Anyway I want you to know that I do love poetry, (in s... Read more

阿拉伯 is an interesting word because it sounds somewhat like a transliteration,but the first 2 characters also both sound like and mean Allah.Is this a... Read more

Thanks paulinurus!  That was my assumption.  Good to know I'm on the right track.  Now if only I can remember when to correctly use the... Read more

Wow, QW gets better and better these days, and the activity here in the comments is so lively! There are so many interesting points and questions I ca... Read more

Pete, I very much like that explanation, thank  you.  Perhaps an English sentence with an intensifying appositive that sort of approximates... Read more

系列加油！！ [Go series !!] Looking forward to some insights from Changye in the东北中国 [East north=north east China] Hungry Traveller series. Hey,thanks f... Read more

做 vs.作 (zuò vs. zuò) My understanding of 做 vs.作 is that 做 is an "activity verb", while 作 (also a verb) is used only in set... Read more

This is great.  I hope to know something more about 弄/搞.  Can I generally use this as a sentence pattern: （主语）把 （宾语）弄/搞+形容词 比如说： 我把我... Read more

@calkins Thanks for the tip Read more