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li73
Posted on: Mosquitos and Olympics
June 25, 2008, 12:32 PMI found this article on China's Olympians, in this morning's NYTimes-online. Amber and David talked about this,
1. with the promising athletes getting whisked away to special-special-special schools
2. performance-based remuneration
www.nytimes.com/2008/06/21/sports/olympics/21athlete.html
In my humble opinion, there's a considerable amount of national pride at stake here -- this is a country working really really hard to shake off any remnants of it being a developing nation. Technology, infrastructure, and Olympic gold seem to be what gets positive press... hence the immense resources put into these areas.
Posted on: Taking the HSK
July 05, 2008, 02:25 AM@ tommyb,
How often are acronyms used in chinese?
You wouldn't know it, but acronyms are used all the time! Here are some examples:
an air conditioner is called 空调：空气调整器。
the Olympics 奥运会：奥林匹克运动会
Beijing University 北大：北京大学
I would think something like 汉平考 would be more appropriate to the nature of the language, and just as many sylables
Your question came up in my class in Chinese lexicon. According to my prof, the fancy, shmancy linguists in China are working out a made-in-China acronym system. However, "HSK" has become a brand-name of sorts. You could call it 汉考 and people (those who are concerned about exams and credentials) might understand. Syllables 音节, or are they morphemes 词? 我老师是词典编辑，因此我比较相信她的话。要不我们请潘杰(John P)，来分享分享？
@ henning, I agree with your alignment Cpod with HSK levels. Advanced here just gets you to the 中级there. What's more, the proficiency exam evaluates literacy -- which seems to be what garners much respect in Chinese society. ”一个人有没有文化“ refers not specifically to culture, but also to literacy and education. Perhaps our cpod animators can comment here, on that. Is this a Confucian value?