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How do I find a word? Something like 摓
December 02, 2011 at 04:46 PM
摓, except there are two plus signs/crosses on top of the rightmost third? It's a surname, probably an academic.
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Keth's Journal December 2011
December 02, 2011 at 07:17 AM
2011/12/1 今天早上我不舒服。我拉肚子了！ 昨天午饭我吃了一只野雉。这只野雉的味道好吃了但现在我在想这是为什么今天我拉肚子了。 每个星期四我接到一本杂志叫 TLS. 我总是期待这本杂志以前圣诞节因为他们复习很多书今年出版了。 最近我的好朋友给我网站关于“星星画会”。很有意思你能看很多他们的画画。...
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What do you use to translate traditional to simplified text?
December 02, 2011 at 05:00 AM
There are plenty of sites that do this, but are there any that you prefer?
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Chinese input on mobile phones
December 01, 2011 at 09:54 PM
In China, what method is used to input Chinese on a smartphone vs a feature phone? Obviously it's not pinyin based. Is it radical or character based? Do people prefe...
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When English Language Newspapers Print Surname (Wei), How Do You Know Which Tone Applies?
December 01, 2011 at 09:30 PM
Based on a quick look up, there are surnames Wei with different tones. So I guess there's no way you can tell without the actual Chinese?
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"不如早点出手" 什么意思
December 01, 2011 at 09:23 PM
Not equal to early breakfast put on hands on ...? 不如早点出手? Flummoxed as to what this means.
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Three types of learners
December 01, 2011 at 01:21 PM
I've been working through the 三字经 and came across this section which reminds me of three categories of people learning Chinese: the naturally talented, those wh...
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Why are the no male chinese teachers at ChinesePod?
December 01, 2011 at 05:13 AM
Why are the no male chinese teachers at ChinesePod? While I absolutely love my teacher and look forward to speaking with her every day, I still wonder why ther...
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chinese poetry
December 01, 2011 at 03:26 AM
A couple of years ago there was a series of Chinese poetry translations and discussions. How can I locate those? My Chinese wasn't good enough then, but...
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