User Comments - kimiik
kimiik
Posted on: Discussing Basketball Teams
February 2, 2011 at 10:05 AMDo you mean that the chinese language should be DPRK-pure ?
For you, does the impurity come from latin letters or western concepts ?
Posted on: New Employee in the Office
February 2, 2011 at 7:47 AMIs there a difference between 网络电话 and IP电话 ?
On Google, 网络电话 has 2 460 000 results.
On Google, IP电话 has 11 700 000 results.
Posted on: What's in a name?
February 1, 2011 at 9:35 AMIsn't 达味 (dáwèi) a trademark for food products ?
Posted on: What's in a name?
January 31, 2011 at 10:57 AM... or you could have Googled ["chinesepod.com" "中文吧" 中文名字] and have the answer straight away. ;o)
Posted on: Marco Polo in China
January 23, 2011 at 3:28 PMHere is John's blog entry about the Marco Polo Syndrome :
http://www.sinosplice.com/life/archives/2005/03/30/marco-polo-syndrome
Posted on: How to Address Someone
January 21, 2011 at 8:23 AMHi Zhenlijiang,
Yes I meant characters as in hanzi but used an example with people because I thought it was more common.
Posted on: How to Address Someone
January 20, 2011 at 10:44 PMConnaitre and reconnaitre are indeed applicable to characters :
connaitre quelqu'un = to know someone = 认识一个人
reconnaitre quelqu'un = to recognize someone = 认出一个人
Posted on: How to Address Someone
January 18, 2011 at 8:21 AM称呼 in Google Ngram Viewer (between 1900 and 2008):
Posted on: Concern over a Love Letter
January 17, 2011 at 11:24 AMApparently, it's possible to dry the ocean of the heart (擦干心海) but not the ocean of the brain (擦干脑海). I wonder what makes the mind so "desiccant proof".
Posted on: Discussing Basketball Teams
February 2, 2011 at 11:49 AMI see what you mean but I wonder if you also consider the arabic numerals as impure ?