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lujiaojie
Posted on: 欧洲杯
July 9, 2008 at 2:20 AMpungjang,
Yes, 八分之一 is 1/8. 八分之一比赛 means the round before the quarterfinals. I asked the native English speakers in the office, and they said there is no equivalent in English. Do you just say '16 teams left'?
Hope that makes sense.
Posted on: 成语俗语
July 7, 2008 at 8:27 AMxiaoanolga:
愁一愁白了头, 笑一笑十年少
饭后百步走,活到九十九
这两句是俗语。
你说得对，大多数成语是四个字，
但是成语不一定是四个字。
五十步笑百步
更上一层楼
都是成语。
Posted on: Mobile Repairman
July 4, 2008 at 9:01 AM徐梦奔：
caughtin说得很对。
但是我们不说“回收人”和“修理人”，你可以说：
回收东西的人
huíshōu dōngxi de rén
修理东西的人
xiūlǐ dōngxi de rén
Posted on: Characters in the Desert and Chinese Kitchens
June 27, 2008 at 8:25 AMHere are the characters and pinyin for the slogans:
毛主席万万岁
Máo zhǔxí wànwànsuì
为人民服务
wèi rénmín fúwù
只争朝夕
zhǐ zhēng zhāo xī
向斗争中学习
xiàng dòuzhēng zhōng xuéxí
排除万难去争取胜利
páichú wànnàn qù zhēngqǔ shènglì
Posted on: Choosing a Chinese Name and Safety
June 26, 2008 at 1:20 AMrarefruit:
The characters in the names are simplified.
In the mainland, we learn simplified character at school and you can see simplified character everywhere.
Posted on: Choosing a Chinese Name and Safety
June 25, 2008 at 4:31 AMrerefruit:
高云 鹏 péng
鹏 is a kind of fabulous (mythical) giant bird that has great strength and ideals. 云鹏 sounds like a wonderful boy's name.
高云 升 shēng
升 means rise or ascend, 云升 means the boy will have a beautiful future.
Posted on: Using a Credit Card
June 17, 2008 at 1:34 AMestcoastyankee2703:
In shua1 ka3, shua1 is the verb to swipe a card,
"ka3" is short for "xin4yong4ka3".
xin4yong4ka3 is the acutal name for credit card.
Posted on: Fortunate Cookies
June 13, 2008 at 8:46 AMs0395617:
西红柿 和 番茄 一样。
ketchup 可以说 西红柿酱，也可以说番茄酱。
薯：
红薯 hóngshǔ sweet potato
马铃薯 mǎlíngshǔ potato
Posted on: The Olympic Marathon
June 13, 2008 at 2:18 AMazul:
As a adjective,
辛苦 is associated with the body and mind, describing something like someone's hard work;
艰苦 is associated with conditions or environment, describing situations that are not so good.
For example:
他工作很辛苦。 Tā gōngzuò hěn xīnkǔ.
那里的环境很艰苦。Nàli de huánjìng hěn jiānkǔ.
Posted on: 磁悬浮
July 15, 2008 at 2:18 AMdubaobao:
yi3di4kai1tou2 是"以D开头”，number 的第一个字是“D”
比如：
D32 是“动车组”，“动车组” 以“D” 开头；
T104 是“特快” ，“特快” 是 以“T"开头。