Vocabulary, idioms, word lists . . .

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1. Random new word of the day 1 2 3 4 114

   By roddy, September 17, 2007 at 11:24 PM
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   • imron
   • May 21, 2022 at 02:56 AM

2. 又双叒叕

   By Tomsima, June 21, 2018 at 05:34 PM
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   • TheBigZaboon
   • May 19, 2022 at 12:54 AM

3. My growing list of 状态形容词

   By 骏马的丕沿🤯, May 12, 2022 at 03:01 AM
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   • EnergyReaper
   • May 12, 2022 at 10:30 AM

4. Can someone help my little brother?

   By MemePlay, May 8, 2022 at 02:57 PM
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   • amytheorangutan
   • May 9, 2022 at 08:47 AM

5. Question about 天花板 1 2

   By Moshen, May 1, 2022 at 10:48 AM
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   • abcdefg
   • May 6, 2022 at 05:23 PM

6. Poker vocab list

   By suMMit, April 18, 2022 at 01:36 AM
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   • suMMit
   • April 19, 2022 at 03:15 PM

7. Characters with more than one tone option, how do you know which one is correct (e.g. 差, chā,  chà)? 1 2

   By Jan Finster, March 4, 2022 at 08:01 AM
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   • SmartHanzi
   • April 7, 2022 at 06:33 PM

8. Single words, single syllables

   By Mig, April 1, 2022 at 07:12 PM
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   • 黄有光
   • April 2, 2022 at 12:15 PM

9. Why's 木 (tree; wood) the semantic component of 檢 (arrange; collate; inspect; search; restrict, regulate)?

   By scherzo, March 15, 2022 at 10:00 AM
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   • fenggz
   • April 2, 2022 at 03:22 AM

10. Random Character of the Day 1 2 3 4 9

    By Tomsima, January 17, 2019 at 02:29 PM
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    • 889
    • March 27, 2022 at 08:27 PM

11. Computer Science terminiology in Mandarin

    By Glyn, March 24, 2022 at 08:55 PM
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    • StChris
    • March 24, 2022 at 10:07 PM

12. Why's 糸 (thin silk) the semantic component of 納 (give; receive, admit; be appointed; insert)?

    By scherzo, March 22, 2022 at 08:05 AM
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    • scherzo
    • March 22, 2022 at 08:05 AM

13. Why's 氵(water) the semantic component of 沒 (non-existence)?

    By scherzo, March 22, 2022 at 05:16 AM
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    • scherzo
    • March 22, 2022 at 05:16 AM

14. Why's 攵 (to tap, to knock lightly) the semantic component of 致 (to convey to (archaic); cause; retire, resign; apply to; transmit; devote)?

    By scherzo, March 15, 2022 at 08:06 AM
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    • scherzo
    • March 15, 2022 at 08:06 AM

15. 重 : What semantic notions underlie 'weighty, heavy; important; severe' ⟶ 'increase ⟶ 'double' ⟶ 'repeat' ?

    By scherzo, February 26, 2022 at 01:23 AM
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    • anonymoose
    • February 26, 2022 at 06:53 PM

16. How to create word list posters

    By GenericName02, February 4, 2022 at 06:01 AM
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    • GenericName02
    • February 4, 2022 at 06:01 AM

17. Which is the answer for this exercise?

    By MemePlay, February 3, 2022 at 07:04 PM
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    • Lu
    • February 3, 2022 at 08:08 PM

18. What do these two sentences mean?

    By bunnyteeth, January 30, 2022 at 09:55 AM
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    • Jim
    • February 3, 2022 at 08:20 AM

19. List of characters used in names? 1 2

    By Jan Finster, January 28, 2022 at 08:13 AM
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    • Publius
    • February 2, 2022 at 07:56 AM

20. List of more than 40,000 chengyu

    By 骏马的丕沿🤯, November 27, 2021 at 07:23 PM
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    • shawky.nasr
    • January 29, 2022 at 11:51 AM

21. How did 斥 (本義 = house or salty swamp???) semantically shift to mean 'upbraid, reproach'?

    By scherzo, January 22, 2022 at 06:04 AM
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    • Demonic_Duck
    • January 22, 2022 at 03:52 PM

22. Chinese & English expressions that are surprisingly similar 1 2

    By Jan Finster, March 8, 2020 at 05:01 PM
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    • Jan Finster
    • January 21, 2022 at 09:11 AM

23. 晓得usage

    By Pizzamaster, January 18, 2022 at 04:23 PM
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    • Tomsima
    • January 20, 2022 at 02:14 PM

24. How did卩 (kneeling) semantically shift to mean 卻 — 1. reject, decline? 2. but, yet, still, however; while?

    By scherzo, January 7, 2022 at 05:52 AM
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    • Publius
    • January 20, 2022 at 07:52 AM

25. Confused about phonetic components

    By Jan Finster, January 17, 2022 at 09:35 AM
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    • alantin
    • January 17, 2022 at 12:58 PM