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Why is "cult movies" translated as 邪典电(電)影?

Does anyone know why the word "cult" (cult film) is translated as "邪典" (邪典电影) ? Thank you for your help in advance ?! ...

Asked on 10/23/2021

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Where to put 从头到尾 in a sentence?

我从头到尾把他的电影看了一遍。我把他的电影从头到尾看了一遍。Which of the two sentences above is more idiomatic?...

Asked on 10/23/2021

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Dictionary for traditional characters

I want to start learning traditional characters, but I don't know any good dictionaries that shows the strokes and maybe the meaning of each particular character. Can you recommend a...

Asked on 10/23/2021 by Caro

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Understanding 照相 and 照片

I am having some confusion about 照相 and 照片. In my Chinese lesson they introduced them:照片 Zhào piàn (noun) photo照相 Zhào xiàng (verb) to take a pictureThey also showed this...

Asked on 10/23/2021

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What semantic notions underlie 'wet, moist' and 'profit'?

I chanced upon two Chinese characters that signify both water with profit, but how can they possibly relate to each other semantically? Have the Chinese traditionally privatized...

Asked on 10/23/2021

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Difference between "believe" 认为 and 相信?

This question is related to: Is there any difference between 想, 觉得 and 以为? What are the difference between e.g. 想, 觉得 and 认为 when expressing opinion? In...

Asked on 10/23/2021

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What is the difference between yǐqián (以前) and zhīqián (之前)?

I'd like to have some way to differentiate between yǐqián (以前) and zhīqián (之前), in order to help with memorising them both. Referring to Modern Mandarin Grammar (Claudia Ross,...

Asked on 10/23/2021 by user459

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How to pronounce 儿 in conjunction with other characters

The textbook I'm reading now has liberal sprinklings of the 儿 character suffixing words that I have not previously seen suffixed. For example: 空儿。 How should this be pronounced? Are...

Asked on 10/23/2021 by Phil Gan

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How to differentiate moods, characters, temperaments, etc?

It seems like there are way more words for these things than in English, and I am having a hard time figuring out the difference between them. Some adjectives can...

Asked on 10/23/2021 by aelephant

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Difference between 还 and 又

Both 还 and 又 may be used to indicate an addition to the preceding information. For example:我买了香蕉、苹果还买了葡萄。 我们不但要努力学习,还要考得好。昨天没考好,现在又撞伤了,真倒霉。 他要买肉又要买鱼。May I exchange both in all above examples? If not,...

Asked on 10/23/2021 by Enrico Brasil

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