I'm Chinese / I'm a Chinese [Nationality: adjective vs noun]
2010年2月23日 · The Persian word and the Sanskrit word cīnāḥ, "Chinese people," which gave us the English name for the country, go back to the Chinese word Qín, the name of the dynasty …
Chinese are / Chinese people are / The Chinese are
2012年2月3日 · In these cases, English native speakers would normally say 'the Chinese' etc., not 'Chinese people'. When referring to national characteristcs, 'Chinese people' is not wrong, but …
Duck (derogatory term) - WordReference Forums
2019年6月23日 · Unfortunately I don't have the original Chinese, just a probably crappy transcription, but I was wondering whether the word duck was an insult or not, in Chinese. The …
If you can read Japanese, can you read Chinese?
2013年9月29日 · However, I have to admit that Chinese people without Japanese knowledge can guess the meaning of a Japanese essay to a certain extent, let's say 30% of the meaning (the …
Chinese mainland/mainland China? - WordReference Forums
2017年2月13日 · The Chinese mainland excludes Hainan as well as Taiwan. It's a simple geographical term. 'Mainland China' is political; it refers to the government based on the …
He who has never been to the Great Wall is not a true man (不到 …
2014年6月17日 · Hi, I'm having trouble understanding a Chinese saying. I found it online in Chinese as 不到长城非好汉 (bú dào Chángchéng fēi hǎohàn) -- I don't know what that says …
"Aunt" and "Uncle" for non-relatives - WordReference Forums
2008年8月4日 · Chinese is not exactly my mother tongue but my parents', and for a long time, I even thought that there were no other words to say it. Adults would also use it as a mark of …
wo cao ni (我操/肏你) | WordReference Forums
2006年3月24日 · wo cao ni, its Very commonly in Chinese , personally think that should come from "i fuck your mother's cunt(wo cao ni ma bi)," this, including the derivatives,such like fuck …
My Chinese is bad - WordReference Forums
2016年4月4日 · 我的汉语很差 (literally: My Chinese is very bad) is, first of all, a positive statement, and people know you were stating a fact concerning your Chinese proficiency. …
冰淇淋 / 冰激凌 (ice cream) | WordReference Forums
2009年8月10日 · My vague memory from Chinese class back in primary school called 冰激凌 is a false written form of 冰淇淋 (There was even a question about this in the exam), but since …