2014年9月7日 · However, many other people put their family name last when using their names in English, such as Yo-Yo Ma (the famous songwriter here "Ma" is his family name). Also, in scientific articles, most of Chinese authors choose to express their names following the American style. I am really confused by this.

2011年8月30日 · Sentence one: Confuscianism had a great influence on Chinese society and on the way Chinese people think. . . Sentence two: China's critics don't represent the voice of the Chinese people… Why does the first sentence say "Chinese people", while the second says "the Chinese people"? Are there any differences between them? Thanks in advance.

2012年2月3日 · On the other hand, 'Chinese people' could well be used if you are being less categorical: that is, when you do not wish to make a statement about a national characteristic. For example: They say the Chinese are very hard-working: but …

2016年5月14日 · Among other things, they don't form a plural. You can say Germans or Indians or Americans or Azerbaijanis, but you can't say Frenches, Chineses or Finnishes. You have to say Frenchmen, Chinese people, Finnish people. So you can't say those Chineses' suitcases, only those Chinese people's suitcases.

2007年4月3日 · I have recently heard from a Chinese-speaking friend that if you can read Chinese, you can read Japanese - and vice versa of course. It would make sense, as most Japanese Kanji are of Chinese origin, but what about the sentence structures and grammar or each language? Would they be roughly the...

2024年12月17日 · Hello, Apologies for an absolute beginner's question, but does the expression 我們說中文吧 really mean "Let's speak Chinese!"? This came from an online translator, and I simply need to translate the English phrase properly. I am absolutely not in a position to actually learn Chinese as I fully...

2010年2月23日 · In the two sentences, I understand that the word "Chinese" functions differently (adjective and noun, respectively). I'm not sure, though, if the meaning (or the emphasis or the feeling) of the sentence changes with the addition and removal of the article 'a' -- does it?

2021年7月6日 · The Chinese people speak English most of the time and they often refer to the Americans / Irish cops as "ducks". I though it was a typo, but I don't think it is the case, or dumb + fuck (but is a philological nonsense), so... could it be a literal translation of a Chinese insult? Or is it a derogatory term typical of that period?

2013年10月8日 · If you use the vernacular translation, few Chinese would recognize those were from Bruce Lee. They would become some random words of yourself. If people don't know the context, it would be hard to catch your idea.

2013年12月30日 · Could someone, please, tell me how to translate de idiom "Trabajo de chinos" (Extremely had work/To work extremely hard) Thanks in advance