meaning in context - Why is 西藏 Tibet but not Xizang in English …
The name 西藏 / Xīzàng is fairly recent.. Both Wikipedia and the Encyclopedia Britannica agree that the name "Tibet" is derived from a different language than Chinese, probably Persian …
The word for "usually" in Mandarin - Chinese Language Stack …
The Qinghai-Xizang Plateau has long been known as the roof of the world.，*率 bound morpheme,大率如此。 This is usually the case. 素来 always; usually; all along: 他素来不吸烟 …
Official place names - Chinese Language Stack Exchange
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Chinese transliterated place names
2021年4月10日 · I am looking for a database of place names which would be non-Chinese place names listing their transliteration into Chinese. When I view Google Maps on my iPhone with …
grammar - Meaning of 的 in 我十岁才到的美国 - Chinese …
I asked an expert: "Shouldn't "我(是)七点到的学校" be "这(是)我七点到的学校"?" He answered "The first sentence is used for emphasis on the time '7 o'clock'.
What is the implication of 东鄙？
2022年12月6日 · Both passages are from a commentary book Zuo Zhuan composed as of the 4th century BC about history between the 8th and the 5th century BC, during which the fast east …
names of planets in the solar system 星球
2021年2月1日 · I am curious about the Chinese names of the planets in the solar system. 水星 for Mercury, 金星 for Venus, and so on.
Standardisation of place names in Chinese
2021年5月8日 · I have asked a similar question about the standardisation of Chinese places names. A previous question talked about how governments are able to give the official place …