The Chinese character is... 籹 (cake) I know that it's written like, nǚ, but what is the pinyin? I read somewhere that is was nu3ru3. That can't be right. Can someone help? Thanks in advanced!

I am speaking with a Chinese friend. I am still studying and I am not yet familiar with the writing yet so I have to translate what I am saying to her. If I made any mistakes please correct me This is what was translated: I am learning Chinese. This is good language! Please help me understand the Chinese language! ^^ 我正在学习中文。这是良好的语言！请帮助我了解中文！ ^ ^ Do you speak Japanese and Chinese? I speak Japanese and a little Chinese. ^^ 你会讲日语和汉语？我讲日语和一点点中文。 ^ ^ I hope we will be great friends! 我希望我们能够很好的朋友！

Some chinese questions for the chinese experts :)? Thanks! 1. What is the difference between can(1st tone) and cai (4th tone) 2. Do both of these mean "He has finished eating the diced chicken" -- Ta ba jiding chiwan le AND ta chiwan le jiding Why would anybody ever use the "ba" construction, seems like a massive hassle 3. "I didn't see the movie because there were a lot of people" -- dui ma --> Wo meiou kandao yinwei you hen duo ren le 4. "Too western for him" -- my main question is how to add "for her" or "for him" in this type of phrasing. Is this right --> Ta de tai xifang le

What exactly does it mean?

Meaning is it points out the criterion for an action. Example: 我这个菜是照着书上的说明做的。 I think it means 'according to' but I am wondering if anyone has a better equivalent in English that I don't know about.

They both seem to signify possession, but how do you determine which one to use?

If you speak Chinese or are good at it, I'd appreciate the help. But if you don't speak Chinese, please don't use some online translator because they never seem to translate things right, and I've already used an online translator and it didn't make much sense ^^ Thank in advance~ 考试没过？？ 感觉又要挂了- -,而且好多考试啊

I have no idea what it is (Ap Chinese homework).

First of all, you need to know how to read Chinese. I’m asking a friend of mine to buy me computer ram but he is Chinese. I used Google translate and tell me if he would understand this: 我的電腦只擁有 2個插槽，所以你需要購買 2 個2GB內存 My original English writing was this: My computer only has 2 ram slots so you need to buy 2 2GB ram. Will he understand the Chinese words and does it match the English one?

One of my co-workers is a new dad and we wanted to print him a huge card to congratulate him and his wife on the occasion. He speaks Chinese (at least he speaks mandarin with our other Chinese co-workers) as well as English, and we wanted to spread our wishes as a group in both languages. We're doing our best to keep it a surprise, which is why I've come to the internet for help--can anyone give me a non-Google translate answer?

I heard that when the Manchus (满族) conquered China in 1644, their Altaic language affected northern dialects, thus resulting in the modern Mandarin dialects. Does anyone know of any specific examples of this phenomenon, such as sound changes, vocabulary, or grammar?

I've been studying Japanese for a little while, and want to also get into Chinese now. The books for Japanese I used were Japanese For Busy People & Genki Series....these books were GREAT! I really learnt tons! Now I'm not familiar with any Chinese (mandarin) books, so I'm wondering if you guys could recommend any good ones? I've taken a semester of Chinese at my local uni, and we didn't use books, but he recommended Integrated Chinese Can you recommend this book? And please, I don't want a book all in pinyin or anything, I want to use the hanzi as soon as possible. I learned the Kana for Japanese and bought the Kana versions of the book, and this was the Best decision I could have made. Thanks for all the info!

Hey, I need to know how to write this in Pinyin for a Mandarin assignment. - What year did you father come to Australia? - What does your older brother do for a living? If you could also include tone marks, it would be great. Thanks. - David

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1. Whistling at night is not allowed because it is believed to be a curse in the family of the person performing that action. 2. Young girls are meant to be circumcised so that they can get married. When an owl is found on top of the roof in someone’s house, it signifies that someone will die in that home. 3. People should not clean or sweep the house at night. 4. Pregnant women are not allowed to walk around the graveyard or else the unborn baby will die.

If PRC's influence grows stronger, would even Taiwan give up the traditional Chinese characters and switch to simplified? Would they completely be out of use? I personally love the traditional more than the simplified, so I wouldn't want them to go away.

I am interested in taking Mandarin lessons, but I do not know how to go about doing it? I am not in college so I can't study abroad. What's the best way for me to learn Chinese?