One word, many meanings | |
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Sep 13, 2009 22:52 | |
| Your Chinese are so wonderful! Thank you for your share! More Chinese learners, contact me, it's my pleasure to help you! lily.du_echineselearning |
Nov 16, 2009 12:19 | |
| interesting !!! |
Nov 17, 2009 23:12 | |
| well, wo shi xiang xiang could also mean I'm xiang xiang(xiang xiang as a name) wo xiang wo de xiang xiang: I miss my xiang xiang haha |
Nov 24, 2009 20:55 | |
| Here's another one "ma" four tones and tons of meanings, so be carefull when you want to say mom!! mā: mom má: numb; toad; (to have) pins and needles; tingling; hemp; numb; to bothe mǎ: morphine, name of a river, a weight; number; yard; pile; stack; dragonfly; 21st of month (tele.); horse; ant mà: d (22nd); sacrifice to god of war; scold; abuse; grasshopper and I have no learning merit...internet is a good school book... Here's a very useful link to learn Mandarin (even has sounds to help you pronounce words w proper intonation): haha this is very funy,right? chinese means different in different circustance |
Last edited by CNVANON: Nov 24, 2009 20:55 |
Feb 27, 2012 23:51 | |
| I think you misunderstood these words. Though they pronounce the same but they are different characters. For example: Xiang ("想"the falling-rising tone):to think, to miss somebody, want to have something; Xiang("象", the falling tone):elephant; Xiang(像,the falling tone): to be like. |
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