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Forum: Reading and Writing 12th March 2008, 03:46 AM

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Language of Xian

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Posted By dsrguru


Re: Language of Xian

imron wasn't saying that to criticize you. He was explaining that some of your friend's confusion
might stem from incorrect wording.


Wait a second. Are you using a paid human translation service? I...



Forum: Reading and Writing 10th March 2008, 05:03 AM

Replies: 69

Language of Xian

Views: 2,116

Posted By dsrguru


Re: Language of Xian

Thank you very much. I don't get compliments like that very often. :mrgreen:


Exactly.



Forum: Reading and Writing 9th March 2008, 10:37 PM

Replies: 69

Language of Xian

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Posted By dsrguru


Re: Language of Xian

Jovey, the problem is that automatic translation software doesn't work because certain words,
idioms, and grammatical constructions differ depending upon context. Only humans can transcend
the...



Forum: Reading and Writing 8th March 2008, 06:36 AM

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Language of Xian

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Posted By dsrguru


Re: Language of Xian

Yes, you are correct. That newspaper is read from left to right. That isn't always the case
though. Chinese (especially traditional characters) is sometimes written from top to bottom. In
fact, books...



Forum: Reading and Writing 8th March 2008, 04:31 AM

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Language of Xian

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Posted By dsrguru


Re: Language of Xian

The picture you give in #3 does show simplified characters, but #1 is just a bunch of question
marks. But yes, you are correct that you cannot translate an English sentence into Chinese by
just...



Forum: Reading and Writing 7th March 2008, 08:04 AM

Replies: 69

Language of Xian

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Posted By dsrguru


Re: Language of Xian

Kǎishū isn't a language; it's just the name for the most common style in which characters are
written. It's like regular Roman letters in print vs. cursive. If she can read Chinese, she can
read...



Forum: Reading and Writing 7th March 2008, 06:58 AM

Replies: 69

Language of Xian

Views: 2,116

Posted By dsrguru


Re: Language of Xian

No, kǎishū has nothing to do with simplified characters. Kǎishū is just a non-cursive style of
writing. Both simplified and traditional characters can be written in any of the calligraphic
styles...



Forum: Reading and Writing 7th March 2008, 05:46 AM

Replies: 69

Language of Xian

Views: 2,116

Posted By dsrguru


Re: Language of Xian

Your division of Chinese writing into "simplified symbols" and "Caligrophy [sic] (characters)"
isn't accurate. There are simplified characters and traditional characters. Simplified characters
are...



Forum: Reading and Writing 21st February 2008, 12:40 PM

Replies: 69

Language of Xian

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Posted By dsrguru


Re: Language of Xian

Jovey, I think your confusion stems from a misunderstanding of the Chinese writing system. It is
true that Chinese characters represent meaning rather than pronunciation (that's actually not
entirely...



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