回答 vs. 回复 vs. 回应 vs.答复： What is proper usage?
回答often used when somebody answer your question, usually face to face. 回复often used when they reply you via text or phone. 回应is used when you done something, others do another thing in respond. 答复is used when you ask question or have some petition to the government or other big agency, you will get a respond from them.
word choice - What is the difference between 回答 and 答复?
回答; 对提出的问题、要求给予解答或表示意见. 对提出的问题、要求所作出的答复. For me both seem to be practically the same. One uses the other in its explanation. At least for me, it feels that 回答 is a more general word while 答复 is more formal, and usually used when it involves someone superior.
Do you have any eating requirements or allergies?
2023年8月26日 · Viewed 120 times. 2. Eating requirements: 食物要求. Allergy: 过敏. But I came across another term which I can't seem to find. A waitress in China asked me if I had any eating requirements/allergies but she used a term that I think had 口 in it. I think it was 2 characters with 口 being either the first or second.
meaning - How is 马马虎虎 used? - Chinese Language Stack …
2020年6月17日 · @mangoyogurt I generally find that the difference between how I use 马马虎虎 and 哪里哪里 in this context is that if I think my Chinese is pretty good then I would use 哪里哪里 whereas if I think my Chinese is not that good but someone thought it was then I would use 马马 …
Expression “一...就...” - what if there is a sub-sentence?
回答： 我一回家就预习功课。 This structure is quite easy. However, how would we apply the ...
How to express: I wish... - Chinese Language Stack Exchange
2014年8月3日 · 4. 大家好！. I had a question that I have often asked my native-Chinese speaking friends, but I have not been satisfied with the answer. In English, I find myself often saying, "I wish..." For example: I wish I could go to the movies tonight, but I have too much work to do. I wish that I would have thought of that earlier.
信息 vs 資訊: what's the difference?
2023年11月27日 · 资讯 is similar to 新闻 (news), in fact 新闻资讯 is often used as a whole. It's a short piece of text that conveys information to people. 信息 can refer to all kinds of information, like 身份信息 (identity information), 行情信息 (market trend information), etc. Both 信息 and 资讯 mean information, but the former is an ...
Etymology of the Chinese number characters (一二三四五六七八九 …
2013年10月12日 · 四 in Shuowen is written in the seal script, its ancient form is , and Zhouwen is . In fact, 四 and are two characters with different meanings. Cao Zhou considered 四 was the origin of 泗, which looked like having snot in the nose. Actually, 四's meaning comes from nose (鼻), the origin of 鼻 is 自 or 白.
Reasons for Chinese changing from monosyllabic to disyllabic?
Classical and Middle Chinese are often considered monosyllabic languages - most words are single syllables. Modern Chinese however is considered disyllabic - most words are two syllables. For exam...
culture - Accepting compliments (without rejecting them)
Having said that, To levelly accept compliments without trying to show those virtues, simply use 謝謝, a plain "thank you". Or you can straight up translate English into Chinese: 你喜欢让我很高兴 - I'm glad you liked it. 得到你的夸奖很高兴 - I'm very happy to hear your compliments. 你太仁慈了 - You're too kind.