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Question

西藏文翻譯成英文

Answer 1

(xī zàng wén fān yì chéng yīng wén): Translating Tibetan text into English This phrase combines: - 西藏文 (xī zàng wén): Tibetan language/text - 翻譯 (fān yì): to translate - 成 (chéng): into, to become - 英文 (yīng wén): English language

Answer 2

(jiǎng): to speak, to say, to tell, to explain Examples: 1. 講故事 (jiǎng gù shì): to tell a story 2. 講話 (jiǎng huà): to speak, to talk 3. 講道理 (jiǎng dào lǐ): to reason, to explain principles 4. 講課 (jiǎng kè): to lecture, to give a lesson 5. 講解 (jiǎng jiě): to explain, to expound

Answer 3

(huá yán jīng): Avatamsaka Sutra, Flower Garland Sutra, Flower Adornment Sutra This term combines: - 華 (huá): flower, splendid, China - 嚴 (yán): solemn, dignified, strict - 經 (jīng): sutra, scripture, classic text This is one of the most influential Mahayana Buddhist sutras, known for its detailed cosmology and description of the path of the bodhisattva. The title refers to a world adorned with flowers, symbolizing the beauty and interconnectedness of all phenomena. Examples: 1. 研究華嚴經 (yán jiū huá yán jīng): to study the Avatamsaka Sutra 2. 華嚴經的思想 (huá yán jīng de sī xiǎng): the philosophy of the Avatamsaka Sutra 3. 華嚴經全文 (huá yán jīng quán wén): the complete text of the Avatamsaka Sutra 4. 華嚴經譯本 (huá yán jīng yì běn): translations of the Avatamsaka Sutra 5. 華嚴經講座 (huá yán jīng jiǎng zuò): lectures on the Avatamsaka Sutra

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(dà gài): approximately, roughly, probably, general idea This word combines: - 大 (dà): big, large, great - 概 (gài): approximate, general Examples: 1. 大概三點鐘 (dà gài sān diǎn zhōng): approximately three o'clock 2. 他大概不來了 (tā dà gài bù lái le): he probably won't come 3. 大概的意思 (dà gài de yì si): the general meaning 4. 我大概明白了 (wǒ dà gài míng bái le): I roughly understand 5. 大概需要一個小時 (dà gài xū yào yī gè xiǎo shí): it will probably take about an hour

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(pí qì): temper, disposition, temperament This word combines: - 脾 (pí): spleen (in traditional Chinese medicine, related to one's temperament) - 氣 (qì): gas, air, energy, temperament Examples: 1. 好脾氣 (hǎo pí qì): good temper 2. 壞脾氣 (huài pí qì): bad temper 3. 發脾氣 (fā pí qì): to lose one's temper 4. 控制脾氣 (kòng zhì pí qì): to control one's temper 5. 她的脾氣很溫和 (tā de pí qì hěn wēn hé): her temperament is very gentle

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(hái): still, yet, to return, in addition This character has several meanings depending on context: When pronounced as "hái": 1. 我還在等 (wǒ hái zài děng): I am still waiting 2. 還有問題嗎？ (hái yǒu wèn tí ma?): Are there any more questions? 3. 他還沒來 (tā hái méi lái): He hasn't come yet 4. 還要什麼? (hái yào shén me?): What else do you want? 5. 還不錯 (hái bú cuò): not bad, pretty good When pronounced as "huán": 1. 還書 (huán shū): to return a book 2. 還錢 (huán qián): to pay back money 3. 歸還 (guī huán): to give back, to return 4. 償還 (cháng huán): to repay, to reimburse 5. 還清債務 (huán qīng zhài wù): to pay off debts

Answer 7

(lǎo gōng): husband This term combines: - 老 (lǎo): old (used as a term of familiarity or respect) - 公 (gōng): male, public Examples: 1. 我老公 (wǒ lǎo gōng): my husband 2. 她的老公很帥 (tā de lǎo gōng hěn shuài): her husband is very handsome 3. 老公和老婆 (lǎo gōng hé lǎo pó): husband and wife 4. 打電話給老公 (dǎ diàn huà gěi lǎo gōng): to call one's husband 5. 老公在工作 (lǎo gōng zài gōng zuò): husband is at work

Answer 8

(yào kàn): want to see, need to look at, depends on This phrase combines: - 要 (yào): to want, to need, must - 看 (kàn): to see, to look at, to read, to watch Examples: 1. 我要看電影 (wǒ yào kàn diàn yǐng): I want to watch a movie 2. 要看情況 (yào kàn qíng kuàng): it depends on the situation 3. 你要看書嗎？ (nǐ yào kàn shū ma?): Do you want to read a book? 4. 要看醫生 (yào kàn yī shēng): need to see a doctor 5. 這要看你的決定 (zhè yào kàn nǐ de jué dìng): This depends on your decision

Answer 9

(yào kàn qíng kuàng): it depends on the situation

Answer 10

(qíng kuàng): situation, circumstances, condition, state This word combines: - 情 (qíng): feeling, emotion, situation - 況 (kuàng): situation, state, condition Examples: 1. 目前的情況 (mù qián de qíng kuàng): the current situation 2. 家庭情況 (jiā tíng qíng kuàng): family circumstances 3. 了解情況 (liǎo jiě qíng kuàng): to understand the situation 4. 根據情況 (gēn jù qíng kuàng): according to the circumstances 5. 什麼情況？ (shén me qíng kuàng?): What's going on? What's the situation?

Answer 11

(rě): to provoke, to irritate, to cause, to stir up Examples: 1. 惹麻煩 (rě má fan): to cause trouble 2. 惹怒 (rě nù): to anger, to provoke 3. 惹人注意 (rě rén zhù yì): to attract attention 4. 不要惹他 (bú yào rě tā): don't provoke him 5. 惹出禍來 (rě chū huò lái): to stir up trouble

Answer 12

令 (lìng): to order, to command, to cause, to make Examples: 1. 令人驚訝 (lìng rén jīng yà): surprising, astonishing 2. 命令 (mìng lìng): command, order 3. 法令 (fǎ lìng): decree, law 4. 令牌 (lìng pái): token, badge 5. 這令我很高興 (zhè lìng wǒ hěn gāo xìng): this makes me very happy 讓 (ràng): to let, to allow, to make, to cause, to yield Examples: 1. 讓我看看 (ràng wǒ kàn kan): let me see 2. 讓座 (ràng zuò): to give up one's seat 3. 讓路 (ràng lù): to make way 4. 這讓我很生氣 (zhè ràng wǒ hěn shēng qì): this makes me very angry 5. 讓他去吧 (ràng tā qù ba): let him go While both can be used to express "to cause" or "to make," 令 is more formal and often used in written language, while 讓 is more commonly used in everyday speech and has broader meanings including "to allow" or "to yield."

Answer 13

(shǒu shì): gesture, hand signal This word combines: - 手 (shǒu): hand - 勢 (shì): power, momentum, tendency, gesture Examples: 1. 打手勢 (dǎ shǒu shì): to make a gesture 2. 揮手勢 (huī shǒu shì): to wave one's hand 3. 手勢語言 (shǒu shì yǔ yán): sign language 4. 用手勢示意 (yòng shǒu shì shì yì): to indicate with a gesture 5. 交通警察的手勢 (jiāo tōng jǐng chá de shǒu shì): traffic police hand signals

Answer 14

(dāng/dàng): when, at, to be, to act as, to regard as, to serve as, to pawn This character has multiple pronunciations and meanings: When pronounced as "dāng": 1. 當時 (dāng shí): at that time 2. 當天 (dāng tiān): on that day 3. 當然 (dāng rán): of course, certainly 4. 當地 (dāng dì): local, native 5. 當代 (dāng dài): contemporary, modern When pronounced as "dàng": 1. 當老師 (dàng lǎo shī): to work as a teacher 2. 當主席 (dàng zhǔ xí): to serve as chairman 3. 當選 (dàng xuǎn): to be elected 4. 當兵 (dàng bīng): to serve in the military 5. 當鋪 (dàng pù): pawnshop

Answer 15

(zhí jiē): direct, directly, straightforward This word combines: - 直 (zhí): straight, vertical, upright - 接 (jiē): to connect, to join, to meet Examples: 1. 直接說 (zhí jiē shuō): to speak directly/frankly 2. 直接問題 (zhí jiē wèn tí): direct question 3. 直接回答 (zhí jiē huí dá): straightforward answer 4. 直接飛往 (zhí jiē fēi wǎng): to fly directly to 5. 間接和直接 (jiàn jiē hé zhí jiē): indirect and direct

Answer 16

(lí kāi): to leave, to depart, to go away from This word combines: - 離 (lí): to leave, to be away from, to be separated from - 開 (kāi): to open, to start, to depart Examples: 1. 離開家 (lí kāi jiā): to leave home 2. 他離開了公司 (tā lí kāi le gōng sī): he left the company 3. 離開這個地方 (lí kāi zhè ge dì fāng): to leave this place 4. 什麼時候離開? (shén me shí hòu lí kāi?): when will (you) leave? 5. 不想離開 (bù xiǎng lí kāi): don't want to leave

Answer 17

(fēng jǐng): scenery, landscape, view This word combines: - 風 (fēng): wind - 景 (jǐng): view, scenery, sight Examples: 1. 美麗的風景 (měi lì de fēng jǐng): beautiful scenery 2. 自然風景 (zì rán fēng jǐng): natural landscape 3. 風景區 (fēng jǐng qū): scenic area 4. 欣賞風景 (xīn shǎng fēng jǐng): to appreciate the scenery 5. 風景如畫 (fēng jǐng rú huà): picturesque scenery (literally: scenery like a painting)

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(fēng jǐng měi de ràng wǒ shuō bù chū huà): The scenery is so beautiful that it leaves me speechless. This sentence combines: - 風景 (fēng jǐng): scenery, landscape - 美 (měi): beautiful - 得 (de): particle indicating degree - 讓 (ràng): to make, to cause - 我 (wǒ): me, I - 說不出話 (shuō bù chū huà): unable to speak, speechless

Answer 19

(rú guǒ): if, in case, suppose that This word combines: - 如 (rú): like, as, if - 果 (guǒ): fruit, result, indeed Examples: 1. 如果明天下雨 (rú guǒ míng tiān xià yǔ): if it rains tomorrow 2. 如果可能的話 (rú guǒ kě néng de huà): if possible 3. 如果我是你 (rú guǒ wǒ shì nǐ): if I were you 4. 如果沒有問題 (rú guǒ méi yǒu wèn tí): if there's no problem 5. 如果你同意 (rú guǒ nǐ tóng yì): if you agree

Answer 20

(fǎn yìng): reaction, response, to react This word combines: - 反 (fǎn): to turn over, opposite, against - 應 (yìng): to respond, to answer Examples: 1. 快速反應 (kuài sù fǎn yìng): quick reaction 2. 過敏反應 (guò mǐn fǎn yìng): allergic reaction 3. 化學反應 (huà xué fǎn yìng): chemical reaction 4. 沒有反應 (méi yǒu fǎn yìng): no response 5. 反應遲鈍 (fǎn yìng chí dùn): slow response, sluggish reaction

Answer 21

(dǎ diàn huà): to make a phone call, to call This phrase combines: - 打 (dǎ): to hit, to make, to do - 電話 (diàn huà): telephone, phone Examples: 1. 我要打電話給他 (wǒ yào dǎ diàn huà gěi tā): I want to call him 2. 打電話回家 (dǎ diàn huà huí jiā): to call home 3. 打一個電話 (dǎ yī gè diàn huà): to make a phone call 4. 昨天他打電話來了 (zuó tiān tā dǎ diàn huà lái le): he called yesterday 5. 你可以打電話給我嗎？ (nǐ kě yǐ dǎ diàn huà gěi wǒ ma?): Can you call me?

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(dǎ zì): to type This phrase combines: - 打 (dǎ): to hit, to make, to do - 字 (zì): character, word, written symbol Examples: 1. 我在打字 (wǒ zài dǎ zì): I am typing 2. 打字很快 (dǎ zì hěn kuài): to type fast 3. 學習打字 (xué xí dǎ zì): to learn to type 4. 打字機 (dǎ zì jī): typewriter 5. 打字錯誤 (dǎ zì cuò wù): typing error

Answer 23

Let me compare these three characters that can all indicate causing someone to do something: 讓 (ràng): to let, to allow, to make, to have someone do something Examples: 1. 讓我想想 (ràng wǒ xiǎng xiǎng): let me think 2. 讓他去 (ràng tā qù): let him go 3. 讓孩子睡覺 (ràng hái zi shuì jiào): to have the children go to sleep 4. 老師讓我們寫作業 (lǎo shī ràng wǒ men xiě zuò yè): the teacher had us write homework 5. 這讓我很開心 (zhè ràng wǒ hěn kāi xīn): this makes me very happy 叫 (jiào): to call, to be called, to tell, to ask, to order Examples: 1. 叫他來 (jiào tā lái): tell him to come 2. 媽媽叫我回家 (mā ma jiào wǒ huí jiā): Mom told me to go home 3. 叫出租車 (jiào chū zū chē): to call a taxi 4. 他叫什麼名字？ (tā jiào shén me míng zì?): What is his name? 5. 叫醫生 (jiào yī shēng): to call a doctor 要 (yào): to want, to need, to demand, to request, to require Examples: 1. 要他做飯 (yào tā zuò fàn): to ask/require him to cook 2. 我要回家 (wǒ yào huí jiā): I want to go home 3. 老闆要我們加班 (lǎo bǎn yào wǒ men jiā bān): the boss wants us to work overtime 4. 要吃什麼？ (yào chī shén me?): What do you want to eat? 5. 要注意安全 (yào zhù yì ān quán): (you) need to pay attention to safety Each has a slightly different tone: 讓 is more permissive, 叫 is more directive, and 要 expresses desire or necessity.

Answer 24

(lǎo bǎn): boss, employer, proprietor, shop owner This word combines: - 老 (lǎo): old (used as a term of respect or familiarity) - 闆 (bǎn): board, plate, manager Examples: 1. 他是老闆 (tā shì lǎo bǎn): he is the boss 2. 老闆娘 (lǎo bǎn niáng): female boss, boss's wife, proprietress 3. 問老闆 (wèn lǎo bǎn): to ask the boss 4. 餐廳老闆 (cān tīng lǎo bǎn): restaurant owner 5. 老闆好 (lǎo bǎn hǎo): hello boss (greeting to a shop owner)

Answer 25

(nǐ huì zěn me zuò ràng zì jǐ jué de hǎo yī diǎn): What would you do to make yourself feel better? This sentence combines: - 你 (nǐ): you - 會 (huì): would, will - 怎麼做 (zěn me zuò): how to do, what to do - 讓 (ràng): to make, to cause - 自己 (zì jǐ): oneself, yourself - 覺得 (jué de): to feel - 好一點 (hǎo yī diǎn): a bit better, somewhat better