Vocabulary, idioms, word lists . . .

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1. Random new word of the day 1 2 3 4 117

   By roddy, September 17, 2007 at 11:24 PM
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   • lordsuso
   • November 16, 2024 at 10:35 PM

2. Random Character of the Day 1 2 3 4 14

   By Tomsima, January 17, 2019 at 02:29 PM
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   • TheBigZaboon
   • August 31, 2025 at 01:56 PM

3. Same thing, different names 1 2 3 4 13

   By skylee, April 20, 2010 at 10:56 AM
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   • Demonic_Duck
   • July 22, 2016 at 04:19 PM

4. 文字接龍 linking word game 1 2 3 4 9

   By oceancalligraphy, August 8, 2014 at 05:07 AM
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   • yueni
   • April 20, 2025 at 03:46 AM

5. Word of the Day project 每日一词计划 (Day 12 updated) 1 2 3 4 9

   By malanting, May 30, 2012 at 12:50 PM
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   • imron
   • June 16, 2012 at 07:13 AM

6. Frequently used chengyu project 1 2 3 4 8

   By chrix, May 11, 2009 at 07:01 PM
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   • 陳德聰
   • December 7, 2017 at 11:24 PM

7. Chinese words with no English equivalent 1 2 3 4 6

   By wix, July 24, 2003 at 06:13 AM
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   • Lu
   • June 23, 2014 at 12:36 PM

8. Effective ways to learn vast vocabulary and retain it in Longterm Memory 1 2 3 4 5

   By Sreeni, March 16, 2021 at 07:34 PM
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   • imron
   • May 16, 2021 at 01:29 AM

9. switch-around words 1 2 3 4

   By tooironic, July 18, 2009 at 01:26 AM
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   • skylee
   • May 24, 2012 at 01:48 AM

10. How big is your Anki deck and how many leeches? 1 2 3 4

    By WestTexas, July 5, 2011 at 05:24 PM
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    • Silent
    • October 26, 2011 at 04:40 AM

11. Horse horse tiger tiger: slang and idioms 1 2 3 4

    By wix, May 27, 2003 at 12:45 AM
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    • Joppatrain
    • August 14, 2017 at 04:49 PM

12. 100 Best Chinese Insults (Captain Obvious™ content warning: will contain profanity) 1 2 3 4

    By Demonic_Duck, January 31, 2015 at 07:09 AM
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    • Guest
    • January 18, 2017 at 10:30 AM

13. New-style "chengyu" 1 2 3 4

    By Demonic_Duck, August 5, 2015 at 03:09 PM
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    • Kenny同志
    • August 11, 2015 at 03:20 PM

14. I would like some help with Mainland Chinese Mandarin slang-please help me out. 1 2 3 4

    By Mavericker, February 17, 2007 at 12:35 AM
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    • wenhan
    • August 15, 2007 at 11:44 AM

15. 我国 can foreigners use? 1 2 3 4

    By Scoobyqueen, September 24, 2011 at 09:54 AM
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    • Danny2312
    • October 1, 2011 at 07:28 AM

16. The "Dark Meaning" of 5 Chinese Terms 1 2 3

    By fabiothebest, May 5, 2014 at 09:39 AM
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    • skylee
    • May 7, 2014 at 04:51 PM

17. Shaw Brothers vocabulary 1 2 3

    By character, May 17, 2009 at 04:04 PM
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    • character
    • June 28, 2009 at 12:32 PM

18. measure word of 香蕉 (个，根，条，只) 1 2 3

    By Erbse, March 4, 2010 at 09:30 PM
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    • amego
    • March 28, 2010 at 06:15 PM

19. 求助! - Chinese slang and colloquial language 1 2 3

    By Guest Shi Jia, November 30, 2003 at 01:25 PM
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    • anonymoose
    • July 20, 2005 at 02:19 PM

20. Characters Which Underwent The Greatest Simplification... 1 2 3

    By xianhua, May 16, 2010 at 11:33 AM
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    • Glenn
    • June 4, 2010 at 03:46 AM

21. Does the usability of flashcard for learning vocab reach an end at some point? 1 2 3

    By Kongming21, August 5, 2011 at 08:09 PM
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    • Silent
    • August 15, 2011 at 04:20 PM

22. Cool Chinese Characters 1 2 3

    By roddy, August 17, 2003 at 03:28 PM
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    • Glenn
    • September 1, 2011 at 11:29 PM

23. "foreigner" in Chinese 1 2 3

    By rivercao, May 7, 2010 at 05:30 AM
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    • roddy
    • August 22, 2010 at 10:20 AM

24. Expletives, Swear Words Thread ... *worried* 1 2 3

    By geek_frappa, April 19, 2004 at 08:02 PM
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    • Guest
    • June 29, 2006 at 11:12 AM

25. Constantly mistranslated Chinese words: Aaargh! 1 2 3

    By shibole, November 30, 2007 at 11:18 PM
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    • SWWLiu
    • March 6, 2008 at 03:00 PM