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The Chinese Character Wo

The Chinese character meaning "I" depicts a hand holding a sword. Find out the history of this character.

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Daily Mandarin Lesson: Wan Quan

Thursday July 3, 2008

The Mandarin Chinese for "entirely" is wán quán.

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Daily Mandarin Lesson: Cun Zai

Wednesday July 2, 2008

"To be or not to be" in Mandarin Chinese might translate as "cún bu cúnzài," since cúnzài means "exist," or "to be."

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