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Chinese grammar: For with 为wei

When you work for a company, or do other sorts of physical (and even mental) activities for another party, you’re likely to use the Chinese preposition 为 (wèi), which is often translated into English as "for," a translation which is often unnatural or unnecessary, depending on the particular phrase. The super common Mao-era phrase, 为人民服务 ("serve the people"), doesn’t need the word "for" in English, for example.

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Chinese Conversation 汉语对话 Dialog about Profession (3)

李：上大学的时候，你打工吗？ 王：对啊，我的专业是英语。所以我打的工都是和语言有关的 ，比如翻译，导游，推销员和老师。你呢？ 李：我的专业是计算机学。很幸运，我上学的时候一直在一个 大公司做兼职的程序员，从其他的程序员和工程师那里学 到了很多知识。 王：真幸运！ Lǐ: Shàng dà xué de shí hòu, nǐ dǎ gōng ma? Wáng: Duì

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Chinese phrase translation: 开小灶 (kāi xiǎo zào) to give special favor

开小灶 (kāi xiǎo zào) to give special favor; special treatment Usage: “开小灶”的来源：一般集体伙食中，常用大锅做饭，大家吃的都一样，而“开小灶”指的就是单独做一些其他的好吃的东西给少数特别的人吃。后来用来比喻提供超出一般的待遇或条件。口语中，经常使用“为/给某人开小灶”这一结构。 The original meaning of “开小灶” is to providing

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Write 具 (jù)(utensil) in Chinese character

具 (jù) Origin: 甲骨文“具”字像两只手捧着盛食物的“鼎”；金文“鼎”变为“贝”，以后又讹变为“目”。本义是“备办”，引申为“完备”等义。 On oracle bone inscriptions, “具” looks like two hands holding a “鼎,” a food container. On

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