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有中国的同胞吗?

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Re: 有中国的同胞吗?

#11
我看你先加強你的英文再回來比較好吧. 本網站的內容比較不好學. 也許你可以找個網頁可以跟學習中文的外國朋友做個交換,像lingq.com. 在優庫也可看很多美國電影,電視節目. 多聽多看,這樣子會進步得比較快. 只是要找內容比較簡單一點的,太難的話就沒意思了.

Re: 有中国的同胞吗?

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post #11

我看你先加強你的英文再回來比較好吧. 本網站的內容比較不好學. 也許你可以找個網頁可以跟學習中文的外國朋友做個交換,像lingq.com. 在優庫也可看很多美國電影,電視節目. 多聽多看,這樣子會進步得比較快. 只是要找內容比較簡單一點的,太難的話就沒意思了.

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Re: 有中国的同胞吗?

#17

我是华人可是不是中国人。 你好。

Lol, google translate shows "I am a Chinese but not Chinese.". English doesn't seem to distinguish between ethnic Chinese and Chinese nationals. Goes to show how much is lost in translation.

English and plenty of other languages don't distinguish between "ethnic Foo" and "Fooland citizens" for most Foo who have their own country named after them.

Pretty much the only exception is in Central Asia (where you have e.g. "Kazakh" vs. "Kazakhstani" in English, "Kazakh(skii)" vs. "Kazakhstanets/Kazakhstanskii" in Russian, etc.)

Chinese is one of the few exceptions to this principle (e.g. eluosizu vs. eluosiren), since they want to make sure to clearly distinguish between their own ethnic minorities and the citizens of the neighboring countries.

Re: 有中国的同胞吗?

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post #17

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Lol, google translate shows "I am a Chinese but not Chinese.". English doesn't seem to distinguish between ethnic Chinese and Chinese nationals. Goes to show how much is lost in translation.

English and plenty of other languages don't distinguish between "ethnic Foo" and "Fooland citizens" for most Foo who have their own country named after them. Pretty much the only exception is in Central Asia (where you have e.g. "Kazakh" vs. "Kazakhstani" in English, "Kazakh(skii)" vs. "Kazakhstanets/Kazakhstanskii" in Russian, etc.) Chinese is one of the few exceptions to this principle (e.g. eluosizu vs. eluosiren)…

Hmm, interesting. Perhaps it is rooted in the European concept of a nation state, where political legitimacy derives from cultural identity?

Btw, don't Native Americans identify themselves by their ethnic heritage as well? Not to mention South Asia (Hindu, Punjabi) and the Middle East (Arab, Persian, Jew, etc.). From what little I know of African cultures, many seem to also use distinct ethnic identities (Tutsi, Hutu, Zulu, etc.).

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