xing1 - star ti3 - a body |
November 23, 1997The Wonders of Amateur Astronomy Check out the section "What is a Quasar?" |
jie3 - to break up, separate, disperse dai4 - to substitute; stand in place of xie4 - usually means to thank, in this case it has a slightly different sense in forming the compound dai4xie4 - metabolism |
November 22, 1997 |
is the type of word that deepens your knowledge of certain characters. xiang4 (note tone 4) in addition to its usual meaning of looks or appearance, is also used for the concept of phase in a scientific sense. kong4 means control. zhen4 means formation or array lei2da2 is a Chinese transliteration of radar. |
November 21, 1997USAF PAVE PAWS |
This is football - American style as opposed to ¨¬²y (zu2qiu2) football (soccer) as most of the rest of the world knows it. |
November 20, 1997Sporting News - NFL |
Monty Python "She changed me into a newt!" |
November 19, 1997Newt Pix |
long2 (dragon) is used for names of dinosaurs |
November 18, 1997Dino info in Chinese |
shi2 - food zheng4 - ailment disease |
November 17, 1997 |
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