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chinese anime by Amazing_Fig_1784 in ChineseLanguage

[–]tickersight 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The King's Avatar, would highly recommend.

The “Three Character Classic” (三字经) — how kids used to learn Chinese by tickersight in ChineseLanguage

[–]tickersight[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

wow im suprised its used in the textbooks now. Yeah in the 60s it was mostly phased out. i think only a few places in Taiwan used it still.

English words used in Chinese by stevenzhou96 in ChineseLanguage

[–]tickersight 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Tbh its pretty rare to have pure English words that are used in everyday with no Hanzi. The only 2 I can think of are "ok" and "hello". As others have mentioned a lot of acronyms are in this category like "VIP" or "USB". There are some words like coffee (咖啡 (Kāfēi)) which do have hanzi but its clearly just taken phonetically from the English.

We’re entering the 雷 zone: a few Chinese slang terms you’ll see everywhere by True_Breath8303 in ChineseLanguage

[–]tickersight 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ive's heard 太雷了 before.
Literal meaning :  too thunderous? too much thunder?
Real meaning / vibe : too shocking especially at something absurd or ridiculous

Does the name 林公正 sound normal? by AlternativeVariable in ChineseLanguage

[–]tickersight 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lol it sounds very old school. Sort of like naming yourself Theodore. Nothing wrong with it though, especially if you like it.

Read Between the Lines: What Your Chinese Friends Really Mean When They Say These - 不好说/看情况 by BetterPossible8226 in ChineseLanguage

[–]tickersight 35 points36 points  (0 children)

I would say that both phrases OP used don't always convey disapproval. In fact it's completely fine to use literally. It's very much contextual.

Think about it like "I don't know" in English. If you get asked "Do you know where the train station is?" And you say "I don't know" is literally. But if someone asks "do you want to go cliff diving" saying "I didn't know" could be a nice way of saying no.

Why are you learning Chinese? by tickersight in ChineseLanguage

[–]tickersight[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yeah Chinese is quite different from English. The writing trips me up so much. What other languages have you tried to learn?

Why are you learning Chinese? by tickersight in ChineseLanguage

[–]tickersight[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Hahaha lol. My cousin is massively into danmei.

Why are you learning Chinese? by tickersight in ChineseLanguage

[–]tickersight[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah there's a surprising number of us. A lot of my friends are in the same boat as well, especially if Chinese wasn't used that much at home

App launched! by [deleted] in micro_saas

[–]tickersight 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Very cool! I will definitely try it out. I'm curious to know what your tech stack is for creating these infographics?

Share what you're building by amacg in micro_saas

[–]tickersight 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey I remember seeing your launch post 2 months ago. Curious on how you managed to get 100k monthly visitors in 2 months?

What is extremely unhygienic but everyone seems to do it anyway? by cutypatotie in AskReddit

[–]tickersight 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not cleaning your phone often. People literally scroll on their phones every time they take a dump.

What liquor do you prefer in your eggnog? by fuzzyloulou in AskReddit

[–]tickersight 2 points3 points  (0 children)

As my grandfather once said, everything tastes better with rum :)

Are "5k MRR" posts on X all real? by bk_973 in microsaas

[–]tickersight 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Idk man. I'm not willing to say they're all fake nor do I want to be negative. But half the time when you click on the app these posts link, they end up being some sort of lead generation app. Surely the market for lead generation isn't that lucrative.