| Change log entry 40062 | |
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| Processed by: | mdbg (2012-02-08 14:10:22 GMT) |
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<< review queue entry 38919 - submitted by 'alanwatson' >> More constructs using 第 or similar I have left some as examples, eg 其二 Editor: Most are constructs indeed. But, we cannot simply rid the dictionary of anything which looks like a construct. If you take a look in other (commercial) dictionaries, you will also find that they kept several constructs. We keep some constructs, such as the 1-3 or 1-10 constructs mentioned in this batch, either to help less advanced learners of Chinese or because the meaning cannot be easily deduced from the individual characters. Additionally, just because in English A + B = AB doesn't necessarily mean that the Chinese equivalent word for A & B added together form the correct Chinese word for AB (eg. black tea = 红茶). There is no clear rule to decide which constructs stay and which ones go. It is up to the editors to make the decision which entries stay and which ones go. You can send in suggestions for the removal of constructs, but if they are about entries such as the ones mentioned in this batch then they will most likely be rejected. |
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# - 第一季度 第一季度 [di4 yi1 ji4 du4] /first quarter (of financial year)/ # - 初二 初二 [chu1 er4] /second year in junior middle school/ # - 次等 次等 [ci4 deng3] /second class/second rate/ # - 次女 次女 [ci4 nu:3] /second daughter/ # - 次子 次子 [ci4 zi3] /second son/ # - 第二次 第二次 [di4 er4 ci4] /the second time/second/number two/ # - 第二季度 第二季度 [di4 er4 ji4 du4] /second quarter (of financial year)/ # - 第二輪 第二轮 [di4 er4 lun2] /second round (of match, or election)/ # - 第二位 第二位 [di4 er4 wei4] /second place/ # - 二阿姨 二阿姨 [er4 a1 yi2] /auntie, second eldest of sisters in mother's family/ # - 二寶 二宝 [er4 bao3] /second child/second baby/ # - 二等艙 二等舱 [er4 deng3 cang1] /second class cabin/ # - 二等車 二等车 [er4 deng3 che1] /second class/ # - 二度 二度 [er4 du4] /second degree/ # - 二哥 二哥 [er4 ge1] /second brother/ # - 二級 二级 [er4 ji2] /grade 2/second class/category B/ # - 二來 二来 [er4 lai2] /in the second place/secondly/ # - 二輪 二轮 [er4 lun2] /second round (of a match or election)/ # - 二世 二世 [er4 shi4] /the Second (of numbered kings)/second generation (e.g. Chinese Americans)/ # - 初三 初三 [chu1 san1] /third year in junior middle school/ # - 第三次 第三次 [di4 san1 ci4] /third/third time/ # - 第三季度 第三季度 [di4 san1 ji4 du4] /third quarter (of financial year)/ # - 第三位 第三位 [di4 san1 wei4] /third place/ # - 其三 其三 [qi2 san1] /thirdly/the third/ # - 三阿姨 三阿姨 [san1 a1 yi2] /auntie, third eldest of sisters in mother's family/ # - 三次 三次 [san1 ci4] /third/three times/(math.) degree three, cubic (equation)/ # - 三次方 三次方 [san1 ci4 fang1] /cube (third power, math.)/ # - 三次冪 三次幂 [san1 ci4 mi4] /cube (third power, math.)/ # - 三分之一 三分之一 [san1 fen1 zhi1 yi1] /one third/ # - 三級 三级 [san1 ji2] /grade 3/third class/category C/ # - 三世 三世 [san1 shi4] /the Third (of numbered kings)/ # - 四分之一 四分之一 [si4 fen1 zhi1 yi1] /one-quarter/ # - 第四季 第四季 [di4 si4 ji4] /fourth quarter/ # - 第四季度 第四季度 [di4 si4 ji4 du4] /fourth quarter (of financial year)/ # - 四次 四次 [si4 ci4] /fourth/four times/ # - 四級 四级 [si4 ji2] /grade 4/fourth class/category D/ # - 第五 第五 [di4 wu3] /fifth/ # - 五分之一 五分之一 [wu3 fen1 zhi1 yi1] /one fifth/ # - 五號 五号 [wu3 hao4] /the fifth/fifth day of a month/ # - 五世 五世 [wu3 shi4] /the fifth (of series of numbered kings)/ # - 六分之一 六分之一 [liu4 fen1 zhi1 yi1] /one sixth/ # - 七分之一 七分之一 [qi1 fen1 zhi1 yi1] /one seventh/ # - 八分之一 八分之一 [ba1 fen1 zhi1 yi1] /one eighth/ # - 九分之一 九分之一 [jiu3 fen1 zhi1 yi1] /one ninth/ # - 十分之一 十分之一 [shi2 fen1 zhi1 yi1] /one tenth |