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camelina
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July 18, 2007 - 11:53 AM |
 
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Seems like guangchang has many many meanings!
Gang hui guangchang ... (grand gateway) = mall
Renmin guangchang = square
it can also mean plaza, or apartment complex,
how come one word has so many meanings? |
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Lordlunchalot
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July 18, 2007 - 11:56 AM |
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spacious area, big place. |
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chingiskhan
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July 18, 2007 - 12:27 PM |
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Well firstly, it's not one word it's two. And in many languages, the same word has multiple meanings. In English (and Chinese) the same written word can have different pronunciation as well. For example the word STABLE can mean firmly established or it can mean a place where horses are kept. |
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yu888
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July 18, 2007 - 05:29 PM |
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guang means wide open
chang can mean field of space of even factory
combined this PHRASE is used to describe "plazas" or "wide open spaces"
Malls, Squares, Complexes al like to use similar adjectives to describe them this the usage of this phrase and thus the variety of usages you have seen. |
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msittig
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July 18, 2007 - 05:43 PM |
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"factory" is a different chang. |
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yu888
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July 18, 2007 - 07:07 PM |
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L.M.
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July 18, 2007 - 07:36 PM |
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Sure you did yu888. Not the first time your Chinese characters have let you down. Back to Chinese class. |
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