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Sentence #2162635

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 sharptoothed sharptoothed January 24, 2013 January 24, 2013 at 8:20:19 AM UTC flag Report link Permalink

Is that really so? :-)

al_ex_an_der al_ex_an_der January 24, 2013 January 24, 2013 at 2:27:45 PM UTC flag Report link Permalink

I was told so by a native Chinese living in the US. This doesn't mean that Chinese lack this words, but very old traditions restrict the expression of individual emotions.

sharptoothed sharptoothed January 24, 2013 January 24, 2013 at 2:48:01 PM UTC flag Report link Permalink

I see. So, it's still possible in Chinese but much less likely to be heard than in English, right? :-) The same is in Japanese, actually.

al_ex_an_der al_ex_an_der January 24, 2013 January 24, 2013 at 11:21:41 PM UTC flag Report link Permalink

1. Right 2. The same is in Korean too, I suppose. But I still don't know much about all this.

AlanF_US AlanF_US March 30, 2018 March 30, 2018 at 4:25:13 PM UTC flag Report link Permalink

"and" -> "but"

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It's so easy for Americans to say "I love you" and it's impossible to do this in Chinese.

added by al_ex_an_der, January 23, 2013
➜ #2162753Estas tiom facile por usonanoj diri "Mi amas vin", kaj ne eblas tio por ĉinoj.

linked by Alois, January 23, 2013
➜ #2900529Американцам так легко сказать "Я люблю тебя", что невозможно сделать в Китае.

linked by astynk, December 3, 2013
➜ #3307742Amerikalılar için "seni seviyorum" demek çok kolay ama Çince'de bunu yapmak olanaksızdır.

linked by deyta, June 11, 2014
It's so easy for Americans to say "I love you" but it's impossible to do this in Chinese.

edited by AlanF_US, June 6, 2018