Angela from California requested the Chinese translation for “balance” as in “a well developed sense of humor is the pole that adds balance to your step as you walk the tightrope of life.”…  can I paint a picture or what??…  hooah!…  (okay, okay, I didn’t come up with that line…  William Arthur Ward, author, did).

…  where [...]

A practitioner of traditional Chinese medicine, Chelsee (DERN…  methinks yer my favorite contributor!) from Texas requested the translation for “Chinese medicine.”  Here ya go.

…  where essentially the first character means “Chinese” and the second character means “medicine.”
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Chelsee (again!) from Texas requested the Chinese translation for “health” as in “a man too busy to take care of his health is like a mechanic too busy to take care of his tools”…  words I live by, btw…  (and thanks Chelsee, I was itching to use that quote!  haha.)  And since I’m on a [...]

Lisa from California (Californians are on a roll here…  haha, mad props) requested the Chinese translation for “Dad.”  I was wondering when someone was going to ask for this (!).

…  where the first character means “dad.”  Use of the first character twice is similar to how “ma” is used twice in “mama.”
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Mia from California requested the Chinese translation for “I have no money”…  *turns pockets inside out*…  love the humor, made my day…  *knuckles*

…  where essentially the first character means “I,” the second character means “don’t have,” and the third character means “money.”
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Angela from California requested the Chinese translation for “family” as in “If you don’t know your family’s history, then you don’t know anything.  You are a leaf that doesn’t know it is part of a tree.”…  quote by Michael Crichton, author.  Don’t mind me, I’ve been on a deep and meaningful kick lately…  haha.

…  where essentially the [...]

Chelsee from Texas requested the Chinese translation for “acupuncture” because she is studying traditional Chinese medicine.  Right on.

…  where the first character means “needle” and the second character means “moxibustion” (essentially the burning of moxa to treat the skin).
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Paul from Colorado requested the Chinese characters for “carol,” as in Christmas carol.  Cool, here you go.

…  where essentially the first character means “to praise” and the second character means “song.”
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Roz from California requested the Chinese translation for “tomato” because that’s her nickname…  (now I wanna hear the story behind THAT.  lol.)…  and yes, as in the food item…  tho I’m still not straight on whether it’s a fruit or a vegetable…  haha.  But as the saying goes, “if life deals you lemons, make lemonade;  [...]

Michael from Pennsylvania requested the Chinese translation for “regret,” as in “Never regret.  If it’s good, it’s wonderful.  If it’s bad, it’s experience.”  (Just call me a deep, deep man.  haha.)

…  where essentially the first character can mean “left behind” and the second character means “regret.”
You might wonder whether you can use the second character by itself…  [...]