Johnny from Australia (!) requested the Chinese translation for “rabbit” as in “don’t rely on a rabbit’s foot for luck…  it didn’t work out too well for the rabbit”…  lol.

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Rachel from Nevada requested the Chinese translation for “rat” as in “the trouble with the rat race is that even if you win, you’re still a rat”…  Lily Thomlin, actress / comedian…  haha.

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Gail from Virginia (AGAIN!) requested the Chinese translation for “rectangle” as in the shape (you sure do like dem shapes, dun’cha?)…  but sheesh PEOPLE, I need some translations I can actually springboard my lovely humor off of.  Trying to be witty and entertaining with RECTANGLE is like trying pick flyshit out of pepper!  =P 

…  where essentially […]

Tom from Colorado requested the Chinese translation for “redemption” as in “seeking to forget makes exile all the longer;  the secret of redemption lies in remembrance”…  Confucious in da HOUSE!…  okay okay, that one’s actually by Richard von Weizsaeker (who?… yeah, I asked that too at first), former President of Germany.

…  where essentially the first character means “to […]

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…  […]

Heather from Pennsylvannia requested the Chinese translation for “remember” as in “remember to visit this site regularly!”…  shameless plug, what shameless plug??…  *whistles and looks around innocently*

…  where essentially the first character means “to keep in mind” and the second character can mean “to obtain” or “to aquire.”
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Erin from Illinois requested the Chinese translation for “remember father” as in “in honor of or appreciation of”…  *heart fills with warmth*

…  where essentially the first character means “remember,” the second character means “father,” and the third character means “dear” (as in “my dear wife”…  and erhm, no I’m not married!…  *winkety wink wink wink, er […]

Danielle from New York requested the Chinese translation for “respect” as in “I looked up my family tree and found three dogs using it.  I get no respect.”…  Rodney Dangerfield, comedian…  haha.

…  where essentially both characters individually mean “to respect.”
You might wonder then, whether you can use just one of the characters to mean “respect.”  […]

Will from California requested the Chinese translation for “return again” as in “return again and again to this site to learn more Chinese”…  *cheesy smile*

…  where essentially the first character means “again” the second character means “to return.”
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Jason from New Jersey requested the Chinese translation for “revenge” as in “revenge shall be mine, REVENGE SHALL BE MINE…  muahahahaha”…  *shakes fist at sky*

…  where essentially the first character means “to return” or “to do back to” and the second character can mean “enemy” or “hatred.”
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