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We study a lot about words in other languages, but what about numbers? In this article, learn about the ancient origin, evolution and extended meaning of the first three Chinese numbers: 1, 2 and 3.

Aug 25, 2015 12:00 AM
Comments · 5
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Cool! However, I think these ideas should be taken with a pinch of salt - more fairytale than academic literature. 
July 30, 2017
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很有意思！
July 27, 2016
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头一次看英文学中文的文章，wow 道生一都出来了 简直要了亲命了有木有

September 22, 2015
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Interesting!
I really like the expressions 一心一意 and 三心二意, I didn't know those before.

August 25, 2015
Good work！
October 2, 2016
Alison/珊梅
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Chinese (Mandarin), Chinese (Cantonese), English, French, Japanese, Korean, Spanish
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