Saturday, September 17, 2016

A Word or Two Words 

A Word or Two Words

Q: Are two Chinese characters a word or two words?
A: If a Chinese character is a word, then two characters are two words, unless you do not acknowledge a character is a word. Actually it is. 
Therefore, it is self-contradictory if you say two Chinese characters are a word.
 
*Character is a short for Chinese character


Chinese Translation

两个汉字

问题:两个汉字是一个word,还是两个word?
回答:如果一个汉字是一个word,那么两个汉字就是两个words,除非你不承认一个汉字是一个word。实际上一个汉字确实是一个word。
因此,如果你说“两个汉字是一个word”,就是自相矛盾。

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