Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Jun 8, 2006 08:09
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Sentence: 香港很多道路車子都不能通過，香港的交通眞不太好！
2nd Attempt: Hong Kong has many roads, but it is difficult to access them, and the traffic is poor.
Question: What is the meaning and/or use of 都 in this sentence?
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2nd Attempt: Hong Kong has many roads, but it is difficult to access them, and the traffic is poor.
Question: What is the meaning and/or use of 都 in this sentence?
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Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +2 | can't even |
wherestip
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Proposed translations
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Chinese term (edited):
都不能
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can't even
there are many roads in HK that cars "can't even" go through
there are many roads in HK that are unpassable by car
meaning they are either too narrow for cars to go through(non-thoroughfare), or they are blocked off to motor vehicle traffic(no motor vehicles allowed)
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Note added at 3 hrs (2006-06-08 11:24:26 GMT)
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p.s. by no-thoroughfare I don't mean that the roads dead end, but they're just too narrow for cars to get through
there are many roads in HK that are unpassable by car
meaning they are either too narrow for cars to go through(non-thoroughfare), or they are blocked off to motor vehicle traffic(no motor vehicles allowed)
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Note added at 3 hrs (2006-06-08 11:24:26 GMT)
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p.s. by no-thoroughfare I don't mean that the roads dead end, but they're just too narrow for cars to get through
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Comment: "Final rendering: Hong Kong has many roads for which passage is simply not possible. As a result the traffic in Hong Kong is really poor.
Discussion: Please see http://homepage.mac.com/moogoonghwa/tsongkit/part2/II-8b-g.html#s20 for further discussion.
Acknowledgement: As nearly always, thank you very much, wherestip, for your very kind assistant and thoughtful input. Surely, the phrase to enter into the glossary is the one you have suggested.
Your explanation of the probable meaning of 通過 was also very helpful.
My thanks to Chinoise and Shilpi Jain for their confirmation, as well.
Best wishes from the land of no mountains surrounded by sea on many sides."
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