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打汤

English translation: to get (some) soup


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16:48 Apr 12, 2008
Chinese to English translations [PRO]
Human Resources
Chinese term or phrase: 打汤
What does 打汤 mean here?

中午12点左右,三个人去F2食堂吃饭,一种说法是看护人员排队打汤时,张立国突然跨过栏杆坠落二楼,“总之,公司监护不当”,曹说。

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Paul Frank
Local time: 12:22
English translation:to get (some) soup
Explanation:
打: to get/fetch some kind of liquid, like water, soup, etc., with some container
汤: soup
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lbone
China
Local time: 18:22
Grading comment
Thanks lbone!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



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4 +6to get (some) soup
lbone
4 +1for their soup
Jason Young


  

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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +6
to get (some) soup


Explanation:
打: to get/fetch some kind of liquid, like water, soup, etc., with some container
汤: soup

lbone
China
Local time: 18:22
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thanks lbone!

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agree  SinoLSP: 排队打汤: to queue up for soup. ^^
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agree  Yi Yuan
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agree  orientalhorizon: with Sophie too.
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agree  Helen Li
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agree  Denyce Seow
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agree  Milton Guo
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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
for their soup


Explanation:
It does mean "to get the soup", but I'd suggest another way to say that: (lined up) for their soup

Jason Young
China
Local time: 18:22
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese

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agree  rubyfj
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