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Chinese translation: 找錢︱換成錢


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English term or phrase:give change
Chinese translation:找錢︱換成錢
Entered by: R. A. Stegemann
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10:43 Apr 12, 2006
English to Chinese translations [Non-PRO]
Education / Pedagogy / Grammatical Analysis
English term or phrase: give change
Sentence 1: The price was HK$36, and I gave him HK$40. He only gave me HK$3 in change, though.

Sentence 2: All I have is a hundred dollar bill, and I need a twenty. Could you please give me change, so that I can make this machine work.

Problem: Points will be awarded for the Answerer's ability to distinguish clearly between the two English meanings of "give change".

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R. A. Stegemann
Thailand
Local time: 06:40
FYI
Explanation:
1。找零钱， Returning 余额
2。把整钱换成零钱。
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xuhuanyu
Local time: 05:40
Grading comment
Discussion:
That I may refer you to:

http://homepage.mac.com/moogoonghwa/tsongkit/notes/dzau_wunsing.html#dzauTsin

Acknowledgement: I would like to thank xuhuanyu for providing me with the information I required for distinguishing between the two notions described in this question. With so much support I will not delve deeper into the matter and provide full credit.

It does appear, however, that there exists a conflict in the spoken and written word. When this occurs, Hong Kongers often prefer to write what they speak. This is the reason many Hong Kongers prefer that Mainlanders do not translate documents targeted for Hong Kong Chinese.
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FYI


Explanation:
1。找零钱， Returning 余额
2。把整钱换成零钱。

xuhuanyu
Local time: 05:40
Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese
Grading comment
Discussion:
That I may refer you to:

http://homepage.mac.com/moogoonghwa/tsongkit/notes/dzau_wunsing.html#dzauTsin

Acknowledgement: I would like to thank xuhuanyu for providing me with the information I required for distinguishing between the two notions described in this question. With so much support I will not delve deeper into the matter and provide full credit.

It does appear, however, that there exists a conflict in the spoken and written word. When this occurs, Hong Kongers often prefer to write what they speak. This is the reason many Hong Kongers prefer that Mainlanders do not translate documents targeted for Hong Kong Chinese.

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