His nationality?
| 21:12 Oct 8, 2001 |
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| 5 +1 | 他的国籍/民族 |
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| 5 | Ta(1) de (5) guo(2) Gi(2) |
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| 5 | 懠惀哪崙恖 |
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| 4 | 他是哪国人？/他的国籍？ |
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| 4 | 他的民族认同 or 他的国家认同 |
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Answers
13 mins confidence: 
他是哪国人？/他的国籍？ Explanation: Which countr is he from? Reference: http://www.polytrans.com.cn |
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20 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1他的国籍/民族 Explanation: there are two possibilities for this term: first, if the term is used to ask which country he was born in or where he comes from, then 他的国籍? [ta de guo ji] applies. second, if this term is used to ask his ethnic property, then 他的民族？[wb ta de min zu]applies. in chinese, nationality usually refers to the latter meaning. |
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7 hrs confidence:
Ta(1) de (5) guo(2) Gi(2) Explanation: As it is in English...if it is a question, it will be stated as "Ta-de-guo-Gi-shi-she-ma"? |
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11 hrs confidence:
他的民族认同 or 他的国家认同 Explanation: These are not exact translations but explanations, because the word 'nationality', unlike the word 'citizenship', is somehow subjective. For example, a person was born in China, and is a citizen of US now. If he/she were asked "what is your nationality?' The answer could be either 'American' or 'Chinese' depend on how is he/she idendify hiself/herself. Or if a person living in Taiwan (a citizen of Republic of China) were asked the same question, you might get three possible answers: 'Chinese', 'Taiwaness' or 'Chinese and also Taiwaness'. |
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15 hrs confidence:
懠惀哪崙恖 Explanation: 丂The translation reads: which country is he from to suit the Chinese language rather than a word for word translation from the source text. Reference: http://www.anglo-chinese.co.uk |
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