1.0https://www.digmandarin.comOrna Taubhttps://www.digmandarin.com/author/ornataubrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="1q3jBufNID"><a href="https://www.digmandarin.com/3-sets-of-similar-chinese-words-or-are-they.html">3 Sets of Similar Chinese Words…or are they?</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.digmandarin.com/3-sets-of-similar-chinese-words-or-are-they.html/embed#?secret=1q3jBufNID" width="600" height="338" title="“3 Sets of Similar Chinese Words…or are they?” — " data-secret="1q3jBufNID" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); </script> https://www.digmandarin.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/similar-words.jpg845449Chinese is a rich language with a vast vocabulary – every nuance of a given concept or object is expressed by its own word. This can get confusing, as there are many examples of words in Chinese that initially seem similar, but actually have significant differences. (Not to mention that many concepts expressed by certain…