May 14, 2008 05:24
16 yrs ago
Chinese term
促之归，及归
Chinese to English
Art/Literary
History
怎么理解？
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +1 | urge him/her/them to go/come back, and when he/she/they is(are) back... |
orientalhorizon
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| 3 +1 | 及归 = when he returned |
chica nueva
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| 3 | they were urged to return, and so they returned |
peter arnout
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Proposed translations
+1
15 mins
orientalhorizon
Native in Chinese
Banking,law,commerce,engineering
Native in: Chinese 
Works in: English to Chinese, Chinese to English, English, and 1 more.
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24
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urge him/her/them to go/come back, and when he/she/they is(are) back...
There can be many many renderings in both English and modern Chinese, it all depends.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "谢谢"
+1
49 mins
chica nueva
Native in English
Specializes in field
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Native in: English (Variants: New Zealand, British)
Works in: Chinese to English
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8
及归 = when he returned
Sun Zhong Shan; Sun Yat-Sen:
孙文- 维基大典- 繁 - [ 转为简体网页 - Translate this page ]越三年，卒业，成绩冠绝。复易校再，卒随兄返国。 及归，村民争逆之。 ... 适上海同志宋耀如遗书，陈甲午败战后，清廷势危，革命时机已至，促其归国。文遂返香港，阳开 ...
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Tan Sitong:
其父继洵，方巡抚湖北，年七十矣，知嗣同必以躁进贾祸，一月三致书，促之归者。嗣同报父书，言老夫昏髦，不足与谋天下事，闻者无不怪骇。
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促其归国 = urging him to return to China
孙文- 维基大典- 繁 - [ 转为简体网页 - Translate this page ]越三年，卒业，成绩冠绝。复易校再，卒随兄返国。 及归，村民争逆之。 ... 适上海同志宋耀如遗书，陈甲午败战后，清廷势危，革命时机已至，促其归国。文遂返香港，阳开 ...
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Tan Sitong:
其父继洵，方巡抚湖北，年七十矣，知嗣同必以躁进贾祸，一月三致书，促之归者。嗣同报父书，言老夫昏髦，不足与谋天下事，闻者无不怪骇。
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促其归国 = urging him to return to China
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
orientalhorizon
: in that specific context, it's "return to China", in other settings, maybe any other kingdoms, or even Newzealand, USA etc.
13 mins
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Thank you!
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5 hrs
peter arnout
Belgium
Belgium
Specializes in field
Belgium
Getting Better all the Time
Native in: Dutch
Works in: English to Dutch, French to Dutch, Dutch to English, and 5 more.
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4
they were urged to return, and so they returned
When only this little sentence is taken into consideration...
(cos lack of context)
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