this means nothing

Chinese translation: 啥也不是

23:04 Jul 21, 2016
English to Chinese translations [Non-PRO]
Art/Literary - General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
English term or phrase: this means nothing
Imagine that a European sees a strange sign drawn on a sheet of paper. He thinks that it must be a Chinese character. But, when asked, a Chinese speaker looks at it and exclaims in his own language: "this means nothing".
Fabio Descalzi
Uruguay
Local time: 01:47
Chinese translation:啥也不是
Explanation:
FYI
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Lifeng Yang (X)
China
Local time: 12:47
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1啥也不是
Lifeng Yang (X)
4它(不是中文)沒有任何意思
David Lin
4什么都不是
Frank Feng
4没有任何含义!
Bruce Guo


  

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51 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
啥也不是


Explanation:
FYI

Lifeng Yang (X)
China
Local time: 12:47
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese
PRO pts in category: 28

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agree  Frank Zou
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9 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
它(不是中文)沒有任何意思


Explanation:
Coz it isn't Chinese (maybe just s symbol), it doesn't mean anything.

David Lin
United Kingdom
Local time: 05:47
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Native speaker of: Chinese
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什么都不是


Explanation:
If you want to be formal, and avoid using the word "啥"

Just fyi.

Frank Feng
China
Local time: 12:47
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Native speaker of: Chinese
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6 days   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
没有任何含义!


Explanation:
In this context, the meaning of "this means nothing" is:
this is even not Chinese character, it has no meaning at all, it's simply a sign, that's all"

Bruce Guo
China
Local time: 07:47
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Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 156
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