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Allenxu Posted 20 years ago
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00Hi,02h3

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00As an aphorism is known in China,"Examine my own heart thrice one day."But I want to describ it in a short word or a short phrase to be a adjective .Could I say it as three-selfexaminationed or three-self-examinationed ?02h3

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0I don't think you can sum that up so briefly in English. If you said either of your options to me I wouldn't have a clue what you were talking about.0-
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00I add a word three-self-communioned,is it better than above ones?Thanks!02h3

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01cite10Nona The Brit12cite10I don't think you can sum that up so briefly in English. If you said either of your options to me I wouldn't have a clue what you were talking about.12br
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10Thanks for your reply.I know maybe it's an illogicality between English and Chinese.But if

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0 I think "examine my own heart" might mean do some "soul-searching"? 0-
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00We would call it soul-searching. It's hard to get the three times part into a single phrase in a natural way. Maybe be less specific 'repeated soul-searching', 'frequent soul-searching'.0-
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00Thank you ,Nona,and you Tidus. I Got it!02h3

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00I'd like "repeated soul-searching".02h3

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01cite10Nona The Brit12cite10Good suggestion Tidus. 12br
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10We would call it soul-searching. It's hard to get the three times part into a single phrase in a natural way. Maybe be less specific 'repeated soul-searching', 'frequent soul-searching'.12br
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0Ah well, we managed it between the two of us. Teamwork in action 050010id1
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00Thank you! My friends!05002h3

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00As a matter of fact,I want to give my blog an English name.I named it "The Repeated Soul-Searching Thatching",is it OK?05102h3

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