Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Chinese term or phrase:
人流向
English translation:
human traffic flow
Added to glossary by
Denyce Seow
Oct 21, 2006 12:36
17 yrs ago
Chinese term
Singapore
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人
Chinese to English
Medical
Medical: Pharmaceuticals
radiopharmaceuticals
设备安装平面图（包括更衣室、人、物流向和空气洁净度等级）
I don't really get it with the "人" here. What is it referring to?
I don't really get it with the "人" here. What is it referring to?
Proposed translations
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| 3 +4 | flow of traffic for people and equipment |
wherestip
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| 4 | human |
Lu Wang
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Proposed translations
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flow of traffic for people and equipment
人、物流向 together is a sub-phrase in this sentence IMO.
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Note added at 15 mins (2006-10-21 12:51:25 GMT)
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"personnel" would sound more technical though ;-)
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Note added at 15 mins (2006-10-21 12:51:25 GMT)
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"personnel" would sound more technical though ;-)
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Chinoise
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chica nueva
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Bill Lao
: But should use materials to replace equipment
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Thanks, Bill. please see the 1st definition of this link. What you're thinking about the word equipment is correct, but it also has a broader sense. http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/equipment
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Philip Tang
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Thanks, Commuease
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Comment: "Thanks, Steven. Do you have a new picture of your dog every day???? ;)"
2 days 23 hrs
human
the flow directions of people and substances = the flows of human and logistic streams
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