Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Chinese汉语 term or phrase:
参与, 参加
English英语 translation:
involved in, participate
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Denyce Seow
May 28, 2008 15:15
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在过去 3 个月内，您参与、观看或参加过下列哪些活动？
How would you translate "参与" and "参加" in this case? Don't they mean the same thing?
How would you translate "参与" and "参加" in this case? Don't they mean the same thing?
Proposed translations
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| 4 +1 | involve, participate |
Mark Chen
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| 4 | 参与=be involved in, participate in, be concerned with, 参加：Take part in, enter for, attend |
Adsion Liu
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参与=be involved in, participate in, be concerned with, 参加：Take part in, enter for, attend
Generally speaking, they make difference from each other by the role you play in. Just as Bin advised, you can enter for a sports meet as an competitor but you are not involved in it as an audience. Another example, we often say in Chinese, 重在参与, but never 重在参加。
Hope everything is clear enough to you, Denyce!
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Note added at 56 mins (2008-05-28 16:12:20 GMT)
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More precisely, they make difference by the importance of the role one plays in a certain activity...
Hope everything is clear enough to you, Denyce!
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Note added at 56 mins (2008-05-28 16:12:20 GMT)
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More precisely, they make difference by the importance of the role one plays in a certain activity...
Discussion
如果说某人参加了本届奥运会，那么他很可能是作为运动员参加了比赛。
如果说某人参与了本届奥运会，那么他很可能是参与了奥运会的组织策划或为奥运会提供了服务。