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[perspectives]

Hi,

I'd like to know if 'for' is absolutely wrong in the following sentence.

The Chinese word for 'crisis' is divided into two characters, one meaning 'danger', and the other meaning 'opportunity'.

The test answer showed that 'of' should be used instead of 'for'. My question is: if for is used here, is it grammatically wrong?

Thanks in advance.

perspectives

[Philo Kevetch]

Hello Perspectives -

Please identify the source of your example (IELTS, TOFEL, TOEIC, etc.).

'for' sounds perfectly acceptable -

''of" doesn't seem to work at all

Philo

btw - If your teacher/department prepared the exam...it must be quite stressful for them having a student/students with your advanced language skill in their class/classes. Be kind -

[perspectives]

Thank you, Philo, and Lorikeet.

I googled for both, and there're a lot of sentences of each. Do they mean the same? Or which one is misused? Puzzled!!

The Chinese word of 'crisis': http://www.google.com.tw/search?q=%22the+chinese+word+of+crisis%22&hl=zh-TW&rlz=1W1GGLD_zh-TW&prmd=ivns&ei=pY2NTaWoGYOevQO18um4DQ&start=0&sa=N

The Chinese word for 'crisis': http://www.google.com.tw/search?hl=zh-TW&rlz=1W1GGLD_zh-TW&q=%22the+chinese+word+for+crisis%22&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&oq=

[Lorikeet]

I googled "the Chinese word of crisis" in the English Google, and there were 495 results. I googled "the Chinese word for crisis" in the English google and there were 134,000 results. I can't accept "of" in this context. I don't know if it's okay in another form of English, or if it's a mistake.

Edit: Oh, yours is the same: 487 and 133,000.

[Philo Kevetch]

Oops...and 'Hello to you, too.'