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Posted on: Making Apologies
April 27, 2019, 07:44 PM

The video doesn't say what the difference is between 对不起 and 抱歉. Is 对不起 like 'excuse me"/"pardon for being rude" and 抱歉 more like "i'm sorry"?

In the video at about 5:00 it translates 马上 as "no problem". Does it have that meaning? I've always heard it as "immediately" or "quickly".

Posted on: Chinese Idioms - Spiderwebs and Horse Tracks
April 27, 2019, 07:35 PM

For 马到成功 is it in the sense of "something is easy to do" or "do this for easy victory"? Which makes more sense: "the other baseball team is not very good, 马到成功" or "I needed to buy shoes and pasta, so I just went to Walmart, 马到成功."

Posted on: Don't Litter
April 27, 2019, 07:20 PM

关系 is an interesting word. it pops up more often than you think.

Posted on: To Finish Something Off: Verb 好 (hǎo)
April 27, 2019, 07:08 PM

In kinda thinking about this, most of the statements will be in the past tense, but can I use it in the future tense? 明天我做好了.

Posted on: Useful Phrases #1
April 26, 2019, 01:52 AM

Good to know about the common meaning of 我来.

Posted on: Turn on the Light, Turn off the Light
April 26, 2019, 01:39 AM

I've heard the point that in Chinese 请 is not used much. So making a statement by adding 好吗 is a good substitute?

Posted on: Forming Questions with 吗 ma
April 26, 2019, 01:26 AM

I've always wondered is there a difference in connotation between A不A and 吗 constructions? 

Posted on: Negating Verbs: When to Use 没有 (méiyǒu), When to Use 不 (bù)
April 25, 2019, 04:59 PM

I like the dialog tab for these, it helps me visualize what they are saying, so I'm a bit sad it's missing.

Is the grammar guide gone? I can't find a link to it.

Posted on: Using 又 (yòu) and 再 (zài)
April 25, 2019, 04:51 PM

The 又 and  再 should come before the verb? Is there any common time they don't?

Posted on: 了 (le): Something's About to Happen
April 25, 2019, 02:28 AM

This should probably be titled 要。。。了.