<![CDATA[Comments on: Foot Therapy]]> 2010-01-07 18:00:00 <![CDATA[By: bababardwan]]> Now if CPod really wanna outdo themselves they'll reach out to Poddies with some virtual reality podcasting,particularly with lessons like this.The foot/brain/ear link could really ram in the vocab too.

]]> Now if CPod really wanna outdo themselves they'll reach out to Poddies with some virtual reality podcasting,particularly with lessons like this.The foot/brain/ear link could really ram in the vocab too.

]]> <![CDATA[By: matthiask]]> they could do something like the virtual barbershop in chinese then :)

]]> they could do something like the virtual barbershop in chinese then :)

]]> <![CDATA[By: helencao_counselor]]> That's pretty cool!! It made me feel like I was in a real barbershop!

]]> That's pretty cool!! It made me feel like I was in a real barbershop!

]]> <![CDATA[By: paulinurus]]> 哈哈！很好听也真有意思的。

]]> 哈哈！很好听也真有意思的。

]]> <![CDATA[By: prindy]]> 足疗能不能治腱炎？ 

]]> 足疗能不能治腱炎？ 

]]> <![CDATA[By: helenshen_counselor]]> Thanks! Soooooooooo cooooooooool!

]]> Thanks! Soooooooooo cooooooooool!

]]> <![CDATA[By: lujiaojie]]> 好像可以。

]]> 好像可以。

]]> <![CDATA[By: ji_li]]> Hi,

Any difference between 头痛 (tóutòng) and 头疼 (tóu​téng) to mean headache?

]]> Hi,

Any difference between 头痛 (tóutòng) and 头疼 (tóu​téng) to mean headache?

]]> <![CDATA[By: haibo9996]]> 怎么说?具体些可以吗

]]> 怎么说?具体些可以吗

]]> <![CDATA[By: jennyzhu]]> @ji_li,

头痛 (tóutòng) and 头疼 (tóu​téng) are the same. 痛 （tòng）and 疼 (téng) both mean 'pain', 'ache'. When you want to express pain or ache, you can use either of them, e.g. 牙疼/ya2 teng2 and 牙痛/ya2 tong4 both mean 'toothache', 肚子疼/du4 zi teng2 and 肚子痛/du4 zi tong4 both mean 'stomachache'.

]]> @ji_li,

头痛 (tóutòng) and 头疼 (tóu​téng) are the same. 痛 （tòng）and 疼 (téng) both mean 'pain', 'ache'. When you want to express pain or ache, you can use either of them, e.g. 牙疼/ya2 teng2 and 牙痛/ya2 tong4 both mean 'toothache', 肚子疼/du4 zi teng2 and 肚子痛/du4 zi tong4 both mean 'stomachache'.

]]> <![CDATA[By: changye]]> 在上海做一次足疗要多少钱？要多长时间？我这儿（一个东北小城市）足疗很便宜，只要25元一个小时（包括泡脚和全身按摩）。

]]> 在上海做一次足疗要多少钱？要多长时间？我这儿（一个东北小城市）足疗很便宜，只要25元一个小时（包括泡脚和全身按摩）。

]]> <![CDATA[By: changye]]> "疼" is more commonly used in conversation than "痛" is.

]]> "疼" is more commonly used in conversation than "痛" is.

]]> <![CDATA[By: dropped_chopstick]]> 在北京如果便宜的话，大概要３０元一个小时。我自己差点受不了足疗的感觉。。。又疼，又疡。

]]> 在北京如果便宜的话，大概要３０元一个小时。我自己差点受不了足疗的感觉。。。又疼，又疡。

]]> <![CDATA[By: helenshen_counselor]]> 啊呀！真羡慕你！好便宜！但是按摩脚真的真的很疼。

]]> 啊呀！真羡慕你！好便宜！但是按摩脚真的真的很疼。

]]> <![CDATA[By: changye]]> 我已经习惯了做足疗。按摩师傅每次问我，“这个力度可以吗？”，我都回答说“再大一些吧!”

]]> 我已经习惯了做足疗。按摩师傅每次问我，“这个力度可以吗？”，我都回答说“再大一些吧!”

]]> <![CDATA[By: alexdone]]> 说明你身体很好啊~~~

]]> 说明你身体很好啊~~~

]]> <![CDATA[By: bababardwan]]> 呵呵，“再大一些吧！”。。这样是非常好的精神。真的是一个汉子。

]]> 呵呵，“再大一些吧！”。。这样是非常好的精神。真的是一个汉子。

]]> <![CDATA[By: wendy00]]> “疼”Tend to abstract，and "痛”tend to concreteness

]]> “疼”Tend to abstract，and "痛”tend to concreteness

]]> <![CDATA[By: wendy00]]> I have never tried foot massages.i have a problem,my food is  ice-cold when in the winter,what can i do?

]]> I have never tried foot massages.i have a problem,my food is  ice-cold when in the winter,what can i do?

]]> <![CDATA[By: joeborn]]> MDBG and YellowBridge give the meaning of 说明 as "to explain; to illustrate; explanation; directions; caption"; i.e., they don't include a meaning like indicate, which John gives at 7:39 (hmmm, that sounds biblical, doesn't it?).  I assume this is just an instance where the dictionaries missed one of the common usages, but I bring it up just in case I misunderstood the word Jenny and John used.  It was 说明 (shuo1 ming2), right?

]]> MDBG and YellowBridge give the meaning of 说明 as "to explain; to illustrate; explanation; directions; caption"; i.e., they don't include a meaning like indicate, which John gives at 7:39 (hmmm, that sounds biblical, doesn't it?).  I assume this is just an instance where the dictionaries missed one of the common usages, but I bring it up just in case I misunderstood the word Jenny and John used.  It was 说明 (shuo1 ming2), right?

]]> <![CDATA[By: bababardwan]]> 。。well this could lead to a debate about the English...while indicate can certainly have a different meaning to explanation [the latter sounding like a much more thorough affair and the former perhaps just pointing someone in the right direction] in some circumstances the usage can be pretty similar I think [probably when explaining something pretty straighforward...someone just needs a quick point in the right direction and then they understand]

"hmmm, that sounds biblical, doesn't it?"

...hehe,yeah.

]]> 。。well this could lead to a debate about the English...while indicate can certainly have a different meaning to explanation [the latter sounding like a much more thorough affair and the former perhaps just pointing someone in the right direction] in some circumstances the usage can be pretty similar I think [probably when explaining something pretty straighforward...someone just needs a quick point in the right direction and then they understand]

"hmmm, that sounds biblical, doesn't it?"

...hehe,yeah.

]]> <![CDATA[By: tomwilber]]> Wendy, If your feet are cold in the winter time, then try a foot massage. It should help improve your circulation and make your feet feel warmer! Your feet will thank you.

]]> Wendy, If your feet are cold in the winter time, then try a foot massage. It should help improve your circulation and make your feet feel warmer! Your feet will thank you.

]]> <![CDATA[By: joeborn]]> I agree about the English; I'm afraid I used a too-circuitous way of asking whether the word on the podcast is what I guessed it was, i.e., 说明. (I didn't see it written in any of the materials.)

]]> I agree about the English; I'm afraid I used a too-circuitous way of asking whether the word on the podcast is what I guessed it was, i.e., 说明. (I didn't see it written in any of the materials.)

]]> <![CDATA[By: changye]]> In Chinese, 说明 is often used in the sense of "mean/indicate".

]]> In Chinese, 说明 is often used in the sense of "mean/indicate".

]]> <![CDATA[By: patrick0530]]> I had a 足疗 today, I used to call it 按脚 , until I learned what the sign meant.  I usually get told there's something wrong with my stomach or I have 肝火 "liver fire", similar to shanghuo I suppose.  They call massage bao jian 保健 and I'm not sure why that's different from 按摩。  

]]> I had a 足疗 today, I used to call it 按脚 , until I learned what the sign meant.  I usually get told there's something wrong with my stomach or I have 肝火 "liver fire", similar to shanghuo I suppose.  They call massage bao jian 保健 and I'm not sure why that's different from 按摩。  

]]> <![CDATA[By: ji_li]]> @ Jenny, Changye & Wendy

Many thanks for the helpful comments

]]> @ Jenny, Changye & Wendy

Many thanks for the helpful comments

]]> <![CDATA[By: joeborn]]> Thanks, changye. Of course, you repeated what John said, but, by putting it in writing, you answered my question, which is whether the word he was using was indeed 說明. Thanks again.

]]> Thanks, changye. Of course, you repeated what John said, but, by putting it in writing, you answered my question, which is whether the word he was using was indeed 說明. Thanks again.

]]> <![CDATA[By: guzhilinghun]]> 我是中国人，想学中文的可以加我为好友

guzhilinghun@hotmail.com

]]> 我是中国人，想学中文的可以加我为好友

guzhilinghun@hotmail.com

]]> <![CDATA[By: guzhilinghun]]> no difference between them

他们没区别

我是中国人，想学中文可以加我好友

guzhilinghun@hotmail.com

]]> no difference between them

他们没区别

我是中国人，想学中文可以加我好友

guzhilinghun@hotmail.com

]]> <![CDATA[By: guzhilinghun]]> no difference between them

]]> no difference between them

]]> <![CDATA[By: xiaoxiaotom]]> As far as I know:

touteng (头疼) is the verb "to have a headache"

toutong (头痛) is the substantive "a headache"

of course, in spoken language, you will sometimes find no difference.

I hope this helps.

]]> As far as I know:

touteng (头疼) is the verb "to have a headache"

toutong (头痛) is the substantive "a headache"

of course, in spoken language, you will sometimes find no difference.

I hope this helps.

]]> <![CDATA[By: lilac_counselor]]> 长夜在东北哪个小城市？说不定咱们现在离得最近：）

]]> 长夜在东北哪个小城市？说不定咱们现在离得最近：）

]]> <![CDATA[By: bababardwan]]> matthiask,

非常棒了。I couldn't get it to work past the first few secs the other day but I'd been meaning to come back to it and just got it to work.了不起。多谢为分享朋友 ：）

]]> matthiask,

非常棒了。I couldn't get it to work past the first few secs the other day but I'd been meaning to come back to it and just got it to work.了不起。多谢为分享朋友 ：）

]]> <![CDATA[By: matthiask]]> baba, 不用谢。

]]> baba, 不用谢。

]]> <![CDATA[By: bodawei]]> 在这里足疗只要10元四是分钟（包括泡脚和除了足以外手，碧，肩按摩）.

]]> 在这里足疗只要10元四是分钟（包括泡脚和除了足以外手，碧，肩按摩）.

]]> <![CDATA[By: darkstar94]]> So would you say 我头疼 and 我有头痛 then?

]]> So would you say 我头疼 and 我有头痛 then?

]]> <![CDATA[By: betaver]]> Me too, and my feet is light purple color in winter. Many girls suffer it. Grandmas tend to let u take "point massage" 穴位按摩 by yourself. Maybe it's an easy way to also improve your circulation. Just but a book about point massage.

I don't trust traditional Chinese medical science at all, but I must concede it really works and still be using by many people.

]]> Me too, and my feet is light purple color in winter. Many girls suffer it. Grandmas tend to let u take "point massage" 穴位按摩 by yourself. Maybe it's an easy way to also improve your circulation. Just but a book about point massage.

I don't trust traditional Chinese medical science at all, but I must concede it really works and still be using by many people.

]]> <![CDATA[By: catherinem]]> I have a friend who has a little personal acupuncture kit to help with circulation, especially in the winter. She swears by it! I say go for the foot massage - the part where they bathe your feet in boiling water is my favorite!

]]> I have a friend who has a little personal acupuncture kit to help with circulation, especially in the winter. She swears by it! I say go for the foot massage - the part where they bathe your feet in boiling water is my favorite!

]]> <![CDATA[By: lilac_counselor]]> In Mandaren, 疼 is often used in colloquial Chinese; 痛 is used in written Chinese and I found that southern people habitually say 痛.

]]> In Mandaren, 疼 is often used in colloquial Chinese; 痛 is used in written Chinese and I found that southern people habitually say 痛.

]]> <![CDATA[By: lilac_counselor]]> In Mandaren, 疼 is often used in colloquial Chinese; 痛 is used in written Chinese and I found that southern people habitually say 痛.

]]> In Mandaren, 疼 is often used in colloquial Chinese; 痛 is used in written Chinese and I found that southern people habitually say 痛.

]]> <![CDATA[By: darkstar94]]> wow that's pretty amazing... especially if you have the volume at a reasonable level

]]> wow that's pretty amazing... especially if you have the volume at a reasonable level

]]>