<![CDATA[Comments on: Stuffy Room]]> 2008-12-15 18:00:00 <![CDATA[By: zhong_bide]]> I always appreciate how you give us these little sayings like hai2 hao3 还好 in context.

Hong Kong is always too stuffy in summer.

夏天香港总是太闷了。Xia4tian1 Xiang1gang3 zong3shi4 tai4 men1le.

]]> I always appreciate how you give us these little sayings like hai2 hao3 还好 in context.

Hong Kong is always too stuffy in summer.

夏天香港总是太闷了。Xia4tian1 Xiang1gang3 zong3shi4 tai4 men1le.

]]> <![CDATA[By: bababardwan]]> Classic domestic stuff [even if it is mundane].I'm the same ;even in winter I like the 窗 to be 开 and my folks were the same.It's nice to see [as well as the differences in cultures which is great] the similarities in folk around the world.So it seems to me that usually males want the windows open and the females don't.Are there many examples of the reverse out there?

]]> Classic domestic stuff [even if it is mundane].I'm the same ;even in winter I like the 窗 to be 开 and my folks were the same.It's nice to see [as well as the differences in cultures which is great] the similarities in folk around the world.So it seems to me that usually males want the windows open and the females don't.Are there many examples of the reverse out there?

]]> <![CDATA[By: pearltowerpete]]> Hi bababardwan

I am a huge fan of a fresh breeze in the living room. And I sleep better at night if I'm snuggly under the blankets but the air in the room is freezing.

]]> Hi bababardwan

I am a huge fan of a fresh breeze in the living room. And I sleep better at night if I'm snuggly under the blankets but the air in the room is freezing.

]]> <![CDATA[By: bababardwan]]> yeah,I love the fresh 冷 air in my lungs always but especially at night.

]]> yeah,I love the fresh 冷 air in my lungs always but especially at night.

]]> <![CDATA[By: changye]]> 闷 (men1) = stuffy,
闷 (men4) = depressed

闷热 (men1 re4) sweltering hot
喝闷酒 (he1 men4 jiu3) drown one's sorrow in drink

]]> 闷 (men1) = stuffy,
闷 (men4) = depressed

闷热 (men1 re4) sweltering hot
喝闷酒 (he1 men4 jiu3) drown one's sorrow in drink

]]> <![CDATA[By: texinchina]]> your character for leng doesn't look right.  Why is the phone I input on my cell phone quite different from this "冷" that you provided on the lesson.  I looked it up in a dictionary and got yours but I swear this is the first time I've noticed it.  

If you divide the character into 4ths: the bottom right 4th is quite different.   I need to learn the terms for the slashes to be able to properly communicate my issue.

]]> your character for leng doesn't look right.  Why is the phone I input on my cell phone quite different from this "冷" that you provided on the lesson.  I looked it up in a dictionary and got yours but I swear this is the first time I've noticed it.  

If you divide the character into 4ths: the bottom right 4th is quite different.   I need to learn the terms for the slashes to be able to properly communicate my issue.

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

喝闷酒 ....is that one word ? If so,what a gem ! Another example of how efficient Chinese can be anyway.Interesting how the men 闷 [my 3rd but I see the list goes up to 7 ] character can be the same but the different tones can give different meanings [though they seem somewhat related].Is this phenomenon very common? 'Cos it can happen the other way where you have the same pronunciation and tone ,but different characters.I thought this latter case was more common.

]]> changye,

喝闷酒 ....is that one word ? If so,what a gem ! Another example of how efficient Chinese can be anyway.Interesting how the men 闷 [my 3rd but I see the list goes up to 7 ] character can be the same but the different tones can give different meanings [though they seem somewhat related].Is this phenomenon very common? 'Cos it can happen the other way where you have the same pronunciation and tone ,but different characters.I thought this latter case was more common.

]]> <![CDATA[By: changye]]> Hi wzteachers,

 

As you pointed out, the shape of “冷” in dictionaries is different from that on web pages, and this is just a matter of typeface. Both are the same (and correct) character. The shape of 冷 you see here in Chinesepod is similar to that in small seal scripts (小篆) and clerical scripts (隶书) used in ancient times. Click on the link and take a look at them.

 

http://chinese-characters.org/meaning/5/51B7.html

 

]]> Hi wzteachers,

 

As you pointed out, the shape of “冷” in dictionaries is different from that on web pages, and this is just a matter of typeface. Both are the same (and correct) character. The shape of 冷 you see here in Chinesepod is similar to that in small seal scripts (小篆) and clerical scripts (隶书) used in ancient times. Click on the link and take a look at them.

 

http://chinese-characters.org/meaning/5/51B7.html

 

]]> <![CDATA[By: changye]]> Hi bababardwan,

喝闷酒 = 喝 （verb） + 闷酒 (noun)
老婆走了以后，他天天喝闷酒。
Haha, what a depressing example it is!

]]> Hi bababardwan,

喝闷酒 = 喝 （verb） + 闷酒 (noun)
老婆走了以后，他天天喝闷酒。
Haha, what a depressing example it is!

]]> <![CDATA[By: jennyzhu]]> 闷 can also be used to describe a laconic person.   

]]> 闷 can also be used to describe a laconic person.   

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