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Calling in Sick Elementary

Aileen12 In daily communication, they pronounce “好好” as “hao 3 hao 1”。

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"Always" Reexamined Qing Wen

yingyue what're the differences between "总是“ and "老是？” thanks very much!

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University Major: Part 2 Newbie

Aileen12 This topic is quite common. Thanks.

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Singing Ability Newbie

Aileen12 “她每天在家练习” will sound better if you change it into “她每天都在家练习”. We don’t say “广东话歌”, it is “粤语歌”.

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What would you like to drink? Elementary

Aileen12 “茶就够了吗？” doesn’t make it a right conversation, because “够” means “enough” so it isn’t used in circumstances like you order several things and then you say, “够了”(enough). In the dialogue, the guy was a...

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Baby Talk: Words of Comfort Newbie

Aileen12 This dialogue isn’t practical, because “宝宝” means “baby” who is very young and isn’t able to talk back, so it doesn’t make much difference to talk Chinese or English with them since you are not making oral communicatio...

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Giving Gifts in China Qing Wen

yingyue Thanks for this lesson, I think the rules are not so strict anymore nowadays. As long as you are sincere then your Chinese friends wouldn't mind. Anyway, it's good to know these rules.

(11) new comment by yingyue posted 7 days ago

Old and New Qing Wen

yingyue Thanks for introducing "the new and old" but sometimes 老 doesn't mean "old" it just to form a new word such as 老公/老婆(husband/wife) 老板(boss)

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I Just.... 刚 & 刚才（gāng & gāngcái） Qing Wen

yingyue 1、刚才：时间名词n. 说话前不久的那个时间例：他刚才来过，现在已经走了。 2、刚：副词adv. 动作发生不久例：他刚下课就来找你了。 3、否定形式不一样：刚才+没/不 ...... ：他刚才没来这里，去了教室。不是+刚：他不是刚来北京，他来北京都几年了。 4、“刚刚”=刚/刚刚

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The Different Differences of Different and Difference Qing Wen

yingyue There is another word "温差" ( temperatures difference) eg: 南北的温差很大（there is a big temperature difference between the south and the north)

(37) new comment by yingyue posted August 11, 2019

Using 过程 (Guòchéng) and 流程 (liúchéng): Process Qing Wen

yingyue Thanks for this lesson, you guys have explained this lesson very well

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Making the Ordinary Life Seem Romantic Part 1 Advanced

957189120 Should it be "想他或她了" since the translation is "missing him or her"?

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Characters - The New Co-Worker Pre Intermediate

957189120 Thanks Grace for making this video! “能干” is the same as “强干”?

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Making the Ordinary Life Seem Romantic Part 2 Advanced

957189120 What does "太low" mean?

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Buying pants 买裤子 Pre Intermediate

957189120 So we can normally use "通常", "平常" or "常常" to replace each other?

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The Dolphin Show at SeaWorld Elementary

8890909 I am confused about why is shihe for verb and heshide for adjective, why is not shihede as adjective?

(8) new comment by 8890909 posted August 10, 2019

The Cycling Holiday Elementary

8890909 wo ye hen xihuan qi zixingche!

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Getting a Sexual Health Check-up Intermediate

8890909 词汇和句子真有用!

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Borrowing Money From a Friend Elementary

8890909 qukuan and tikuan is there any difference?

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My boss isn't satisfied Elementary

Aileen12 “那你应该多学习用电脑”, for this sentence, I would suggest changing into “那你应该多学习一些电脑技巧”.

(28) new comment by Aileen12 posted August 10, 2019