Qing Wen request - Only

sydcarten
 September 09, 2009, 02:42 AM posted in General Discussion

I'd really like to hear a QW podcast on the various ways to express the English word 'ONLY' in Mandarin.

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xiaophil
 September 09, 2009, 03:52 AM

Yeah, I think that is an excellent idea.  One of my teachers once told me the difference between 关 and 只, but now I have forgotten.  I think I have finally gotten a handle on 才, but would like a refresher on that.  It might be a good idea to throw in the English word 'just' into the mix as that could bring in a discussion on 刚才 (although there already has been a Qingwen on that topic a long time ago).

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helenshen_counselor
 September 09, 2009, 07:31 AM

Thanks sydcarten & xiaophil, I'll pass your idea on to our team.