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Posted on: Messing Up The Date
On September 24 at 3:51 AM by chris

The use of "yao" to mean "one" is a strange one.  I'm coincidentally sat at Pudong International airport at the moment and one of the flights jus... Read more

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On September 24 at 3:14 AM by chris

Interesting alternative meaning for 中奖. I must confess I've never come across that before but will be more careful in future usage!  Do you think... Read more

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On September 24 at 12:27 AM by chris

Manfred, it will come with practice. The “Shi.....de” pattern is one of many many patterns in mandarin that seem daunting at first but qui... Read more

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Posted on: How to Say Hello
On September 24 at 12:13 AM by chris

Hǎo also has the meaning of hěn / “very”, ie it’s an intensifier. For example, hǎo duō means very many or lots and hǎo chǎng means v... Read more

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On September 23 at 8:43 PM by mifred

Thank you. Looking into it. Although I reckon I'm not there yet. Read more

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On September 23 at 12:53 PM by chris

I've been using CPod since 2006 - quite heavily during the 2007-2013 period but to be fair barely at all the last few years and I've largely missed th... Read more

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On September 23 at 12:47 PM by chris

Agreed, it is certainly gǎnjǐn. Read more

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Posted on: How to Say Hello
On September 23 at 9:26 AM by 344932965

How come Good + long = Long time ? Read more

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On September 23 at 7:14 AM by Gwilym-ChinesePod

It's a nice comment so you can leave it if you like :)   Our forum is currently down but will be back soon. Read more

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On September 23 at 7:12 AM by Gwilym-ChinesePod

If you see a 的 at the end of a sentence and not sure why it's  probably the  shi...de structure which emphasises time/place/action.  I... Read more