Lesson Comments
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
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
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
Thank you. Looking into it. Although I reckon I'm not there yet. Read more
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
Agreed, it is certainly gǎnjǐn. Read more
How come Good + long = Long time ? Read more
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
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
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