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On November 30 at 4:21 PM by johnsobe

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On November 30 at 12:04 PM by zaphekiah

灵气 líng qì = spiritual influence (of mountains etc); cleverness; ingeniousness 间断 jiàn duàn = disconnected; interrupted; s... Read more

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On November 30 at 9:25 AM by JJ2016

Ah, ok. That makes me think that for an academic conference then, in which the speaker is not in any sense acting (just delivering a paper), 讲演would b... Read more

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On November 30 at 8:50 AM by William Connors

My dictionaries say that 戛 is pronounced "jia". Is the pronunciation different in Taiwan? Read more

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On November 30 at 8:32 AM by William Connors

Don't fall asleep, because your wife might decide she needs to kill someone for a little excitement and guess who might be the easiest target. &n... Read more

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Posted on: When Are You Going?
On November 30 at 7:27 AM by Gwilym-ChinesePod

We recommend you watch the Say it right series, in particular, this lesson:  https://chinesepod.com/playlist/say-it-right/pronunciatio... Read more

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Posted on: When Are You Going?
On November 30 at 7:18 AM by kenliao

I'm having so much difficulty saying 出去. Read more

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On November 30 at 5:55 AM by Fiona@ChinesePod

Hi James, Well spotted. Interesting question.  This isn't a TW/CN issue. In fact, the official pronunciation on both sides is pan2shan1... Read more

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On November 30 at 5:53 AM by YuQinCai

Yes. In this usage, the situation allows/ doesn't allow you to do something, 可以 and 能 overlaps significantly. However, when people say yes we often sa... Read more

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Posted on: You're Infuriating
On November 30 at 3:24 AM by YuQinCai

这下好了 means the same but less strong. Read more