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In English there are three conditionals. In the same way as Mandarin has four tones, named first tone, second tone, third tone, fourth tone and... Read more
Please grizzle somewhere else. Dorthy, we are here to learn Chinese, not to stroke your ego. I'm sure there are plenty of English sites th... Read more
Looks like an interesting forum. Thanks! Read more
习俗 xí sú = traditional practice; custom; tradition; local tradition 阳历 yáng lì = solar calendar; Western (Gregorian) calen... Read more
沥干、烘干机: only used in Taiwan, not in Mainland China. ChinesePod suffers with this supremely annoying problem (and 繁体字）occasionally. But it's a good to... Read more
Have a read through this forum post while Fiona and Constance discuss. For me, I use nong4 when the verb is either not important, or I don't kn... Read more
Thank you for the interesting lesson. I am a little confused about the 烘干机。When I hear this I am imagining a machine for drying clothes. &... Read more
中国面临着这个问题的确是很复杂难解的。由于中方紧张人口过多，因此实行生育计划以缓解此问题。不过，没想到造成老龄化、人力不足、80后负起重担等现象。我觉得万一大陆又有了人口过多的问题，我揣测因该不会再次实行这么严格的一胎生育计划。 Read more
Can you clarify when to use 弄 vs 做 (nòng vs zuò). In the lesson, 弄 is translated to make, whereas 做 is translat... Read more
汹涌 xiōng yǒng = to surge up violently (of ocean, river, lake etc); turbulent 消遣 xiāo qiǎn = to while away time; to enjoy leisure; diversion; recreatio... Read more