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On June 06 at 12:17 PM by matman1115

pretty good Read more

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On June 06 at 12:43 AM by Gwilym-ChinesePod

We will try and get that fixed. In Chinese they basically mean the same thing. One is medicinal herb, the other is herbal medicine.  Read more

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On June 06 at 12:40 AM by Gwilym-ChinesePod

大方 has several meanings. The most simple is generous. Stylish and poised is another one. You could also use the word your wife suggested. Here are som... Read more

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On June 05 at 12:16 PM by zaphekiah

空洞 kōng dòng = cavity; empty; vacuous 就着 jiù zhe = to be next to; along with (colloquial) 传达 chuán dá = to pass on; to con... Read more

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On June 05 at 6:51 AM by GalenSN

 Thanks for this video you guys! One of the big reasons I want to go back to Taiwan is because of how incredible the vegetarian food was. As soon... Read more

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On June 05 at 6:36 AM by chris

Thanks Benjamin.  Interestingly, it doesn't seem to make use of that "gan3" character that was used in "sense of direction".  I guess we wou... Read more

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On June 05 at 6:32 AM by Benjamin1990

I've never come across 几率 before. Surprised it's not mentioned in the PDF. Read more

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On June 05 at 6:09 AM by Benjamin1990

没有常识吧？ 常识 is common sense. Read more

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On June 04 at 8:48 AM by Xiaowei10

I was practicing some of these words with my wife and she looked at me very confused.  She said that 大方 means "generous," and if I wanted to say... Read more

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On June 04 at 6:57 AM by chris

With regards to the discussion about "sense of direction", how can one best say in Mandarin "you have no common sense"? Read more