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On March 05 at 3:25 AM by Gwilym-ChinesePod

Great question. So in the podcast we alluded that 刚刚 (gànggang) was a special kind of adverb, a special kind of time based adverb , so it shar... Read more

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Posted on: Buying a Guard Dog
On March 04 at 10:50 PM by si1teng2

我的弟弟曾经有过芬兰拉普猎犬。我听说哈士奇需要常常带出去散步:一天两次,一次一个多小时。是真的吗? Amazing lesson! Dialogue beautifully produced and acted. Even though there was no video, it was some... Read more

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On March 04 at 5:24 PM by anonymous892191

I have a small question about this sentence concerning the position of 刚刚: 刚刚我在荡秋千的时候,一个阿姨给我的。 The chinese dictionaries (well, those, which... Read more

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On March 04 at 4:41 PM by ahmadayaz100

A creative mind at work for Expansion sentences. Thank you. Read more

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On March 04 at 4:00 PM by he2xu4

Is 不好处 is correct usage? I see fewer hits in 百度 for 不好处. And I guess 没优点 is incorrect or awkward? We should use 缺点? For example 他的缺点是脾气不... Read more

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Posted on: Buying a Guard Dog
On March 04 at 1:37 PM by barbdb

Have you ever heard the pattern adjective 的不能更 adjective?For example 好得不能更好 I am not sure if it is an actual mandarin pattern or something we fore... Read more

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Posted on: Buying a Guard Dog
On March 04 at 11:14 AM by jerryrock

This lesson uses xiōng (fierce). One of the funniest lessons ever also contains this word, although it is an old one:  The Man and the Dog... Read more

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Posted on: Buying a Guard Dog
On March 04 at 8:39 AM by Gwilym-ChinesePod

FYI, here are the different levels of adjective intensifiers that we taught in this class.  Level 1: 很好 = good Level 2: 好得很... Read more

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Posted on: Dining and Dropping
On March 04 at 3:25 AM by pachang

I live in the states and it sounds rude to ask a wait person "zai na yi ge wan".  Is there a polite form of asking for an extra bowl? How do I... Read more

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On March 04 at 2:48 AM by VDragonUQ

That's not true.  I use Google translator quite a bit. Read more