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On December 19 at 3:58 AM by david_d

I would be careful translating 日子 as "day"... 过 + 日子 = lit. to pass the days, fig. to spend one's days [doing smth...] 过好日子 = lit. to pass the d... Read more

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On December 19 at 3:53 AM by david_d

我和”本地人“这个词的经验有点儿独特。。。在中国大陆里我算是老外,然后在我自己的国家,还有很多人都叫我老外。。。:( Read more

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On December 19 at 3:51 AM by earls

Matt_T, I looked 烘干机 in my Pleco 现代汉语词典 dictionary: 用来给谷物或衣物等除湿的机器。 So it sounds like a more general term that can be... Read more

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Posted on: Meditation
On December 19 at 3:33 AM by robertschmidt

These two words are fairly new for me, although my dictionary says 沉思 also has "to contemplate or to ponder" as meanings, so maybe 冥想 is closer to the... Read more

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Posted on: Meditation
On December 19 at 3:26 AM by taylorarmstrong168

冥想就是当你闭起眼睛时,脑子里想象出你为曾见过的画面,当你沉迷在这幅画时,感觉非常放松,其实就是自我催眠的意思,当你睁来眼睛时,就觉的很放松! 沉思是不说话专心在想事情 Read more

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On December 19 at 3:02 AM by tony.cpod

Thanks for the reply 564326937, but I had to copy and paste that into Google Translate to understand what you were saying. It didn't do a very good jo... Read more

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On December 19 at 12:15 AM by david_d

If you don't understand why he said "chong2", that's probably just because he misread "風"; that was the best guess he could make on the spot. Read more

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On December 18 at 11:54 PM by Mingmao

晾 and 晒 are not quite synonymous. 晾 means to dry something in the air (which could be in a windowless room); 晒 means to expose something to the sun, a... Read more

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On December 18 at 10:57 PM by nickcarlomany

Hi, in the expansion section there are some minor problems. 比如: 让孩子们学会分享是十分必要的。 The pinyin transcription for that line is wrong Read more

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Posted on: Meditation
On December 18 at 9:35 PM by jamesclark

Tough lesson. Interesting though - thanks! Read more