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On November 29 at 1:45 PM by podster

I come down on the side of "learn the Chinese as it is really spoken" when we are looking at Intermediate or above lessons, but since this is a Newbie... Read more

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On November 29 at 11:31 AM by Right-Wingnut

I think if a native Chinese speaker says it sounds fine, then it is probably fine. If you have encountered many speakers that speak like this, odds ar... Read more

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On November 29 at 8:34 AM by jinanjohnny

I think its unclear also. But I have encountered many speakers in china that speak in this unclear way. I think they won't become professional speaker... Read more

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On November 29 at 7:05 AM by lujiaojie

chinesecatherine is right, so you can say: 我认识他。 Wǒ rènshi tā. 我认识这个字。 Wǒ rènshi zhège zì. 我知道他是哪国人。 Wǒ zhīdao tā shì nǎ guórén.... Read more

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On November 29 at 6:44 AM by lujiaojie

“地点”是具体的“地方”,比如:开会地点是XX,聚会地点是XX。 “地方”范围比较大,可以说:你是什么地方人?我去过哪些地方? Read more

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On November 29 at 6:31 AM by chinesecatherine

I may be wrong, but I thought 认识 translated as recognise, and 知道 translated as know. So I 认识 a person, but 知道 that the moon is made of green cheese (... Read more

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On November 29 at 6:28 AM by chinesecatherine

Could I ask about the last sentance please?  It ends with 个 so a measure word.  I thought that you had to put a measure word in the middle,... Read more

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On November 29 at 2:45 AM by ejrunge

我同意。我的老朋友打的很快。好像年轻人不喜欢这个办法。 Read more

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On November 29 at 2:41 AM by brendaninaus

hmmmmm. My wife recently asked to borrow money off me, and we had some arguments over various things before and after that time. Read more

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Posted on: Ways to Break Up
On November 29 at 1:06 AM by sm146

就是这样: 我觉得分手是不是很小的事,如果你不合适的, 你应该跟对方的很清楚。  真可怜了! 别伤害对方的心里! 应该说: 不好意思,在我的心里我觉得,我们就不太合适的。。。 我们应该成为普通朋友们 我跟别的人爱上的。。。 还是。。。 我是。。。同性恋者。... Read more