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On November 09 at 8:48 PM by iaing

serious question - how often do use "foreigner" or something like "laowai" in English? Is it always in a neutral way? Do you always ask your workmates... Read more

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On November 09 at 8:24 PM by Mingmao

帝国主义 above should be "imperialism," not "in purism." Read more

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On November 09 at 7:49 PM by bohan2007

that may be because people generally view America as a capitalist country, so there isn't a need to emphasize that by saying "capitalist America". Ch... Read more

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On November 09 at 7:16 PM by mark

@Bohan2007, I've seldom, or never heard anyone say, capitalist America. So, maybe you should go with, 在中国共和党是唯一的有权利的党。 Read more

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On November 09 at 7:13 PM by Mingmao

Thank you! Read more

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On November 09 at 7:12 PM by Mingmao

Thank you, Connie. I listened again. It really sounds like "xiāng" to me, but 像 definitely makes more sense. I'm guessing it's being used in the sense... Read more

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On November 09 at 7:07 PM by Mingmao

The dictionary defined 佬 as a derogatory term for a man or guy. Is 鬼佬 used to refer to only males, or also females? Read more

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On November 09 at 6:42 PM by Mingmao

In the PDF, the pinyin for 番薯 is fānqié. Read more

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On November 09 at 5:55 PM by bohan2007

A country can have a monarch and still be a republic if it's a constitutional monarchy, like the UK, Canada, Japan, Norway, and many others. Can you n... Read more

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On November 09 at 5:32 PM by bohan2007

Typo above. I meant: The reason I want to know how to say this is NOT so that I can distinguish it from Taiwan, but just to emphasize that China i... Read more