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Posted on: Broken Bone
On September 13 at 5:35 AM by tysond

I'm no expert but perhaps the easiest grammar rule to explain this is that 跤 is acting as a measure word. If so this makes sense and explains why the... Read more

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Posted on: Monkey Show
On September 13 at 4:42 AM by Right-Wingnut

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On September 13 at 4:26 AM by miskat

“不想以前的手机，充一次能用好几天呢。” What is the 呢 doing in this sentence? 是啊，一下子就用完了，得天天充。不像以前的手机，充一次能用好几天呢 是啊，一下子就用完了，得天天充。不像以前的手机，充一次能用好几天呢 是啊，... Read more

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Posted on: Choosing Fruit
On September 13 at 4:12 AM by douglasboyle

This is great. Buying fruit is just about a daily thing for me/us in China. Like the vocab used. I'm gonna go out there and try to sound fluent. :) Ch... Read more

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Posted on: 延迟退休
On September 13 at 3:47 AM by connie

都对！ @13.17 老龄化啊，什么延迟啊“这类”问题。 Read more

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On September 13 at 3:43 AM by connie

在佛教里，四大天王和四大金刚是一样的。 没错，香港乐坛里也有"四大天王"，现在还有"新四大天王"。 Read more

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On September 13 at 3:40 AM by connie

读第四声是对的。expansion里听起来像轻声。不用太在意。 Read more

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On September 13 at 2:17 AM by maggiehk

So are the  四大天王 exactly the same as  the 四大金剛?   When you go into the temple there's often those big scary guys - mentioned in the di... Read more

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On September 13 at 1:59 AM by phamchina

Expansion for 开玩笑 the reader says 可不是小事 the'事' I thought should be 4th tone, but when read sounds like 2nd tone or maybe neutral tone. I am sure the r... Read more

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Posted on: Monkey Show
On September 13 at 1:57 AM by mafanni

haha, I bet the monkey works for peanuts! I saw on NGN Network about this. if I recall correctly, it's a dying tradition. they come the villages... Read more