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On September 10 at 9:40 PM by johnnyi

My wife used to believe a lot of this nonsense, until we moved to the US, where despite its many problems, has much cleaner air than that of Guangzhou... Read more

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Posted on: Heat Stroke
On September 10 at 8:51 PM by salvador

Hi all, Is  liang2kuai4 (cool) an adjective or a verb? Or both? Read more

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Posted on: Taxi to the Airport
On September 10 at 1:32 PM by podster

Exactly, although not all taxi drivers are kung fu masters. But you can imagine your cabbie as Kato from the Green Hornet TV series, as portrayed by... Read more

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Posted on: Pregnant
On September 10 at 12:11 PM by douglasboyle

This is cool. Just went out to a restaurant with friends in Zhuhai. A lady was pregnant. This dialogue was able to help. Thanks guys. Good timing. Read more

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Posted on: Taxi to the Airport
On September 10 at 10:06 AM by jamessaunders

I'm absolutely loving the lessons they are very useful, I just had one quick question, when you call the taxi driver shīfu, 师傅, is this the same as... Read more

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Posted on: A Gift for a Man
On September 10 at 7:47 AM by lujiaojie

Yes, you need to use 在 in this case. For example, 和大家在一起真开心。 (I'm really glad to be with everyone.) There is also the pattern "跟……一起+Verb"... Read more

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Posted on: Let Me Off!
On September 10 at 4:58 AM by stevemisch

Also, on crowded buses beware of pickpockets, phone thieves. They usually have their hands free, are not carrying anything and often like to go into a... Read more

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On September 10 at 3:47 AM by salvador

Hi all, Question/Note/Observation. I noticed that 天王殿 is pinyin-transcribed as Tian2Wang2Dian4. However, both John and Dilu, pronounced it as Tian1W... Read more

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Posted on: You're Fired!
On September 10 at 2:43 AM by verazhang100

Usually we won't use ”过“in the '炒' case. 炒 is always followed by only 了 or 掉了。 我被公司炒掉了,现在我是自由职业者。 wǒ bèi gōng sī chǎo diào le ,xiàn zài wǒ shì zì... Read more

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On September 10 at 2:34 AM by MatteoLovesPerla

thanks helen ;) Read more