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Posted on: Taking Two Taxis
On April 24 at 1:01 AM by wotingyu

Had a pretty hilarious experience related to this the other day in Taiwan. I was with a local family and the mother kept saying 打飞机 by which she meant... Read more

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Posted on: Taking Two Taxis
On April 24 at 12:31 AM by zhenlijiang

Hi Toianw 好久不见。我还是老样子 (wǒ háishi lǎoyàngzi / not much new on my side)。好懒 (hǎo lǎn / so lazy)！ Read more

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Posted on: Taking Two Taxis
On April 24 at 12:08 AM by zhenlijiang

FWIW--The 打 in 打的/打车 isn't so much "take" as "get". You avail yourself of one. Taxis are a bit different from shared modes of public transportation. A... Read more

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Posted on: Scheduling a Time
On April 24 at 12:00 AM by swm55

Would it be proper to "te wo" in place of "bang wo" when requesting someone to do something for you? Read more

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Posted on: 重走丝绸之路
On April 23 at 11:40 PM by floalvarez

我的问题在引号里面： @0.17 古代，这个“架起”亚洲。 @0.26 “然后 ” 经过甘肃。 @0.31 它“会到 ” 中亚，西亚。 @4.50 “统治集团&... Read more

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Posted on: Do You Want a Map?
On April 23 at 11:35 PM by Right-Wingnut

Links to the various meanings of 要 in the grammar section. 1. To Want 2. To Want To 3. Will, going to 4. To Demand 5. Must, Sh... Read more

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Posted on: Do You Want a Map?
On April 23 at 9:10 PM by elijah190

does this word have another meaning?  要 Read more

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Posted on: Do You Want a Map?
On April 23 at 9:05 PM by elijah190

sooo ping ling what does it mean? Read more

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Posted on: Gone Fishing
On April 23 at 6:36 PM by bohan2007

这节课的expansion有个句子，是：“把窗帘拉上吧” 。 那么，相反的动作是不是应该说“把窗帘拉开吧”？ 我怎么感觉这样说有点别扭 Read more

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On April 23 at 6:35 PM by toianw

Hi user28880, If it's a well known (in China) book, you can usually just go to www.baidu.com and search the English title of the book and one of th... Read more