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Posted on: Taking Two Taxis
On April 23 at 6:14 PM by toianw

Now that I CAN only speculate about, sorry :) I just looked up 搭 in a Cantonese dictionary, and it's pronunciation is daap3 (with a third tone, whi... Read more

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Posted on: 中国第一夫人
On April 23 at 5:53 PM by bohan2007

what does 挂在嘴边 mean? This is mentioned during the first 30 seconds of the lesson. What does it mean and what are other ways it can be used? Read more

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Posted on: Taking Two Taxis
On April 23 at 5:42 PM by bohan2007

interesting, but there's one part that I'm still curious about. Mandarin uses the verb 搭 (搭乘), and it's quite common. So, why change this original v... Read more

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Posted on: Get Happy!
On April 23 at 5:07 PM by veronique21

Aaah, I'm relieved, Right-Wingnut, because I had been to see the Team list before I send my comment about Tom... and no mention of him ! Yep, it would... Read more

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Posted on: Taking Two Taxis
On April 23 at 5:00 PM by toianw

Hi Zhen - 好久不见 (hǎojiǔbujiàn - long time no see!). How's things? Still keeping up with your Chinese studies during your CPod retirement? :) Read more

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Posted on: Taking Two Taxis
On April 23 at 4:47 PM by bohan2007

I just listened to it. It's a terrific lesson, and I enjoyed listening to it, but the answer to the question above wasn't in it Read more

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On April 23 at 4:47 PM by bohan2007

classic old-school lesson, with Chinesepod legends Read more

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Posted on: Taking Two Taxis
On April 23 at 4:42 PM by toianw

According to 百度百科 bǎidúbǎikè (Baidu's encylocopedia - so may very well just be someone else's speculation), the original verb that collocated withg 的士... Read more

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Posted on: Taking Two Taxis
On April 23 at 3:59 PM by zhenlijiang

Haven't listened to it in a long time but you might find something in this QingWen or the discussion: http://chinesepod.com/lessons/all-the-things... Read more

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Posted on: Taking Two Taxis
On April 23 at 3:35 PM by mclarty

Sure. But I'm sorry you found what I said confusing. Slang terms often stay popular after losing their original sense -- especially simple ones that... Read more