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On January 12 at 11:53 PM by guolan

I'll add that more people die from drivers who text while driving or who are drunk while driving than from guns each year, in the USA. But we don't di... Read more

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On January 12 at 11:42 PM by ashaman5

excellent lesson! Read more

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On January 12 at 10:13 PM by podster

No, 玩 is not used for 太极拳. One does not 玩太极拳, but rather 打太极拳 or 练太极拳。 You would probably choose " 打 " to describe a two-person exercise and " 练... Read more

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On January 12 at 10:05 PM by zbloom

How about a 请问 on    玩 as "to enjoy oneself" eg  游玩,  and perhaps other uses as in  好玩,  玩味, as well as  玩笑.... Read more

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On January 12 at 8:38 PM by richwarm2

Thanks, Connie and tingyun, for your excellent replies. I'm not looking for standardized dialogues and formally correct pronunciation, but I would hav... Read more

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On January 12 at 8:22 PM by richwarm2

Keth, I'm no expert on translating into Chinese, but I tried typing "played a joke on" into jukuu.com, and from that, I got the impression that your s... Read more

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On January 12 at 7:52 PM by ameli61

中文怎么说 'going through the motions' ? Read more

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On January 12 at 7:23 PM by Keth

Great lesson! Is this OK? 她 (tā) 在 (zài) 我 (wǒ) 上 (shàng) 玩 (wán) 笑 (xiào) 了 (le) 。 She played a joke on me. Read more

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On January 12 at 6:25 PM by RJ

Since this was not the first of these attacks in China, I do think it is quite relevant as we search for a root cause. The weapon of choice may be irr... Read more

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Posted on: No Tip?
On January 12 at 5:00 PM by RJ

I had no idea that tipping was also new to the UK. Nor can I imagine Brits not able to complain. As for the soup thing, having tasted British food, I... Read more