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Posted on: Sayings vs. Sayings
On January 08 at 8:42 AM by bohan2007

Is the last character in 有钱能使鬼推磨 supposed to be 4th tone or 2nd tone? My dictionary shows it with 2nd tone Read more

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On January 08 at 8:14 AM by verazxl

Please take a look at http://chinesepod.com/lessons/revisiting-before-and-after 以后 after a verb or sentence means 'after...' 下班以后=after work, 我去... Read more

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On January 08 at 8:06 AM by verazxl

新 is new. So anything new, you can use 新。 新来的 lit. is 'new coming' So it's only for person who is new to the place, such as coworker/student/teache... Read more

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Posted on: Taking a Shower
On January 08 at 8:04 AM by verazxl

In your case: shower is 'línyù'. bath tub is 'yùgāng' So you can ask: nǐmen shì línyù háishì yǒu yùgāng? nob: lóngtóu shower head: huāsǎ/pēntóu... Read more

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Posted on: A Self-Introduction
On January 08 at 7:08 AM by veronicatyquin

Hi, This lesson is great, except that I am Australian! How do I say Australian person? Cheers Read more

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Posted on: 电影故事 3
On January 08 at 7:01 AM by lujiaojie

@7.44 “就是”里面什么东西都没了。 @15.09 “称起来” 对！ 就是“称为，叫做” @16.46 那肯定是指 @21.04 在新官“上任”的时候。对！ Read more

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On January 08 at 6:22 AM by guolan

I can see your point. But, on the other hand, many of my Chinese friends have directly asked me about this very event (since it's been widely covered... Read more

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On January 08 at 6:18 AM by lujiaojie

整个工资 sounds strange. 可以说：到下个月公司会发给我全部的工资。 Read more

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On January 08 at 6:09 AM by mark

有一部分美国人觉得叛乱是很浪漫的，叛乱需要很厉害的抢，所以会反抗任何限制拥有抢的法律，一辈子会有叛乱的梦想，一辈子会有很舒服的生活。我们是很奇怪的民族。 Read more

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Posted on: Windows 8
On January 08 at 6:07 AM by guolan

Interesting that these are more vague in English than in Chinese; you're right. And here I was thinking verb tenses were always more vague in Chinese! Read more