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Thanks! In this Weibo, pasted below it's all just 增长 so it seems when talking about population, economy, it's 增长, but when talking about individual pr... Read more
I wouldn't mind an answer to this as well. Read more
You're correct - Putonghua is not Beijing Mandarin. But it is based on the Beijing dialect. You might want to read this Wikipedia entry: http://... Read more
not what I was told by my Chinese teacher in China. Basically, I suspect that it's a huge misconception that Putonghua is the dialect of Beijing.... Read more
It's a good question. I won't say' no'. If some girl says it, no one will say that's not right. It's just not common. There is no '铁姐妹'. But we ha... Read more
John tells us in a number of Intermediate lessons that in these sentences we have four options: 1. 如果 A 的话, B 2. 如果 A , B 3. A 的话, B 4. A,... Read more
Would there be any way to see a text version of what Di Lu says at the end of so many Intermediate lessons -- that is , after the 2nd presentation of... Read more
You can write: if, in the event of, bla bla happening, ... which would basically become Rúguǒ, bla bla Dehuà, ... You can also have varian... Read more
what HSK book? There are so many out there. Most predate the 2010 shift to the new HSK exams. Thanks!! Tim Read more