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On August 24 at 2:47 PM by bababardwan

good question. I think that is different. Hard to say cos we dont have all these measure words, but I guess I'd be inclined to agree with you on the i... Read more

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On August 24 at 2:45 PM by bababardwan

if someone in their thirties made their hair white people would say "wow, that old guy has a lot of energy." ..haha, I like this thinking outside t... Read more

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On August 24 at 2:44 PM by Purrfecdizzo

What about the chicken example... What if we were dealing with a statue or figurine made of iron of a chicken, would we still use 一只铁公鸡? Read more

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Posted on: Networking Event
On August 24 at 2:38 PM by guilaoguy

There is no audio for the first three lines of the dialogue. Read more

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On August 24 at 2:36 PM by bababardwan

Any thoughts? yeah, I would be much more surprised if the measure words for animals weren't used. It would seem very strange to me for example to c... Read more

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Posted on: Commuting Options
On August 24 at 2:30 PM by bodawei

I've used buses quite a bit in three of China's big cities and at present use about 8 - 10 different bus routes each week, plus the metro occasionally... Read more

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On August 24 at 2:25 PM by Purrfecdizzo

I was looking over these example sentences and I noticed that the measure words for each example are those used for animals, but in some cases, we are... Read more

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On August 24 at 2:05 PM by Purrfecdizzo

opps- forgot... 那个/这个-量词-名词 that/this- measureword- noun Read more

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On August 24 at 2:03 PM by Purrfecdizzo

oh, and one more... now that I think of it... 3. can I use the 那个/这个-量词-名词 in situations that do not pertain to compliments or insults? is it sensi... Read more

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On August 24 at 1:59 PM by Purrfecdizzo

I was listening to this, and there was a part when Ken was talking about 'trying to get blood out of a stone', but I normally would use this expressio... Read more