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On August 11 at 2:51 PM by floalvarez

孔子讲话为何那么有气无力? Read more

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On August 11 at 1:36 PM by floalvarez

In the Chinese school, we have 朗诵 contest. The students normally memorize a poem and are prepared by the teacher in pronunciation, expression etc. 念... Read more

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On August 11 at 1:07 PM by chris

RJ, this is an interesting link about a Chinese negotiator having a pop at the Americans a couple of years ago: http://www.chinadialogue.net/artic... Read more

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Posted on: Chinese Wordplay
On August 11 at 1:00 PM by chris

You can take a horse to water.... Read more

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Posted on: Chinese Wordplay
On August 11 at 12:59 PM by chris

That's a great final one there RJ! Read more

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On August 11 at 12:48 PM by bodawei

This was discussed just recently in http://chinesepod.com/lessons/what-does-this-word-mean. You're missing the Newbies Mark ... :) There are two t... Read more

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On August 11 at 12:10 PM by si1teng2

I think 朗诵 lǎngsòng is a kind of performance: interpreting a poem aloud. Niàn 念 is used for ordinary types of reading aloud or pronouncing. Read more

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On August 11 at 8:10 AM by bodawei

yeah, 就是。 Read more

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On August 11 at 8:01 AM by bababardwan

Wonder how many folk know what pashmina is. Some might need to learn that in English before Chinese, hehe No worries re reply to me Read more

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On August 11 at 6:04 AM by zhong_bide

Sorry, just realized I had made a reply to bababardwan instead of a new comment. Read more