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On May 13 at 2:16 PM by RJ

pselby the dialog page does show the idiomatic english translation. The literal translation is also helpful and is provided only by the roll-over.... Read more

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On May 13 at 1:06 PM by hiewhongliang

Thanks for the well-wishes, RJ and Bababardwan. Will need every ounce of luck I think. Business in Shanghai is not as the consultants make it out to b... Read more

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Posted on: Meet-Up Frenzy
On May 13 at 10:37 AM by Mingmao

I have seen 集合 used to describe a group of people meeting somewhere before leaving together for another location, such as a group of people meeting at... Read more

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Posted on: Sleeping in
On May 13 at 10:33 AM by Mingmao

How do you say "wake up" as opposed to "get up"?  As in, "I woke up at 4 a.m. and then couldn't get back to sleep." Also, I came across the e... Read more

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On May 13 at 9:46 AM by cody153

古=ancient, not 故 Read more

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On May 13 at 8:03 AM by pselby

It would be helpful to show translations in idiomatic English. The word-by-word translations are useful but do not make sense! Read more

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On May 13 at 5:26 AM by raffaelm

四平八 稳? Qing Wen never is! Read more

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On May 13 at 4:30 AM by bababardwan

Great stuff hiewhongliang. Loved the harmonica playing ! 祝你很幸运。 加油! Read more

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On May 13 at 3:11 AM by chracol

Yeah I'm very interested in that construction as well - I usually encounter it reading the news in Chinese and then often in quoted language and ofte... Read more

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Posted on: The Kindle
On May 13 at 2:45 AM by Mingmao

Just to clarify, does this mean that 电子书 can mean either "e-book" or "e-book reader" depending on the context? Read more