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On May 03 at 7:10 AM by Jess_Andersen

John, my problem is, EVERYBODY!!! understands me when I speak Chinese. Read more

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On May 03 at 6:29 AM by John

香烤豆吐司 (Xiāng kǎo dòu tǔsī) Literally, "fragrant baked bean toast." Read more

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On May 03 at 6:26 AM by John

中国的 is literally "China's," but more naturally translated as "from China." 中国, when it comes directly before a noun, means "Chinese" (the adjective,... Read more

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On May 03 at 6:22 AM by John

We have a lesson coming up which you're going to love! :) Read more

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On May 03 at 6:21 AM by John

You can divide all uses of 了 into 了1 and 了2, but I find that's usually not very helpful. It's much more useful to learn to recognize certain types of... Read more

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On May 03 at 6:10 AM by Mingmao

The Lesson PDF (text version) link does not seem to work for this lesson. Read more

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Posted on: Where Do You Work?
On May 03 at 6:07 AM by helzcurrah

Wow, I really loved having the words in Chinese characters and Pinyin up on the screen during the dialogue. It' smuch easier than what I usually do, w... Read more

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Posted on: Signing a Lease
On May 03 at 5:18 AM by wendelie

意思上没有区别，可以通用，不过语气不一样，“否则”的语气比较正式一点…… Read more

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Posted on: Firing Someone
On May 03 at 3:19 AM by lujiaojie

“慢工出细活" 是句俗语，说法固定。“活儿”就是你干的活儿，做的事情。 Read more

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Posted on: Tea Tasting
On May 03 at 3:12 AM by jacob

While I was hoping for some more interesting types of tea vocabulary, still an interesting lesson. Thanks. Read more