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On April 22 at 6:12 AM by jkdfj

hearing China referred to as the "one billion" nation has gotten so old. I've never heard India referred to as the "one billion" nation, and there are... Read more

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On April 22 at 5:57 AM by chris

Hi floalvarez, I think you are right (although there is a missing 烟 in your sentence above immediately after the 冒). 这个上面冒烟的是一团药 I believe in th... Read more

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Posted on: Meet-Up Frenzy
On April 22 at 5:05 AM by babyeggplant

hello, stranger Read more

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Posted on: Meet-Up Frenzy
On April 22 at 5:05 AM by babyeggplant

The meetup was a lot of fun. Thanks for all the hard work that went into it, ChinesePod. Read more

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Posted on: ChinesePod Meetup
On April 22 at 5:03 AM by babyeggplant

thanks! Read more

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Posted on: Fog or Smog?
On April 22 at 5:03 AM by adam_p_lax

what is the function of "再“in the sentence 你再看远处，那里有好多工厂 it doesn't seem clear in the translation- is it "again" or "then" Read more

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On April 22 at 4:13 AM by chris

Lesson transcript being worked on by the poddie community here:- http://chinesepod.com/community/conversations/post/12809 Please feel free to co... Read more

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Posted on: Meet-Up Frenzy
On April 22 at 3:49 AM by chris

I have also encountered (pun intended) the following word:  遇到/yu4dao4 which I had understood can also mean to "run into", e.g. run into someone... Read more

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Posted on: Meet-Up Frenzy
On April 22 at 3:00 AM by rjbrown85

 I noticed  见面 and 碰头 are both 离合词。 Is  碰见 also one or can it be used with another object in the sentence? Read more

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Posted on: Big Numbers
On April 22 at 2:46 AM by podster

meihuar, You are absolutely right. 万 (wan4) is often used figuratively in Chinese to signify some very large number, not just 10,000 (the literal... Read more