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On April 11 at 5:47 AM by connie

It's the Shanghai influence. Read more

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Posted on: "Always" Reexamined
On April 11 at 5:44 AM by connie

See this Qingwen, Always in Chinese: 总是 (zǒngshì) and 老是 (lǎoshi) ! Read more

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On April 11 at 5:42 AM by connie

就是 Read more

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On April 11 at 5:41 AM by connie

就是商務漢語的一個明星詞. Read more

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On April 11 at 5:24 AM by John

What you're saying is true, but there was no innuendo in this podcast (no "do my tour guide" implication), sorry! :) Read more

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On April 11 at 5:23 AM by John

You're talking about the part at 08:08, right? She was saying that "you might get a slap in the face" simply because ordering someone to be your to... Read more

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On April 11 at 3:49 AM by lujiaojie

"呗" (bei) is a modal particle. If you use it at the end of a sentence, it makes it sounds more casual. Read more

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On April 11 at 3:24 AM by lujiaojie

只用“而”也可以，“而”可以用来连接两个不同的特点。 ‘而’和‘又’两个连接词一起用还有一个作用，就是两个字的音节听起来更和谐。 Read more

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On April 11 at 3:18 AM by lujiaojie

偏吝啬，偏骄傲 etc.不可以说。一般说：他有点儿吝啬，有点儿骄傲，或者比较吝啬，比较骄傲。 Read more

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On April 11 at 3:17 AM by lujiaojie

“偏”用于客观的，比如：偏瘦，偏胖，偏黑 “倾向于”用于主观，比如：他倾向于支持X当总统。我倾向于用那个计划。 Read more