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Posted on: Dinosaurs
On March 20 at 3:28 AM by lujiaojie

@7:03 其实这个“了”呢，就是专门有一类动词，你也可以用“掉”，比如说：吃掉，杀掉。 Read more

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Posted on: Is China Scary?
On March 20 at 3:04 AM by jennyzhu

‘贬义’ is almost always used to describe the nature of a word, whether it's positive or negative. '负面’ has a broader usage. Read more

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On March 20 at 2:58 AM by zhenlijiang

This may not be something that takes a whole QingWen. Even now after years of Chinese language study I don't really know how to say "first" as in "my... Read more

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Posted on: The Kindle
On March 20 at 2:30 AM by zhenlijiang

OK I've gone and taken a closer look now, don't know how I missed the first half of the sentence before. But so it’s 这个在国内买不到，我是托朋友从国外买的。 I'm having... Read more

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Posted on: Saying Goodbye
On March 20 at 1:57 AM by jennyzhu

If you want to leave a party or any place, you would say “我先走了/wǒ xiān zǒu le." Zǒu means to leave. So this sentence emphasizes you are leaving where... Read more

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Posted on: Chinese Solar Terms
On March 20 at 1:41 AM by miskat

Not sure if these came up in the podcast, but... - "春分 chūnfēn", is known in west as "Spring Equinox" - "秋分 qiūfēn", is know in the west as "Autum... Read more

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Posted on: Is China Scary?
On March 19 at 11:00 PM by floalvarez

I think ‘负面’is negative 和‘贬义’is to devalue. Read more

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On March 19 at 6:23 PM by ouxiansheng

谢谢！ Read more

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Posted on: Why, Oh, Why?
On March 19 at 4:47 PM by Pirmin

Thank you for this Qing Wen. Now I know much better why I better not use 凭什么! Read more

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Posted on: Is China Scary?
On March 19 at 4:06 PM by zhenlijiang

Zhang Ziyi 章子怡, actress Read more