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Posted on: Saying Goodbye
On March 19 at 3:55 PM by djfite

So if I'm leaving a party, an english, I could say, "I'm going now." But in Chinese you can't say, "Wǒ xiān qù le." Right? In Chinese you must... Read more

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Posted on: Is China Scary?
On March 19 at 2:14 PM by floalvarez

@ 0:12 Is "Zang zi yu" a kind of fish? Read more

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On March 19 at 1:17 PM by Grambers

I think the best way to think about this is to think of '比较' as translating as 'relatively' rather than 'comparatively'. In English, 'relatively' is a... Read more

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Posted on: 禅的故事
On March 19 at 11:42 AM by mikeinewshot

僧璨大师 至道无难，惟嫌拣择。 但莫憎爱，洞然明白。 毫厘有差，天地悬隔。 欲得现前，莫存顺逆。 违顺相争，是为心病。 不识玄旨，徒劳念静。 圆同太虚，无欠无余。 良由取舍，所以不如。 莫逐有缘，勿往空忍。 一种平怀，泯然自尽。... Read more

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Posted on: Discussing Old Jobs
On March 19 at 11:07 AM by zhenlijiang

噢谢谢。是，当这些方面的意义中国和其他国家肯定不一样吧，所以提问题的时候用英语写的，其实是希望 John 或者 Greg 从外国人的观点能来谈一下。没准备突然要客观地谈到母国的思维，那应该是不容易的。 虽然所寻找的还没拿到，可以说我对你的回答很满意。呵呵。无所不在，没有边界，而且影响可以很大也... Read more

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On March 19 at 10:45 AM by pistagn

I believe that the 还 is just for emphasis... ie "I (really) think you shouldn't do that". Read more

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On March 19 at 10:39 AM by nicksymondson

Hi My suggestion is verb compliments like; shangbuliaowang, dongbuliao etc. I understand the structure but not sure when and how to make them. imagine... Read more

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Posted on: Serving Tea
On March 19 at 10:34 AM by jkdfj

cool, I'll check out your husband's blog Read more

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Posted on: Dinosaurs
On March 19 at 10:14 AM by floalvarez

@7:03 “了” as 专门由于类动词是什么意思？ Read more

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Posted on: Serving Tea
On March 19 at 9:50 AM by jennyzhu

I think since a lot of foreigners' first experience is with free tea served in restaurants, it ruins their entire experience with tea. I don't think m... Read more