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Posted on: Fresh Air vs. Heat
On March 11 at 6:42 PM by cowenparkseattle

In English "air conditioning" always implies cooling, never heating. That makes 空调 hard to translate. Read more

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Posted on: Playing Mahjong
On March 11 at 6:36 PM by cowenparkseattle

好极了！ Read more

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On March 11 at 6:29 PM by cowenparkseattle

How about a Qing Wen on 察 vs. 查 Read more

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On March 11 at 6:25 PM by cowenparkseattle

I agree. The older lessons especially seem not to be well-monitored. Read more

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On March 11 at 6:16 PM by menglelan

Good, finally, videos with open Chinese captions and live speakers who I can speechread. You guys need more than one camera to film their faces. John... Read more

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On March 11 at 6:11 PM by si1teng2

I have a suggestion for a more advanced Qing Wen on subtle differences. I know that there is no separate verbal form for the subjunctive conditional i... Read more

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On March 11 at 5:36 PM by si1teng2

Yes! I second this suggestion. Read more

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On March 11 at 5:32 PM by mamahuhu92

I love QW too. Can you tell some do-it-yourself language?  it would help me talking of my hobbies with my chinesefriends . Thank a lot. Read more

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On March 11 at 4:34 PM by friemanw

Lots of good suggesions here. I agree with the one about cheng yu and I also like the idea of showing how literary and historical allusions become par... Read more

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On March 11 at 3:52 PM by mantid

A few years ago I went to 黄花城 （yellow flower great wall). Definitely no disabled access there...it had  only just started being restored and was... Read more