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On March 10 at 9:32 AM by richwarm2

I don't think anyone has commented on this yet. John made an error giving the tones of 简称 ("third tone, fourth tone") during the podcast, and Dilu the... Read more

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On March 10 at 9:29 AM by guolan

I want to second kejianbo and mark's ideas about clarifying the differences between similar words, whether they are similar in Chinese (mark's suggest... Read more

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On March 10 at 8:59 AM by franky2108

grammar question: why is there a "了" in "而且要杀了我" and "他会杀了他们的". from my understanding, it cannot be indicating past tense, and for a change of state i... Read more

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On March 10 at 8:18 AM by mark

I like the Qing Wens that are about differences between similar words.  I always learn something from those, but sometimes I don't know what I do... Read more

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On March 10 at 7:52 AM by byronmeinerth

Specific, perhaps, but it's great to see these characters in different contexts. It helps with remembering them. Read more

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On March 10 at 7:46 AM by hanpihhwa

Hi QingWen team!  I'd like to see a couple of lessons on frequently used idioms with numbers (数字成语)。 Many thanks!  Read more

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Posted on: Playing Mahjong
On March 10 at 7:31 AM by bababardwan

Also unclear on these bits in brackets. Any help much appreciated: 11:28 Jenny: 在一【副】麻将里面 11:44 Jenny: 把三个【东风拿出来】 12:25 好我们【这就凡】四个是杠【就ok了】,好不好?... Read more

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On March 10 at 7:28 AM by kejianbo

I like the Qing Wen lessons very much as they reveal aspects of the language that are hard to find in dictionaries and grammar books. I have plenty... Read more

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On March 10 at 7:19 AM by SF_Rachel

I absolutely love this idea! I'm working my way through the Story of the Stone (in translation) too, and see clues to how so much of Chinese culture a... Read more

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Posted on: Playing Mahjong
On March 10 at 7:09 AM by bababardwan

Unclear on the bits in brackets. Any help much appreciated: 2:57 如果是【你要】我 3:06 我演【得】这个人 3:28 :【 让就打不成,让就很气】 3:38 要【剧】作第四个人 4:32 其实条子是【这样】这样... Read more