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On February 24 at 10:18 AM by darkstar94

那个人的反应为什么是“像的像的”，这是“就是”的意思吗 Read more

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On February 24 at 10:10 AM by babyeggplant

They are similar, but definitely not the same. Also note that the i in ri is a different sound than the i in sounds like yi,pi,li ect. I used to say... Read more

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Posted on: Thanksgiving Turkey
On February 24 at 9:55 AM by kenkwon197

interesting Read more

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On February 24 at 9:41 AM by louisita72

I completely agree with you lamartiniere, because Dilu does this a lot and doesn't repeat the same phrase in chinese, slightly annoying. Although... Read more

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On February 24 at 8:07 AM by jacob

I realise both rì and rè are used in podcasts, they are both common words after all. Are they supposed to sound the same? Read more

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On February 24 at 7:15 AM by pretzellogic

My bias is that the preferred mode of travel is flying :-) Trains are ok in a pinch. Buses are ok when you're 21. Ships? All I have to say is USS In... Read more

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On February 24 at 5:53 AM by lujiaojie

The measure word for 照片 is 张, but in colloquial Chinese, we often use the following pattern: “verb+个+noun.” For example: 吃个饭，看个电影，洗个澡，开个会，逛个街, etc. T... Read more

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On February 24 at 5:44 AM by podster

Click on the arrow to the right of the second sentence in the expansion section to hear the 日in 日语。  http://chinesepod.com/lessons/a-correctio... Read more

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Posted on: Driving in China
On February 24 at 5:35 AM by lujiaojie

”一塌糊涂“可以用在很多地方， 比如： 我的房间乱得一塌糊涂。 离婚以后，他的日子过得一塌糊涂。 你怎么回事，工作做得一塌糊涂。 Read more

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On February 24 at 4:07 AM by connie

帝国主义是imperialism的意思。因为在中国人的想法里，发达国家都很有钱，很强大，也有点霸道。所以有时会模糊了帝国主义和发达国家的界限。 对话里的翻译我们要修改一下。 Read more