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On February 02 at 2:53 AM by huanglily

Great idea to build up vocabulary for the office environment.  I know I need to learn many more words, like faxing, drafting, amending, labelling... Read more

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On February 02 at 2:07 AM by wotingyu

The sentence ordering portion of the exercises was quite challenging  Read more

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Posted on: Reading Fortunes
On February 02 at 2:04 AM by lujiaojie

这个对话中的“天方地圆”,”天“指”额头“,”地“指”下巴“。 看相一般认为人的额头看起来”方“,下巴看起来”圆“,这样的面相比较好。 Read more

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Posted on: Reading Fortunes
On February 02 at 1:50 AM by drbilllong

I seek a clarification regarding the cheng yu used in the first line of the dialogue.  In the dialogue we have tian(1) fang(1) di (4) yuan(2) or... Read more

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Posted on: Fresh Air vs. Heat
On February 01 at 11:16 PM by rods

I like to open the windows for a bit and let some fresh air in whenever the temperature is warm enough (say, -10° C and up). I'm with the ladies o... Read more

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On February 01 at 10:23 PM by Mingmao

What is the difference between 薪酬、薪水 and 收入? Thanks. Read more

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On February 01 at 7:22 PM by couchboy

Reviewing the older lessons... I'm wondering how you would say "walk towards some landmark"?  For instance, assuming the hospital is plainly vi... Read more

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On February 01 at 5:38 PM by DaveCragin

Great timing on this lesson.   Last year, my student host at Peking Univ. was from Xīnjiāng ( 新疆 ).   I had asked her "What's your birth... Read more

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Posted on: Cooking
On February 01 at 2:53 PM by pretzellogic

I think to partially address your question, there is a lesson on seasonings that might be helpful. http://chinesepod.com/lessons/chinese-seasoning... Read more

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Posted on: Mahjong
On February 01 at 2:17 PM by bodawei

麻将 májiàng (mahjong) may also be considered 'shady' because it is probably the most popular form of illegal gambling. (The only legal gambling on the... Read more