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On January 19 at 3:38 PM by gaojian

are you living in Taiwan, or do you have Taiwanese friends? Because: In Taiwanese 水 (or the same pronunciation) means beautiful. 水 (台語) 水... Read more

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On January 19 at 2:53 PM by gaojian

中文播客，請教一下。你們是說蘿莉比較中性，沒有什麼貶義的意思，但是“蘿莉控”這個詞也算中性嗎？ Read more

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On January 19 at 2:41 PM by chris

Lesson transcript: http://chinesepod.com/community/conversations/post/12554 As ever, feel free to come and participate and join the community. Read more

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On January 19 at 12:09 PM by gaojian

hold住 was on the front page of a Taiwanese newspaper during the 国民党 100年 celebration. I almost spit out my coffee when I saw it. Read more

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On January 19 at 12:08 PM by gaojian

乱七八糟是惯用语, 你可以用“俗语”来形容slang. Read more

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On January 19 at 11:42 AM by mycitynotes

Really interesting, thanks. What I've encountered on Facebook quite a  bit is people responding to pictures (usually of clothes or something) wit... Read more

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On January 19 at 11:12 AM by rlonneman63

How timely!  I joined yesterday and stumbled on this lesson. Coincidentally, I have my first Chinese piano lesson tomorrow. (Having played for 10... Read more

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On January 19 at 9:05 AM by arrivedinchina

oh okay, thanks. One more question I have is, at the very end of the dialogue, the word 幸福 sounds like the 福 is being read with a neutral tone, in... Read more

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On January 19 at 7:42 AM by lujiaojie

都市 is "big city", "metropolis". Read more

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On January 19 at 6:41 AM by dubaobao

Try looking up the construction “为了。。。而。。。" in your dictionary. There should be an explanation along the lines of "为了（noun), 而 (verb)", and the... Read more