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On January 04 at 12:40 AM by garst

What a great lesson, topical, plus lots of really good vocab.  Best of all, the usual excellent pointers on how to say things like Chinese people... Read more

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On January 03 at 7:35 PM by Mingmao

This dialogue uses the word "调整" but it is not explained in the discussion. What is the difference between 调整 and 调节? Read more

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On January 03 at 6:32 PM by proteal

Thanks! That's what I heard as well, although the 的 doesn't make sense to me. Read more

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Posted on: Business Style
On January 03 at 6:28 PM by proteal

捉弄 [zhuōnòng] play with Read more

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On January 03 at 4:59 PM by perrytex967

At the 13:55 min. mark of the podcast, what is it Jenny says in pǔtōnghuà for "a little bit of a practical joke"?  It sounds lik... Read more

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Posted on: Translation Issues
On January 03 at 4:40 PM by humanitad-china

Chinesepod 请问一下: 1. "对照" 跟 “比较” 有什么不一样？ 对话里的句子是： 这个人“把相同的新闻对照看一遍。”  可以说： “。。比较看一遍” 吗？ 2. 看一遍，是watch o... Read more

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On January 03 at 4:36 PM by dubaobao

"I find it hard to understand comments that suggest its better to walk away without knowing than to use a provided transcript..." Hmm, I'm confused... Read more

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On January 03 at 2:42 PM by mahenhao1

For me, the new phrase here is the "nei tian".  I would have tried to get at it with some sort of "When?" phrase like "Shenme shi hou".  Thi... Read more

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On January 03 at 2:21 PM by shanghaichanges

What's the difference between using 吗 and 嘛？ At the end of questions? Read more

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On January 03 at 2:10 PM by orkelm

I've been to People's Park, hanging out with the parents who were there.  Since my daughter is single, tons of people were asking me about her. &... Read more