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Posted on: Boxing Day
On December 28 at 9:16 AM by jhfjhkj

thanks a lot yuanbao Read more

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On December 28 at 8:37 AM by ouyangjun116

@menglelan - The thing I love about Chinesepod is that it has this more scattered approach as you call it. If it is too "text booky" I wouldn't even... Read more

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Posted on: Boxing Day
On December 28 at 8:24 AM by Rui_an

Black Friday is the day after Thanksgiving in the United States and many stores open extremely and offer 大减价. In this case, it's all about shopping an... Read more

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On December 28 at 8:12 AM by chris

John, I couldn't agree more with your post, particularly the second paragraph. I guess I'm one of the more active transcribers on the site in recent... Read more

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On December 28 at 7:49 AM by John

If you're learning Chinese to use it, the real world also doesn't present you with Chinese in a logical, systematic manner. But there are trends, you... Read more

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On December 28 at 7:45 AM by John

Transcripts can be both a blessing and a curse. They feel like a blessing when you really can't understand some key language, but they can also becom... Read more

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Posted on: What to Expect
On December 28 at 7:20 AM by byronmeinerth

I'm now two years into having spent time in China and would have found this extremely helpful when I first arrived. Unfortunately, I didn't really kno... Read more

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On December 28 at 7:16 AM by chris

Further to my post above, I've just started a transcript for this very lesson. Link as follows:- http://chinesepod.com/community/conversations/p... Read more

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Posted on: What to Expect
On December 28 at 7:08 AM by byronmeinerth

". . .chances are Mandarin is going to get you the farthest." I like that John said the correct form "farthest" here, rather than "furthest". Impressi... Read more

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Posted on: What to Expect
On December 28 at 6:58 AM by polyglotwannabe

Is audio available somewhere? Forgive my "slowness on the uptake", but what's the advantage of using "Twinkle Twinkle" to learn pīnyīn versus more con... Read more