Lesson Comments
It depends on the situation and who you are drinking with. In some circles, especially business dinners, doing deals, the convention is to empty your... Read more
随意 can be both a reply a 干杯 or the person who proposes 干杯 can also use it to take off pressure from the other guests. Read more
Yes, that's correct. Read more
dīshì means a taxi. Read more
Great show. I'd love to hear a Part 3 in the future! Read more
When i was younger, i remember my mom telling me to bring pairs of oranges and lai see (the cantonese equivalent of 红包) when visiting relatives during... Read more
Is it considered rude if a person says 干杯, and then you raise your glass and repeat 干杯, but not finish the entire cup? I didn't think this was conside... Read more
也可以说开一张支票，对吗？ We can also use 开 when talking about writing checks, right? Read more
I'm am 33 (one thing I've learned from China is the ridiculousness of being shy about confessing one's actual age) and I feel distinctly middle-aged.... Read more
Lesson transcript being worked on here: http://chinesepod.com/community/conversations/post/12501 As usual, please feel free to come along an... Read more