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On December 19 at 2:54 PM by pretzellogic

I just came back from a bath house.  It was a Korean one in the Wangjing area of Beijing.  There were quite a few women as well as men enjoy... Read more

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On December 19 at 1:31 PM by toianw

Hi nicksymondson , That's right. In fact many Chinese students who are learning English also often confuse the English words "improve" and "increas... Read more

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On December 19 at 1:05 PM by nicksymondson

I was interested in Tigao jaige translated as 'to increase the price'. In English, if I was a  buyer and I wanted to, 'improve the prices' it wou... Read more

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On December 19 at 12:26 PM by Zhou170902

谢谢你们 :) 对不起,很久没答复。 Read more

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Posted on: Buying a Book
On December 19 at 12:05 PM by Zhou170902

How would you say "book club" and "our book club's Christmas" ? Is it "书友会" and "我们的书友会的圣诞"? Many thanks. Read more

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On December 19 at 11:42 AM by bodawei

'even by someone that only finished 9th grade in China?' That is hard to imagine, unless we are talking about some of the old codgers. They may ge... Read more

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On December 19 at 11:27 AM by pretzellogic

Thanks Bodawei. I knew about the portion where someone leaves the Chinese educational system, and then can do vocational training. I ended up giving s... Read more

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On December 19 at 11:01 AM by waiguoren

The authoritative source on all things Chinese, 'Lonely Planet' rather diplomatically states that: 'You will often hear calls or muttered whispers of... Read more

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On December 19 at 10:20 AM by jennyzhu

You can say 还可以 or 一般. Read more

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On December 19 at 10:18 AM by jennyzhu

It means if someone is already employed by a state enterprise, then less than formal kinds of degrees and training such as self-taught degrees and ons... Read more