Lesson Comments

Many thanks Jenny (and ouyangjun116). When to use 值钱 vs. 值得 always confuses me - anyway, that's a question for another day perhaps!:) Read more

That's correct. Read more

超市 is used more than 超级市场 in mainland China. I am not entirely sure about Taiwan though. It is not easy to know most of the words that are used differ... Read more

When describing something as 值钱 or 不值钱, it means it has value or no value. You don't need a passive marker. They can both mean value in the abstract... Read more

I sincerely apologize for the stereotype. It was insensitive. We can take it out if you wish. Read more

hmmm... I hope someone who is more skilled than me comes along to confirm what is correct, I'll give it a shot, though without any context it's always... Read more

I learned something new today - P过 is short for Photoshop. The more I delve into Chinese, the more overwhelmed I become - the slang, textsingpeak... Read more

Sorry, another language question, again from the expansion sentences: 这年头 大学生 太 不 值钱 了 On first reading I assumed this meant that "nowada... Read more

This sentence - 男人没几个好东西 - is another fine example. These are all basic characters which should be easily read by an elementary/intermediate Chinese l... Read more

I'm having a real hard time getting my head around the use of 东西 in this dialogue (especially the expansion sentences).  Comparing this sentenc... Read more