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Hmm... you can say 一匹马 but I don't 一只马 is commonly used by Chinese people. Similarly, you may say 一只鸡 but may not say 一头鸡 since people normally say 一头... Read more
My understanding is 字 usually refers to a single Chinese character while 词 refers to two or more than two characters. Read more
Hello, great lessons! Why is it yòu shì ni and not ni yòu shì since the formula for yòu is that the subject (her) is first? Read more
Hi everyone, we have added a dialogue tab with lyrics and names of the songs mentioned in this episode! Read more
People usually say "hao3jiu3" rather than "hao3hao3jiu3". You can consider it as a set phrase. Read more
东西 means something but 东西 in 东西南北 means the direction (east and west). Read more
In addition, you need to know 佰 and 仟 for hundred and thousand respectively when using them on financial documents such as cheque etc. Read more
It's xing2 for ren2xing2dao4 人行道. Any word suffixed with "ing" is called “nasal sound” Read more
上午 and 下午 are set phrases in Chinese. People don't say 前午 and 后午 but they do say 午饭前 and 午饭后. Read more
The following are all correct in grammar: “我明天2点去看电影” "明天我2点去看电影" "明天2点我去看电影“ Read more