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On October 23 at 2:42 PM by AussieNick

ok, lets see if i got the hang of this... please tell me if i'm wrong or if it sounds weird!! 我睡了两个小时的觉,就到这里来买东西了 - and i am still here, buying stu... Read more

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Posted on: Shopping in China
On October 23 at 2:27 PM by he2xu4

Just curious, what does 淘宝 translate to in English, or is it just a name? Literally, I'd translate it to weeding out previous goods, or shopping? Read more

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Posted on: 过(guo)
On October 23 at 2:05 PM by zhongwendude

I'm confused about Example #1 of Dialogue for this issue . "强调" is a verb, so why "的" and not "得"? Read more

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On October 23 at 1:11 PM by erik_ringmar

That's right. In Taiwan you use 小姐 instead of 服务员. The foreigners David's friends were laughing at might have been Taiwanese ;-) Read more

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Posted on: 去香港生孩子
On October 23 at 11:32 AM by ouxiansheng

0:26 guaijuguaicai 1:26 我们正赶上了这个独生子怒 1:50 因为生育第二胎丢到工作 8:27 chuan上有一个xiaopin小品? 9:20 就是可能你youshengqu又省去了一些麻烦 9:31 一个一个bantuo办妥 10:44 你得chan... Read more

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On October 23 at 8:49 AM by user10196

Ni hao! I can getto chinesepod easier now, but when I put in the address "chinesepod.com". I just get a blank sheet, When I put in "chinesepod.com... Read more

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On October 23 at 8:06 AM by misspelled

it's funny to me, because it seems like even Chinese people aren't sure about the the usage of 小姐 (xiao3jie3) . On the one hand, Chinese people call... Read more

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On October 23 at 7:12 AM by zhenlijiang

But do we disagree at all? I was saying in response to jialanw's comment that to me, aversion to risk doesn't explain the behavior I saw on that camer... Read more

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On October 23 at 5:55 AM by bodawei

专家 (expert) 教授 (professor)  I don't know what secondary meanings you are referring to but would be interested to find out.   Expert -... Read more

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On October 23 at 5:42 AM by hamshank

How does one decide when to use 被 in a positve sentence? Any advice? In this QW it is said that people tend to only use it for negative things but... Read more