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On August 21 at 11:42 PM by root

Hi all! nice lesson, I enjoyed the packed dialog again. just one question, trying to lookup  质地 zhidi (quality, texture) all of my dictionari... Read more

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Posted on: Housekeeping!
On August 21 at 11:42 PM by rekeke

apart from 在 which other words cant be used in 把sentences? Read more

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On August 21 at 11:37 PM by drbilllong

I would like a clarification. The supplementary vocabulary has the phrase 花心 or hua(1) xin (1) and defines it as "flirtatious.  When I checked... Read more

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On August 21 at 11:05 PM by anlaoshihao

Thanks so much, RJ! 太好了! Read more

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Posted on: Translation Tools
On August 21 at 10:08 PM by bababardwan

yeah well just shows when you let users define words...folk make up their own language.. I guess you could probably divide that number of definitio... Read more

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Posted on: Translation Tools
On August 21 at 9:08 PM by RJ

10 million? The number of words in the English language is : 1,010,649.7. This is the estimate by the Global Language Monitor on May 24, 2011.... Read more

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Posted on: 故宫摔盘事件
On August 21 at 9:02 PM by yarajeev

Can we have a programme on Chinese reaction to this: "The low-key actions of two top US officials have sparked heated debate among China's netize... Read more

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On August 21 at 7:25 PM by podster

re: 我的字写得很赖,Yes, it's referring to poor handwriting, not poor composition. And yes, the plural is implied. The speaker is not saying he wrote one ch... Read more

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On August 21 at 6:46 PM by RJ

Great show David and "Handsome Greg". Some helpful tidbits: 潘安 (pān ān) 美男子 (měi nán zǐ) 掷果盈车 (Zhì Guǒ yíng chē) 红楼梦 (hóng lóu... Read more

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Posted on: Translation Tools
On August 21 at 5:12 PM by trihelix

there's also http://www.chinaorb.com/ which is usually my second step if mdbg or nciku fails. Read more