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On August 19 at 7:47 AM by wshoey

建筑...this usually means "building" in English, I think. As in, if you want to say "cement building", you can say 水泥建筑.  One thing that's always... Read more

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On August 19 at 7:41 AM by wenjong

We probably got scammed in Beijing fresh off the plane from Canada... got "friendly" with a couple guys "studying english at university who wanted to... Read more

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On August 19 at 7:08 AM by GregE

It largely depends on the situation. In general, 着急 (zháojí) means to be anxious, worried, or nervous about something. However, it can also mean to be... Read more

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On August 19 at 6:50 AM by GregE

Cool, good tips! Read more

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Posted on: Travel Wedding
On August 19 at 6:43 AM by GregE

We generally don't use the infinitive directly in a sentence, we would alter it according to each sentence's structure in order to make the sentence s... Read more

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On August 19 at 6:25 AM by ZhouRui

But, "to waste" will never be correct, as it must have an object. Read more

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Posted on: Travel Wedding
On August 19 at 6:18 AM by GregE

When we annotate individual words that are translated as verbs into English we try to leave them in the infinitive form and alter the tense/conjugatio... Read more

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Posted on: Travel Wedding
On August 19 at 5:48 AM by ZhouRui

I don't think translating "打水漂" as "to waste" is correct; "to waste" requires a object, while "打水漂" is a verb-object phrase -- "to waste" is verb... Read more

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Posted on: Travel Wedding
On August 19 at 5:17 AM by bababardwan

hehe, haode :) Read more

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Posted on: Travel Wedding
On August 19 at 5:16 AM by bababardwan

"deference to someone else's wishes or opinions" ..nicely put Greg. Yeah, I kinda picked up on that with the tinghua instruction a parent would giv... Read more