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Posted on: Taipei
On July 30 at 2:17 PM by bcornel11

Reply to self, it's 'tè' meaning very or really.  But I still haven't found out about 'jiāo' as a measure word.  My grammatical resou... Read more

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On July 30 at 1:28 PM by podster

I think its called "reduplication." (Great word, huh?). You seen it a lot in Chinese. For example: 看看 for "have a look." In fact, that example is... Read more

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Posted on: A Flat Bicycle Tire
On July 30 at 12:58 PM by hephoto

What does the ya 怎么办 呀 at the end mean? This is the first time I ever saw this word. Also can you omit the huan when you say 自行车要换新的链条了 since it... Read more

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On July 30 at 7:44 AM by WarszawskiJunior

Very useful lesson! Even if you don´t live in China like me, you will always need to use this dialogue. When i was traveling i asked a guy to ch... Read more

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Posted on: Annoying Ringtone
On July 30 at 6:48 AM by WarszawskiJunior

That ringtone is really catchy!! Read more

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Posted on: Tea Refill
On July 30 at 6:29 AM by WarszawskiJunior

About 5 years ago i was with my father in Wenzhou, it was about 9pm and we visited a tea house. The guy who worked there was very friendly and invited... Read more

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On July 30 at 5:49 AM by root

doing the exercises, I got this question: 8. 买东西的时候你最好多_____比较。 0/1 point  A. 假设  C. 态度  B. 说谎  D. 比较 and apparently t... Read more

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Posted on: 早教
On July 30 at 3:47 AM by jennyzhu

Yeah, I think I was too zealous buying that book. But at least my son likes tearing the pages at this stage. BTW, 中国的妈妈都是虎妈, just different degrees. Read more

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On July 30 at 2:45 AM by darkstar94

so with 下定决心,下决心,决心 is there any difference in strength? Read more

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Posted on: Strong
On July 30 at 2:33 AM by cobalt23

Thanks Jenny. I guess what I want to say is: this medicine is strong in the same sense that one would say coffee or tea is strong. Or another way to... Read more