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Mainland Chinese people say both 冰激凌 and 冰淇淋. Read more
Given the traffic situations in Beijing and Shanghai, expect lots of similar conversations like the one in the dialogue. Read more
Yes they sound the same: 海龟/hǎiguī/sea turtles; 海归/hǎiguī/overseas returnees. A play on word. Read more
I hope she won't use it again, at least not in public such as during a Chinesepod lesson. Perhaps, she does not know that "pissed" is not a polite wo... Read more
I've gotta dash, but I'll just quickly say that 巴士 is a good example. It gets 134,000,000 hits on google, and the one you first learn 公共汽车 only gets... Read more
ok, moving on: "when I got to Sichuan, Mandarin was completely and utterly useless in the outskirts of the city. They don't even use "ni hao" ...an... Read more
Sorry, that post got long, and I'm only onto replying to your second sentence: "You have never been to China, correct?" ...sort of. I've never b... Read more
haha, I was trying to be ironic. But wouldn't a monkey be the circus equivalent of the butler? No, I'm definitely not psychic. Read more
You're correct! Read more