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Posted on: Going and Leaving
On June 29 at 7:51 AM by samyea

Great! It's a big help, many thanks Connie Read more

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Posted on: Lucky Day
On June 29 at 7:27 AM by sclim

Hey! I just learned the Chinese for "blue jeans". It was just a throwaway comment in the John-Dilu banter--牛仔裤. Haha "cowboy pants" -- that's hilario... Read more

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Posted on: Unlucky Day
On June 29 at 6:58 AM by DavidXuzhou

Hi sclim, thanks for pointing it out. It's fixed. Read more

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Posted on: Unlucky Day
On June 29 at 6:32 AM by sclim

CHINESEPOD TEAM: in the dialogue, the phrase天哪 ,when the mouse pointer is hovered over it, gives "tiān'a" for the pronunciation. Now, because of the l... Read more

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Posted on: Retired Life
On June 29 at 5:22 AM by jennyzhu

离休 means "retired" but only applies to those who joined the revolutionary efforts (参加革命) before 1949. Both of my grandmas are 离休 military people. In S... Read more

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Posted on: Lucky Day
On June 29 at 5:09 AM by bababardwan

"a judge on "China's Got Talent" and previously snubbed our drummer friend。。" 哈哈，精彩 Read more

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On June 29 at 4:37 AM by sclim

I should also mention that despite my desire to be green, I wouldn't ride a bike in Calgary, where I live, either, because this stupid suburban city i... Read more

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On June 29 at 4:31 AM by sclim

I don't know the political correctness situation in China nowadays -- I'm sure in the bad old days if you were a common peon riding a bike both the co... Read more

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Posted on: Retired Life
On June 29 at 3:57 AM by bodawei

I have heard that if a cadre retires they call it 离休 and it implies a fairly comfortable existence. 养老金很高！ Read more

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Posted on: Retired Life
On June 29 at 3:25 AM by zhenlijiang

“后事”这个词我蛮喜欢。很简明的婉言，很中文。 Read more