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Posted on: Broken Pipe
On June 20 at 5:22 AM by jennyzhu

Glad you find it useful! The wùyè people are usually pretty helpful in general. And they can issue you receipt for their service. Read more

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On June 20 at 5:09 AM by bababardwan

whoa, hold the phone...the etymology of the very next character I looked up is interesting and pertinent to my above question: 妻...hand pulling a w... Read more

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On June 20 at 5:00 AM by vuquochung

是不是一个人做许多小事 ？ Read more

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On June 20 at 4:58 AM by chris

Thanks for the thoughts everyone! I actually tried 一杯大杯美式 this morning and it didn't raise any eye-brows, although to be honest after several years o... Read more

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On June 20 at 4:56 AM by bababardwan

I was just looking up the etymology of this word 丈 as in 丈夫 and it's meant to represent a hand holding a ruler. Now, I think I'm making a wrong connec... Read more

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On June 20 at 4:47 AM by sclim

I think bodawei nailed it elegantly, "and the way I would explain it is that the second 杯 is not a 量词, 大杯的 is an adjective describing the noun 每日咖啡... Read more

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Posted on: Broken Pipe
On June 20 at 4:37 AM by marlon0511

zhè jié kè chéng hěn yǒu yòng. rúguǒ wǒ fángzi yǒu yī ge wèn tí, jiù xià qù gàosù bǎo ān. ér qié, wǒ dài zhào piān gěi tāmen kàn kan. ^^ Read more

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On June 20 at 3:32 AM by Pirmin

I think I've heard the expression "tiger mother" 虎妈妈 (hǔ māma) used in a Chinese TV show some weeks ago, maybe with reference to the book of Amy Chua... Read more

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On June 20 at 3:25 AM by bodawei

I listen to all the lesson discussion if I have time, at least, there is always something you will pick up. Don't want to miss out. :) Also being in... Read more

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On June 20 at 3:15 AM by bodawei

zhenlijiang Thanks for reminding me of that conversation about flower pots etc. - and Changye telling me that 假花 is okay, but look out for 假发 (wig)... Read more