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On June 18 at 8:54 PM by sclim

(What I meant was, from the lesson, which I understood was a commonly known story, I didn't realize that 愚公移山 was an idiomatic phrase that could stand... Read more

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On June 18 at 8:32 PM by sclim

Jenny: I am really excited; I just went through the dialog and lesson, and then looked up the new words in my dictionary (Wenlin), and found that unde... Read more

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Posted on: Help with Housework
On June 18 at 7:34 PM by yaming8808

Hái tài kěxī 'de shíhou' bù fānyì. Read more

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Posted on: The Man and the Dog
On June 18 at 7:20 PM by yaming8808

Another good question, wonfeihung, it seems you're still waiting for the answer. Good luck! Read more

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On June 18 at 7:17 PM by yaming8808

I now have seen that 'hǎohāo' has the same character for both parts of the word, i.e., the differences in tones don't change the use of the normal... Read more

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On June 18 at 6:46 PM by socratesinsichuan

Regarding "母老虎," this was the title of a recent best-selling and controversial book in America, Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mothers. It was abo... Read more

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On June 18 at 6:12 PM by shi3ke4li4

以前我们的州长说;我不是 一 个娘娘腔 娘娘腔 男人。乐趣 请问! Read more

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Posted on: A Wasteful Husband
On June 18 at 5:20 PM by sclim

In the exercises, the phrase  怕黑 is paired with the answer "dark", rather than "afraid of the dark" which it should be. Read more

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Posted on: A Wasteful Husband
On June 18 at 5:16 PM by sclim

謝謝, Southernjenny! Read more

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On June 18 at 5:03 PM by jennyzhu

I did not know that. I only knew the story is a famous folk story passed on for hundreds of years in China. Read more