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On June 05 at 5:02 PM by podster

Is there a concise explanation of 的/ 得/ 地 somewhere on the site? I know it comes up fairly regularly as a question. Examples always help. I'm afrai... Read more

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On June 05 at 4:57 PM by podster

Yes, I think that's closest to the meaning, if a bit odd looking in English. I'd vote for "your mother is white-bellied" as the best translation. As... Read more

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Posted on: Studying Chinese
On June 05 at 4:45 PM by podster

all right, all right, already!  Can we learn some Chinese?  I would be interested in examples of words are phrases that are in very common u... Read more

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On June 05 at 3:53 PM by bababardwan

可以说：“我愿望我被人不会冤枉了” ？ Read more

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Posted on: Studying Chinese
On June 05 at 2:57 PM by bababardwan

I thought that might have been Scottish, but I see you're American...is that regional in the US?..or are you kinda kiddin' ? Read more

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Posted on: Studying Chinese
On June 05 at 2:50 PM by bababardwan

btw , have you spotted how 答案 [dáàn..answer] must be a shortened transliteration of "da answer" as in "da answer my friend"....it even has the same to... Read more

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On June 05 at 2:43 PM by adrianhesketh

The adult male voice confused me on this one, the first time I listened to it! Read more

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On June 05 at 2:40 PM by user28880

‘委屈’好像更严重一些。在四世同堂小说里钱伯伯和祁少爷受日本人的折磨的时候都用‘委屈’描述在监狱所经过的。 Read more

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On June 05 at 2:06 PM by hyzhenhok

So which animal is associated with the Center? China has five directions and five elements, right? Surely there's a fifth mythical creature, too. Read more

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Posted on: The Stepmother Role
On June 05 at 1:51 PM by hyzhenhok

有没有一个说法能翻译"father's second wife"？我爸第二次结婚后我一直没算是她我的“后妈”，而且他们今年离婚了。应该叫她什么呢？ Read more