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Hi there, I find myself often in elevators with people who smoke, or light up to smoke in the elevator. How could I ask them politely to pleas... Read more
is more prominently used in Beijing. Children address their parents using 您. Also, when things get confrontational, 您 can be used to diffuse tension. Read more
that is what I thought. So why is 您 used in this context ? The dialogs should be as realistic and China-authentic as possible, but some of them don't... Read more
I'm just curious but can 随信附上 be used for emails too? Read more
Here is my interpretation: In the example (你在学中文吗？nǐzàixuézhōngwénma? ）refers to somebody who is currently a student of Chinese. In other words, a... Read more
Good question (CPod, there is a question here) I always think of zài as 'be verb+ing', i.e. the present continuous. As for xiànzài, that is pret... Read more
你 is common. 您 seems a bit too formal. Read more
"[something] 是我最喜爱的" and "我最喜爱［something］了“ are interchangeable. "是....的" is a sentence pattern, and "最....了" is also a sentence pattern. Read more
Oh yeah, I forgot that line! (my husband remembered right away though - has every line memorized - in the degrees of fandom he is King) I only chose... Read more
@jennyzhu Really? I thought this site is based in Shanghai. Does anyone from Beijing work there who can confirm that kids in Beijing use 您 instead o... Read more