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Posted on: I wet the bed!
On May 19 at 5:41 AM by jennyzhu

The 候 in 小时候 is neutral tone, which answers your previous question. And it's marked as neutral tone in the dialogue and vocab section as well as the t... Read more

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On May 19 at 5:35 AM by mala_counselor

对，他们意思差不多，只不过那时候的时间离现在比较远，当时比较近。 Read more

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Posted on: I wet the bed!
On May 19 at 5:35 AM by yaobanjiale

Hey Chinesepod,  There is a very silly error in this lesson ; the last character in 小时候 is incorrect in the vocab and dialogue. It should be 候(... Read more

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Posted on: 英国皇室婚礼
On May 19 at 5:27 AM by mark

I feel this is a week without an advanced level lesson.  Without a transcript, I can't really discuss this lesson with my 家教.  There is noth... Read more

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On May 19 at 4:51 AM by veronique21

Good to get the pictures. Thanks to you and John ! Read more

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On May 19 at 4:50 AM by joyce_counselor

我觉得大家可能会搞不清"五四运动"和"五卅(wu3 sa4)惨案"。 Read more

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On May 19 at 3:04 AM by jennyzhu

The tallest building is the Shanghai World Financial Center, aka the "bottle opener". The second tallest is the Jinmao Building. Read more

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Posted on: How Many Zeroes?
On May 19 at 2:39 AM by John

Start with the simple characters that are used as building blocks in more complex characters. I'm talking about characters like these: 人、大、日、月、口、木... Read more

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Posted on: I don't smoke
On May 19 at 2:29 AM by John

ideotek, When negating the past (saying what someone DIDN'T do), you don't use 了. That's a hard and fast rule. (This isn't just for 带; it's for a... Read more

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Posted on: I don't smoke
On May 19 at 2:25 AM by John

I think I need that from time to time. :) Read more