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Posted on: Living in Nanjing
On May 10 at 12:26 PM by xiao_liang

I suspect it has a lot to do with Hollywood. Read more

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Posted on: Living in Nanjing
On May 10 at 11:29 AM by kong_yi

I thought 太太 was the word for wife. I generally go with 阿姨 to be safe though. Is it ok to call older women 奶奶 nǎinai (grandma)? I've heard anoth... Read more

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Posted on: Living in Nanjing
On May 10 at 11:25 AM by kong_yi

Does anyone know why Chinese people think 外国人 wàiguó rén are all so handsome? Is it only white people or are black 外国人 also consi... Read more

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On May 10 at 10:54 AM by modernnomad

is there any vocab list like the Media lessons? Read more

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Posted on: What's his name?
On May 10 at 10:32 AM by bababardwan

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wang_Ping_%28Three_Kingdoms%29 Read more

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On May 10 at 10:17 AM by calkins

Anybody can learn Chinese, as long as you have a little cash, a lot of perseverance, and the patience of a saint! Read more

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Posted on: Living in Nanjing
On May 10 at 9:34 AM by jennyzhu

People tend to be more sensitive about using 小姐 in the North. In Shanghai, it's pretty standard to address a young lady as 小姐。 Read more

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Posted on: I wet the bed!
On May 10 at 9:30 AM by alexyzye

That is why my 3.5 year old still wears sleeping nappies at night. Bed wetting is a very messy and expensive disaster that busy parents can do without... Read more

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Posted on: Living in Nanjing
On May 10 at 9:02 AM by johnb

Honestly, though, this is one of those things (like saying 哪里哪里 to compliments) that seems to be taught to foreigners but that has no real basis in re... Read more

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Posted on: Living in Nanjing
On May 10 at 8:59 AM by wenjong

http://mattschiavenza.com/2008/11/18/snapshots-the-fu-wu-yuan/ Read more