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Posted on: I wet the bed!
On May 09 at 5:10 AM by Pirmin

If one wants to use the toilet maybe one can say 我想方便一下 (wǒ xiǎng fāngbiàn yīxià). I think I have heard this sentence several... Read more

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Posted on: I wet the bed!
On May 09 at 4:54 AM by bababardwan

Good questions by John at the end as always. But mainly we just heard what adults can't say, not what they can say [perhaps because very little is sai... Read more

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On May 09 at 4:33 AM by DavidXuzhou

大部分情况下,这两个词是完全一样的,可以互换。但如果要说差别的话,可能在语言习惯上有很小的区别。比如: 1. 年轻人/名词,年轻/形容词;青年人/名词,青年/名词;所以 “他很年轻”,不能说 “他很青年。” ”14到28岁的青年“,不能说 “14到28岁的年轻”。 2. 搭配... Read more

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On May 09 at 4:17 AM by cowenparkseattle

“The quality of your sleep can affect your baby’s height。” This is such a strange concept.  Does it refer to before or after... Read more

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Posted on: I wet the bed!
On May 09 at 4:12 AM by bababardwan

I was wondering whether bed wetting alarm would be 尿闹 【short for 尿床闹钟】 which I thought would have a nice ring to it, but alas it looks like it's 报警【 w... Read more

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Posted on: I wet the bed!
On May 09 at 4:11 AM by DavidXuzhou

哈哈,baba always give us interesting theories. Read more

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Posted on: I wet the bed!
On May 09 at 4:09 AM by DavidXuzhou

I guess 尿炕 more used in North East, China. Read more

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On May 09 at 3:57 AM by ingrid22

haha, well I think the lesson covered some good basic cooking language, but I agree that the "teachers" could have mentioned bashing (sounds so nomadi... Read more

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Posted on: I wet the bed!
On May 09 at 3:54 AM by bababardwan

尿 is an interesting character...水 【water/liquid】 leaving a 尸[ corpse.../body] from below. Particularly intesting because the corpse is a little remini... Read more

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Posted on: I wet the bed!
On May 09 at 2:26 AM by joycedimaculangan

我 不是 故意 打碎 碗 的 。 我 不是 故意 不 接 你 电话. How come in the first example what the person didn't intend to do was enclosed in the 是...的 patter... Read more