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Posted on: A Trip to Nanjing
On May 04 at 10:36 AM by xiao_liang

Ah, I liked Nanjing, but it was really dusty. Not sure about the comments for scenery - the massive imperial park we went to was really beautiful, and... Read more

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Posted on: New Clothes
On May 04 at 9:06 AM by zhenlijiang

pretzelllogic137, whoa (relatively) old discussion. Our goals are personal to each learner I'm sure. John's comment is the one that matters here... Read more

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Posted on: A Trip to Nanjing
On May 04 at 8:15 AM by jennyzhu

的话/dehuà is often used when you are making comparisons. Therefore if you are comparing music with something else, e.g. 上海clubbing很好,音乐的话一般般。/ The club... Read more

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On May 04 at 7:32 AM by winniewu

It sounds very thrilling at the beginning. Read more

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Posted on: A Trip to Nanjing
On May 04 at 7:14 AM by Keth

So you could say “(the) music’s ok”    音乐的话一般般。 Yinyue dehua yi banban Also    建议比推荐有什么差别? jianyi b... Read more

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Posted on: Transferring Money
On May 04 at 7:07 AM by matthewrudy

As a Hong Kong resident I have a limit of 20,000 RMB per day that I can exchange between HKD and RMB. I believe this works either way round. For... Read more

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Posted on: Long Time No See!
On May 04 at 7:04 AM by jennyzhu

Glad you like the lesson! 你怎么样/nǐ zěnmeyàng is indeed quite casual. It's mostly used with peers. You can use 您好吗/nín hǎo ma to show respect with peopl... Read more

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Posted on: Long Time No See!
On May 04 at 7:00 AM by jennyzhu

Actually "好久不见“ is used over the phone and through email too. Pretty convenient, no? Read more

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Posted on: A Trip to Nanjing
On May 04 at 5:53 AM by brendaninaus

How did you get a photo of SunYatsen's Mausoleum (ZhongShanLing) with so few people? Read more

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Posted on: Long Time No See!
On May 04 at 5:10 AM by chrisj.egr

I'm assuming that you wouldn't say the phrase in this lesson to someone on the phone or through e-mail. Would you? How would one say "long time, no... Read more