Lesson Comments
jerry, That's the kind of thing we don't get into in Newbie lessons, but you're right about the "shi... de" pattern in the first line. The answe... Read more
Good point! Like early ticker tape. The dictionary says that tiáo can also be a "short note", besides being a measure word (but I'm not sure if the de... Read more
I was a social worker 社会工作者 in a former life and when I tell my Chinese friends this, they usually respond with, "你真善良！“ （ni zhen shan liang/ you are... Read more
A fun dialog! My parents (Hubei) say 打鼾, not 打呼嚕. Do you have any insight into the regional variations on this phrase? Read more
Just saw this... Thank you so much John for helping me with this topic. Read more
its interesting how polarized chinese are about using baidu or google. Of course anything that comes from China will be defended fiercely by man... Read more
Is it this one? http://t.sina.com.cn Read more
I think my Dad would like that Chinese rendering! Thanks again! Read more
Hah! I never saw this, must have not been paying attention that week. I think you might be pushing it with the name choice, lol. Not even my stupendou... Read more
Yes, that's the one! It's Sina's Weibo microblogging service. Read more