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On March 29 at 3:01 PM by tingyun

John counts as my first Chinese teacher (I learned Pinyin from his chart on sinoplice, mastered the r and jqx sounds by reading his articles 5 or 6 ti... Read more

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Posted on: Rainbow
On March 29 at 2:46 PM by tingyun

You might be right - 蓝 does appear in 诗经, but I think it is used as a plant name (a blue plant though). But at the latest it had become a word for co... Read more

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On March 29 at 2:27 PM by pretzellogic

This is what passes for a joke at Chinesepod? Read more

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On March 29 at 2:15 PM by tingyun

Especially among RPG gamers. ;) (仙剑奇侠传 series of games and tv shows) Read more

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On March 29 at 1:51 PM by bababardwan

要不“女娲”。。。很有名吗？ Read more

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On March 29 at 1:35 PM by vivienne615

mlhubbs,你好！可以说成 一边看书，一边听音乐。 看着书，听着音乐，这样说是对的。 Read more

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On March 29 at 1:28 PM by mlhubbs

大家好！ 有一个问题：如果我想说 ‘看书’+ ‘听音乐’(read a book while listening to music) 这个怎么最好说呢？ 可不可以说 ‘一边看书，一边听音乐’；这是不是一样的意思呢？... Read more

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On March 29 at 12:26 PM by giannis

I think it should be mentioned that 死了is seemingly used more by women than by men. A guy who says 死了 a lot will sound kinda like a woman. Especially... Read more

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Posted on: Rainbow
On March 29 at 12:12 PM by giannis

I think 青 is technically green and blue.  I think it was the only word that existed for this.  The other terms 绿 and 蓝 are newer to Chinese.... Read more

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On March 29 at 12:02 PM by bababardwan

yes, who could forget the funny rice lesson: http://chinesepod.com/lessons/funny-rice ..when all else fails, the default Chinese joke for we pod... Read more