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On March 24 at 4:41 AM by bodawei

This is interesting. I watched a woman calling a waitress 美女 so I tried it myself and I was ignored. :( What's going on there? I wonder if it mo... Read more

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On March 24 at 4:32 AM by bodawei

'not necessarily exorbitant' There are other factors at play apart from the fees. If these children can't get into school because of the 户口 (or b... Read more

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On March 24 at 4:15 AM by hamshank

Thanks for the clarification John. Much appreciated. Read more

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On March 24 at 4:04 AM by bobm112

Can we compare these two sentences... "where is the bathroom" vs "where do you work" Read more

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On March 24 at 3:27 AM by wendys

I asked my language partner about this.  She attributed the existence of children working (especially in large cities) to the Chinese hù k... Read more

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On March 24 at 3:21 AM by bodawei

' didn't find ways to gain trust from Chinese users' I don't know the e-Bay story here, but the Taobao process engenders trust because you see corr... Read more

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On March 24 at 3:04 AM by cinnamonfern

Thanks Connie! That's very literal. :D Read more

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On March 24 at 2:55 AM by connie

"visiting scholar" is 访问学者fǎngwèn xuézhě. Read more

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On March 24 at 2:55 AM by John

Yes, you're right. What they'll usually say is: 你还需要其他的吗？ (Nǐ hái xūyào qítā de ma?) In this context, 来 (lái) is more common, but you might hea... Read more

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On March 24 at 2:52 AM by connie

1. "Nǐ shì nǎr de rén?" is also correct. 2. If you leave off the "xi", you could say "Nǐ zài nǎge dàxué xué Zhōngwén？" Read more