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On February 21 at 1:23 AM by luokefeng

I encountered 班机 in a text book which translated it as "scheduled flight." Here is an example sentence: 有没有从洛杉矶直飞北京的班机？(Is there a direct flight from... Read more

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Posted on: Piano Class
On February 21 at 1:14 AM by Pirmin

我爱人刚买了钢琴, 现在就可以练了! 我们是newbie-beginner, 成年人, 肯定要练习很多才能看到进步. 我们买的是电子钢琴. 很方便, 练的时候可以带上耳机, 一样的小曲子练一百次不会影响任何人. 还不知道要不要找个老师. 我们先要自己学习. 我习惯的是用 "C, D, E, F, G... Read more

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Posted on: Substitute Teacher
On February 21 at 1:14 AM by svik

hi fucusedoncareer, I think in English the teacher would say "I had him last year", for 我去年教过他。 It emphasizes the experience of having taught hi... Read more

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On February 20 at 9:47 PM by trevorb

被 is the use of the passive voice used in the sense of by The sentence means "I don't want to kill people, I was forced" the 逼 means force. Read more

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Posted on: Substitute Teacher
On February 20 at 9:14 PM by fucusedoncareer

I'm curious why the last line in the dialogue is 我去年教过他。 why is 过 used instead of 了 ? The other day I saw a status update: 今天下午谁来过我家？ This is ano... Read more

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On February 20 at 7:19 PM by zokich

what does 被逼 mean?? Read more

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On February 20 at 7:12 PM by zokich

I also heard that version about having the left hand reserved for toilet duties... what is the truth? is the left hand for toilet duties only a... Read more

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On February 20 at 6:34 PM by urbandweller

Thanks Baba! wow! Your Chinese appears to have made great progress! 加油mate! :) Read more

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On February 20 at 5:41 PM by zhenlijiang

Hi, sorry if I'm just missing this, but I couldn't tell for sure (as Pretzellogic has also said) if the podcast or the comments section made clea... Read more

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On February 20 at 4:54 PM by tingyun

I'd guess she said 换手 rather than 还手 (so forth tone rather than second) but I might be wrong. Read more