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On February 19 at 7:36 AM by chris.k

I'd say it would be, 我们吃得消。 This type of construction, with (verb)+不/得+(result) is called a potential complement. The meaning is something like, t... Read more

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On February 19 at 7:15 AM by chris

I had the same thought longfei! Photo doesn't really match the dialogue... Read more

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On February 19 at 6:48 AM by fucusedoncareer

yeah, I think you're right Read more

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On February 19 at 6:41 AM by chris.k

Seems right to me: 他干的 = "that which he does", 拿的 = "that which he gets". Someone else can probably explain the grammar better than me, but as I u... Read more

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On February 19 at 5:27 AM by fucusedoncareer

just to be sure, in the 12th sentence "他干的比我少,拿的比我多..." , the two 的 words in this sentence aren't supposed to be 得, right ? Read more

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On February 19 at 5:06 AM by toianw

Back to your original question shi3ke4li4, It's worth remembering that Chinese doesn't distinguish between singular and plural, so 课 can mean both... Read more

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On February 19 at 4:51 AM by toianw

I think it may also be helpful just to think of 有我呢 as one chunk, meaning something along the lines of "I'll take care of ... (for you)" or "you have... Read more

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On February 19 at 4:12 AM by tingyun

bababardwan is definitely right on the meaning - as for the grammar, I'd take it as a topic/comment type of structure (alot of Chinese is probably bet... Read more

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On February 19 at 2:46 AM by 忠Jaron

我们可不可以说。。。 这节课我们可以吃的消。 Read more

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On February 19 at 1:32 AM by dominic_au

Ahh that makes sense now. Thanks :) Read more