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I just wanted to be the first to add a comment. Once in a lifetime. Read more

Great show - love the idea of interviews with local people. How about chatting to students - university/high school to hear their views about life, cu... Read more

Hi Jshinal, As far as I know, asking about tones in Mandarin is the same all over the Chinese speaking world. In an email, if the person includ... Read more

Hi, SCC 重 (zhòng) simply means heavy, so not necessarily overweight. Overweight is 超重 (chāozhòng) and obese is 肥胖 (féipàng). Read more

Cinnamonfern, you can also choose your seat at movie theaters in Shanghai. Read more

And if you want to complete the triangle, 俺们an3men for 'we' not including the person being spoken to (actually, 俺 an3 can also be used alone for the p... Read more

恩往上看。。。我留过类似的言。我觉得这段对话，一点都没有高级应拥有的难度。我真的不知道为什么这个课放在高级课程部分。 连形容对话会讲什么内容的部分也这么小啊（今天的课很高级，所以叫高级课。你想听高级课的话，赶快听今天的高级课程吧！我们保证很给力！）。这个课程没有chinesepod's reg... Read more

Hmm, I think it may be helpful to note the implication of 首相 - it has 相xiang4 in it, and thus it is indicating a certain type of minister (臣chen2) und... Read more

Thanks John! kong_yi, regarding using 學習 vs. 學，I think that it's just more common to hear 學. At least here in Taiwan, the language seems a little... Read more

I usually associate 咱们 with suggestions; "let's do this." Obviously the applications are broader, but this helps me remember that 咱们 is something I o... Read more