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On February 08 at 5:30 AM by wenjong

My gosh, do you talk this way to all your college professors? "Mary is 5 stars, Bob is 4 and Mr. Smith is 1 star"... Frankly I have been using Chi... Read more

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On February 08 at 5:22 AM by gtr1400

not all erguotou is cheap! there are some luxury brands that cost about the same as moutai! Read more

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On February 08 at 5:09 AM by bababardwan

what a great word this 注射 is. You have the 射 of 射门 [from one of the world cup soccer lessons] and 射手座 [from a chinese zodiac lesson] fame meaning to s... Read more

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On February 08 at 5:01 AM by 忠Jaron

I got a couple questions. Do people say "你想吃啥” or "我们想看啥”?and stuff like that. and can you use this "喝起来才爽嘛”structure in other w... Read more

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On February 08 at 4:39 AM by chanelle77

For all the pet lovers out there: one word of advice, keep up with the yearly rabies shots and keep the receipt, 发票 and have an animal passport (Chine... Read more

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Posted on: 给力
On February 08 at 4:28 AM by John

I think it's just borrowing from the structure of "believable." 给力 = gelivable 不给力 = bu gelivable = ungelivable Read more

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On February 08 at 4:19 AM by John

Yeah, it's strange... the Japanese prime minister is 首相 as well. We need a Chinese expert on political nomenclature! (definitely not me) The Baid... Read more

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On February 08 at 4:15 AM by toianw

Ah, just read your comment again. I suspect it has something to do with commonwealth countries, but it's just a guess. Read more

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On February 08 at 4:14 AM by John

Well, logically 姐妹 should have the same meaning, but I don't think it gets used much. We'll have to ask the female native speakers when they get back... Read more

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On February 08 at 4:11 AM by John

As I understand it, yes, 啥 is 什么 "squished together." The same is true of 咋 for 怎么, 甭 for 不用, and a few others. Read more