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Posted on: Marco Polo in China
On January 23 at 2:39 PM by xiaophil

I'm not sure I get what you mean. Are you saying that the cultures around the Han were not smaller in number than the Han? Or are you saying that de... Read more

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On January 23 at 2:21 PM by chanelle77

That makes me happy: it is not 对牛弹琴 as a smile was what I aimed for in the first place. I 'm afraid sometimes my sense of "humour" is lost / comes ac... Read more

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On January 23 at 2:03 PM by bababardwan

btw, your examples gave me a chuckle...Chinese silver [plastic+lead], hehe. Read more

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Posted on: Actually
On January 23 at 2:02 PM by watyamacallit

The podcast says 其实 is always an adverb. But it seems to me it is often used like a conjunction, like 但是. In fact it seems to me "actually" kind of me... Read more

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On January 23 at 1:52 PM by pretzellogic

Well, Success! I know all the characters you wrote, and now I know what you said! Read more

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On January 23 at 1:51 PM by bababardwan

I tend to agree with what you say in regard to fairness. I'm curious though when you say: "fair price based upon your Chinese speaking ability"... Read more

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On January 23 at 1:27 PM by bababardwan

I agree. Parents are still their childrens first teacher. I also would like to hear more about the home schooling situation in China...the laws, t... Read more

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On January 23 at 1:22 PM by bababardwan

感谢你分享你的经验。。挺有趣。 “I wonder if we really know at what age we need to start encouraging kids to ask "why?", or "How come I cannot do it this way" ”... Read more

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Posted on: What is your job?
On January 23 at 1:14 PM by watyamacallit

I just looked for examples online and you are right. All the examples for 婚礼 refer to the wedding and all the examples for 婚姻 refer to the union. Read more

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Posted on: What is your job?
On January 23 at 1:11 PM by bababardwan

不用谢[you're welcome] mate. Google is your friend. It gives 281,000 results for "婚礼摄影师". The inverted commas are important I think. Read more