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Posted on: Chinatown Diary
On January 13 at 6:34 PM by hyzhenhok

Fair enough, but my experience when I was a newbie trying to practice with Taiwanese was that they got confused even by zhōngwén, as they pronounce it... Read more

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On January 13 at 6:02 PM by pretzellogic

... but I will admit that updated versions of these will help. http://www.ivaocn.org/charts/Beijing2008/ZBAA%20Charts.pdf Read more

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On January 13 at 5:14 PM by tingyun

Hi Zhenlijiang, I think I know where you got that impression - 本地, for example, usually means you are actually at the place being talked about, and... Read more

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On January 13 at 5:11 PM by bill

I rather see 脑海 as describing the expansiveness of the "mind." It's a nice metaphor given all that life originated in the sea. It reminds me of 老子. Read more

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On January 13 at 3:22 PM by lydia1981

好像不会有第三节。。 Read more

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On January 13 at 3:16 PM by zhenlijiang

OK no one else has come to set me straight, but here I am again. 本 isn't limited to reference to "self" as I would have had you believe. 本年 This Y... Read more

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On January 13 at 2:19 PM by judycarruth

Hi John, I don't know where to leave this so I'll leave it here. I've been a subscriber for three years and I want to compliment you on your effor... Read more

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On January 13 at 1:40 PM by sluggobasher

I'm not sure, but I believe either can be used here. I'm reasonably certain though that 就 does not need to precede a noun. In fact, my dictionary says... Read more

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On January 13 at 12:43 PM by bjarle

I thought 就 in the meaning "only" could only be used in front of nouns, and that 只 would be better in that sentence you corrected. Am I mistaken? Read more

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On January 13 at 12:37 PM by bjarle

谢谢你！ So I guess you could add a 吗 there, and it wouldn't make any difference. Read more