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Posted on: Can't Get a Taxi
On January 11 at 2:18 AM by JasonSch

1) Gliding over the 'n' final happens often in natural speech. In some places it may have to do with the influence of local dialects, but generally it... Read more

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On January 11 at 2:17 AM by John

light487, Sorry, I'm not clear on your question. What is the whole sentence you want to say? "This book" should be 这本书. You will occasionally... Read more

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Posted on: Can't Get a Taxi
On January 11 at 2:14 AM by guest

Bié doesn't mean 'other' here. It means don't. Read more

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On January 11 at 2:08 AM by lujiaojie

嗯，也是财产保险。 Read more

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On January 11 at 1:54 AM by John

tingyun, Technically the examples you gave can be 4th tone (according to dictionaries), but most Chinese people still use 1st tone for 当 in all tho... Read more

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Posted on: The Glory of Labor
On January 11 at 1:50 AM by RCK

Can someone please help explain 盼 from the above sentence?  I really am having a hard time making sense of the sentence and the translation..... Read more

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On January 11 at 1:43 AM by John

And the interesting thing is that we do this in English too (and it's also nonstandard)... "Whatcha doin'?" "Eatin' Dunkin' Donuts." Read more

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On January 11 at 1:39 AM by John

That is correct! Read more

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On January 11 at 1:39 AM by John

Keep in mind that the lesson content is not strictly for the purpose of understanding a recording. There have been plenty of times for me, personally... Read more

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On January 11 at 1:29 AM by svik

昨天下雪的时候我在家听音乐等等。你介绍的首歌很好听。我要学习歌词。 Read more