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Posted on: Hawaii
On January 07 at 6:27 AM by lujiaojie

Thank you for pointing that out. Fixed! Read more

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Posted on: Where's the soap?
On January 07 at 6:24 AM by lujiaojie

我想用毛巾擦干手。 Wǒ xiǎng yòng máojīn cā gān shǒu. or 我想用毛巾把手擦干。 Wǒ xiǎngyòng máojīn zhǐjīn bǎ shǒu cā gān. Read more

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Posted on: Chinese Fruits
On January 07 at 6:21 AM by JasonSch

Hi Jbowes, kàndào (看到) and kànqǐlai (看起来) are actually quite different. kàndào means 'to see'. So, in your example, 'nǐ kàndào nàliàng chē le m... Read more

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Posted on: Where's the soap?
On January 07 at 6:19 AM by jbowes

ok, thanks!! I would use hěn in those situations. This is what I was more used to, so I wanted to double check that I was right. Read more

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Posted on: Where's the soap?
On January 07 at 6:17 AM by jbowes

xi3xi the same as kan4kan in terms of the double useage meaning emphasis? Read more

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Posted on: Where's the soap?
On January 07 at 6:05 AM by lujiaojie

zhēn is a special adverb. It can be used as: 真漂亮zhēnpiàoliàng！真好zhēnhǎo！真美zhēnměi！，but can't say: 真漂亮的.....，真好的....，真美的.... But for 最 and 很，it's O... Read more

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Posted on: Where's the soap?
On January 07 at 6:02 AM by lujiaojie

"wash up before dinner" should be 饭前要洗手 fànqián yào xǐshǒu We don't say 洗起来（ xǐ qǐlái）to mean "wash" in general Read more

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Posted on: Where's the soap?
On January 07 at 5:53 AM by lujiaojie

当我还是小孩子的时候，如果我弟弟或者妹妹不尊敬别人或者说了坏话，我父母就会说：“用肥皂洗洗你们的嘴巴”！ Dāng wǒ háishi xiǎoháizi de shíhou，rúguǒ wǒ dìdì huòzhě mèimèi bù zūnjìng biéren huòzhě shuō l... Read more

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Posted on: An Unplanned Tan
On January 07 at 5:49 AM by karenshane

Oh no I am done for, I am going to get a tan. Ha Ha Read more

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Posted on: Where's the soap?
On January 07 at 5:16 AM by jbowes

And in Q#5 the same.. How would I differentiate between: "this is really expensive coffee" "this is the most expensive coffee" In english the... Read more