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On December 16 at 2:03 AM by catherinem

Hi these were fixed last week. If you're still hearing the old version, I'd recommend emptying the cache in your browser, then accessing the files aga... Read more

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On December 16 at 1:58 AM by lidilu

Exactly! Thanks for that, horstschl. Read more

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On December 16 at 1:55 AM by John

It's been there quite a while. :) Read more

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On December 16 at 1:54 AM by John

There does appear to be some ambiguity/vagueness regarding 大号, so we changed the image to avoid any possible confusion. I think this is one of those... Read more

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On December 15 at 6:28 PM by kdogg36

Here's my best shot at listing all the instruments (roughly clockwise and going outward), with a couple of guesses, as noted: 指挥 zhǐhui - conductor... Read more

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On December 15 at 6:07 PM by kdogg36

No problem! I started about a year ago, and it's been there since then at least. Not to rub it in. :) Read more

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On December 15 at 4:54 PM by tingyun

Outside of being a measure word, it has several other uses, many deriving from a root meaning of individual: 个人 individual, personal - 这只是我个人的看法 It... Read more

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On December 15 at 4:53 PM by anonymous595521

李 [lǐ] plum; a surname 迪 [dí] (wr.) enlighten; guide 璐 [lù] beautiful jade, fine jade 迪璐, nice to listen to you! Read more

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On December 15 at 4:31 PM by zaoqideniaoer

Hi Connie , But isn't 个 always a measure word ? Can you please give me an example of when it is 4th tone ? So are you saying that if I say "... Read more

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On December 15 at 4:24 PM by lidilu

Hi zaoqideniaoer, You may see lots of names for "escalator" like 电动扶梯(diàn dòng fú tī), 扶手电梯(fú shǒu diàn tī), 电扶梯(diàn fú tī)... In my experience,... Read more