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And to add to Jiaojie's comment, 正常 (zhèngcháng) means "normal" in the sense of "not abnormal." So if you're asking for a 正常的自行车 (zhèngcháng de zìx... Read more

Ha, it's funny you should mention that, because we had a big discussion about this when we were writing the dialog. From Wikipedia: "According to... Read more

Yes... The issue that it's a character that represents a sound which is arguably not even a "real word" (like the sound of a sigh). All Chinese word... Read more

钱钟书写的小说＂围城＂的主人公，方鸿渐，我听说也是个比较有名的骗子。方鸿渐在国外留学时，也买了假的文凭。（这故事发生在什么时候？上个世纪三十年代？）有时间我一定要去看。 Read more

好像，对一个没学过汉字的老外来说，中国手语可能还是有点难吧 Read more

So how would you ask a question with 看起来像 or just 像 to ask a question such as : What does he look like? Read more

唇读， 呵呵，中国聋人一般说“看口形”，不说“唇读”。请参观 http://www.chinese-forums.com/index.php?/topic/19441-lip-reading-is-it-possible-in-chinese/page__p__156273__hl__spee... Read more

The good news is that there is nothing wrong with your ears! You are right that there is a discrepancy between the current transcript and the lesson... Read more

Yes, you can use 看起来像 or even just 像. Read more

Think of them this way: Zhōngwén: "Chinese" (very broad; can include various dialects, and written forms) Hànyǔ: Mandarin Chinese (as distinct... Read more