Lesson Comments

Yes! 我喝水就好了 also carries a bit of 'I don't want to trouble you' politeness to it. Read more

The difference is in what the focus of the concert is. 演唱会 refers to 'singing performances', whereas 音乐会 emphasizes a 'musical performance'. Read more

Hi Stephen, Hànyǔ and Zhōngwén are interchangeable and both mean 'Chinese'. The Hàn in Hànyǔ refers to the Han people. And the Zhōng in Zhōngwén to... Read more

Yeah, there's some overlap. Read more

当时 is 'at the time', 'at that time' (like in the above discussion). 当...时 is the same idea, but what comes between refers to a specific time. For... Read more

It's a difference of perspective. If you're inviting someone to come meet you and you're already out, use 出来, 'come out', if you're talking about 'goi... Read more

Her name is 张云晶 Zhāng Yúnjīng. She is from 黑龙江 Hēilóngjiāng. Read more

I loved this lesson! Just one correction, though: the Jews fought against the Greeks (希腊人), not the Syrians (叙利亚人). Read more

这里的“的”是个语气词。加“的”使句子听起来更惊讶更夸张。 Read more

I think this is one of those readings that's on the way out. Maybe the "correct" reading for 似的 is "shìde," but if enough people read it as "sìde" th... Read more