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On December 06 at 5:49 AM by kang_jie

Maybe you're looking for the word 普通 (pǔtōng), which is often translated as "common." If you use that word in your question about the bike, it would... Read more

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On December 06 at 5:08 AM by bodawei

You have missed my views expressed elsewhere on these pages about those applications. Isn't MDBG free? Or maybe you mean something that runs all... Read more

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On December 06 at 4:29 AM by light487

Electronic forms of newspapers, with intelligent Chinese Reader applications are the way to go. You need to slow down while you are reading though, so... Read more

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On December 06 at 4:18 AM by abbyabyebyedelayne

Yes, dictionaries are so difficult because it lists more or less very literal meanings and doesn't take into account the word is culturally used or le... Read more

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On December 06 at 4:18 AM by bodawei

I like your (as usual) innovative speculation, but I was actually referring to B saying at the end of the 对话: 真是个急性子!我还没教你怎么查呢! But by this time I... Read more

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On December 06 at 4:16 AM by light487

Ok.. pidgin Chinese time: zai baya xiaren wo haipa yingwei qu baya :) Read more

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On December 06 at 4:10 AM by JasonSch

It's just like English with interesting/interested, boring/bored, and scary/scared. So, you if you say the spider is hàipà you're saying it's scared,... Read more

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On December 06 at 4:02 AM by light487

ahh yes.. same meaning with a subtle difference that would be the difference between sounding fluent and not.. :) hehe.. Thanks for the clarification,... Read more

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On December 06 at 3:58 AM by light487

Skin Beautifying (White) Cream? :) hehe.. makes sense :) Ahh see.. that's the problem with dictionaries.. chaoshi means damp/moist and I wouldn't h... Read more

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On December 06 at 3:48 AM by abbyabyebyedelayne

It seems that a good translation for the whitening face cream would be something along the lines of 皮肤美白霜 (Pífū měibái shuāng). 面 refers to the sur... Read more