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On November 23 at 12:49 PM by toianw

Hi xiao_liang, Just think of 男的 as another word for man (or male). It's a very common way to say man in spoken language. Likewise, you can use 女的 f... Read more

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On November 23 at 12:29 PM by xiao_liang

Expansion sentence: 我 刚刚 在 路上 碰到 我的 前女友 。 她 跟 一 个 男的 在一起 。 The translation of the 2nd sentence has it as "she was with another man", a... Read more

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On November 23 at 12:25 PM by bababardwan

pretzell, Really? what do you mean? Did the link to the lesson work? If the link didn't work for some reason [it's still working for me] than maybe... Read more

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Posted on: Second-hand Bicycle
On November 23 at 12:23 PM by user271828

So what's the etymology of 二 as an insult?  And how "脏" is it really? Read more

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On November 23 at 12:21 PM by bababardwan

no need zhen. I just remembered mattc letting light and myself know that's all. Read more

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On November 23 at 12:16 PM by pretzellogic

Somehow, this needs to be commented on, but boy, i'm not sure if I dare....Maybe this is a reference to something British people do, that has a differ... Read more

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On November 23 at 12:05 PM by xiao_liang

I'm not tell you this, but my girlfriend sometimes uses glue when she goes out to fake it... Read more

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Posted on: The Monkey King
On November 23 at 12:05 PM by dusg123

Wow, thank you very much to all for the illuminating discussion! I think I've now "wrapped my head around" this. 非常感谢! Read more

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On November 23 at 11:21 AM by xiao_liang

Hehe, I was thinking it was different. With the 你是中医吗 question, John would have definitely said, "you... are... chinese medicine??!" Different st... Read more

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On November 23 at 10:59 AM by hiewhongliang

Now there's a expression impossible to translate... 团抱?!? Read more