Lesson Comments

Profile picture
Posted on: Farewell Dinner
On November 18 at 6:54 AM by riceeater

If everyone agreed on a single standard for any one language and everyone spoke only that standard dialect with no local variation in pronunciation wh... Read more

Profile picture
On November 18 at 6:51 AM by jennyzhu

We'd call that "瓜子脸"/gua1zi3lian3, which means "melon-seed face" which describes the pointy chin. Read more

Profile picture
Posted on: Farewell Dinner
On November 18 at 6:41 AM by bababardwan

hehe, I hear you mate, but I think there's a risk of that even without tagging on some English grammar particle. Read more

Profile picture
On November 18 at 6:13 AM by jbaldwi1

How do you describe a persons "smile"? Read more

Profile picture
Posted on: Farewell Dinner
On November 18 at 6:06 AM by bweedin

The combination of saying a Mandarin word, and adding English grammar to it, sounded like a dirty word in the local dialect. Did I answer your qu... Read more

Profile picture
On November 18 at 5:30 AM by jbaldwi1

It's called an "epicanthic fold". We're all born with it but lose it after birth, some lose more than others. Why does the trait exist? There are seve... Read more

Profile picture
On November 18 at 5:25 AM by jimijames

Would a heart-shaped face be 心形脸 xīnxínglian3 ? Read more

Profile picture
On November 18 at 5:06 AM by jimijames

Genetics causes the make up of and look of eyelid folds, nose bridges, ear size even the ability to role your tongue in a circle. Read more

Profile picture
On November 18 at 4:03 AM by jennyzhu

塌鼻子/tābízi means a "flat" nose. Read more

Profile picture
On November 18 at 4:03 AM by zhenlijiang

Mmm it's not just white people though, with natural, pronounced 双眼皮. Our world is made up of more than just East Asians and caucasian 欧美人. Read more