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We have actually intentionally been looking for a male native speaker. But the ratio of Chinese men with relevant experience or skills is so much lowe... Read more

thanks Jimijames. I had a notion it was Bruce Lee, though I'm not clear why he went with that term and not wushu. I guess it doesn't really matter and... Read more

Elementary: Chinese Fruits 1.Do you know how to say "fruit" in Chinese? 水果 Bananas are tropical fruit. 香蕉是热带水果。 Would you like some fruit salad? 要水... Read more

I have a friend in China she uses 狄 dí . Possibly it is 狄 dí Read more

Gong Fu 功夫 is the universal name in Chinese of all martial arts. Where as wushu is one style of chinese martial arts or Chinese Gong Fu 中国功夫 Durin... Read more

I see you still don't have an answer - there is no difference, the latter is just a transliteration of the English. You'll hear both. Read more

What you can do is take the link at the bottom for a text version and then manually strip out the pinyin. Read more

I'm guessing your an East Coast boy, come on 'fess up. Wikipaedia says it was originally an East Coast term and didn't spread to the rest of the coun... Read more

Not sure if it really is a proper 成语。When I was little, my teacher told me it was. Online sites says it is. But doesn't mean it really is. Would welco... Read more

paul, I can see why you'd say that, but I really hope you're wrong. John is indispensable and I thought there were assurances given in the podcast... Read more