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On October 19 at 4:39 AM by cowenparkseattle

In the lesson, xiāo is written with the "grass" radical above.  Two dictionaries I checked write it with the "bamboo" radical instead. Read more

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Posted on: Pricey Beer
On October 19 at 4:13 AM by John

I agree that the "still" translation seems a bit weird and unnatural in English, but actually, the longer you study Chinese, the more it seems like "s... Read more

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On October 19 at 3:37 AM by bodawei

Getting your head around this part of the culture is difficult primarily because there is nothing quite like this in the West; certainly not in the qu... Read more

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On October 19 at 3:31 AM by epdchina

我没去过，不知道他们在做什么。但是我觉得在浴场谈谈生意比较奇怪 Read more

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Posted on: Walking the Bird
On October 19 at 2:59 AM by jen_not_jenny

They would probably BOTH give me a headache, sutra or no sutra... Read more

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Posted on: Walking the Bird
On October 19 at 2:57 AM by jen_not_jenny

I totally thought of doing that!! But then I'd have to deal with the responsibility of feeding the crickets...I can't even keep a house plant alive, s... Read more

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Posted on: Walking the Bird
On October 19 at 2:52 AM by jen_not_jenny

Well, this parrot is at a pet shop, so if you're ever in Shanghai I'm sure I can get you the address! ;) This parrot did sound pretty great; I may hav... Read more

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Posted on: SBTG: Sun Yatsen
On October 19 at 2:50 AM by lujiaojie

Thank you for pointing that out. Fixed! Read more

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On October 19 at 2:35 AM by lujiaojie

'一点儿' is both common in north and south. However, southerner prefer 一点 without the 儿. Read more

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Posted on: Discussing Work
On October 19 at 2:29 AM by velobici

Hello, the first sentence of the dialog in the PDF, 王先生，你好象很忙。Which is translated as "Mr Wang, you seem bery tired."  Should it read 王先生，你好象很雷? Read more