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Posted on: Good Morning!
On October 15 at 3:26 AM by bodawei

Actually the Chinese do increasingly say 'Hi' to each other .. 'hello' would definitely be difficult. Maybe lisalisa was referring to 'Hi'? Read more

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On October 15 at 3:08 AM by jost1027

希望大家能为下一代做努力，为了人类的未来做一份心力 Read more

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On October 15 at 3:06 AM by pretzellogic

this is one of the longest lessons i've seen in the cpod library.  Interesting. Read more

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Posted on: A Short Haircut
On October 15 at 2:43 AM by lujiaojie

If you want your wavy hair thinned but not much shorter, you can say: 剪薄一点，但是不要剪得太短。Jiǎn báo yīdiǎn，dànshì bùyào jiǎn de tài duǎn. layered a bit：我... Read more

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Posted on: 蚁族
On October 15 at 2:34 AM by lujiaojie

1：45 中国政府正在严厉地打击，严厉地禁止当中： 为什么是这样的？ 因为“群租”，很多人住在一起，又是陌生人，容易造成很多安全问题。 5：53 展现自己（OK） 6：12 更偏重于这个宏观的（OK） 8：17 有很多的议论也好（OK） 8：22 仇视富二代（OK）... Read more

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Posted on: Can't Get a Taxi
On October 15 at 2:24 AM by bodawei

You have to be assertive getting a taxi in China's big cities, hey? Read more

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Posted on: Can't Get a Taxi
On October 15 at 2:21 AM by bodawei

打的 dǎdī (v. to take a taxi).  This term is also commonly used, and means the same as 打车 dǎchē (to take a taxi). 的 is a loan word from Cant... Read more

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Posted on: Can't Get a Taxi
On October 15 at 2:16 AM by mark

My relatively recent experience in Beijing was that I averaged about one cab that I hailed for someone else before being first to the all important fr... Read more

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On October 15 at 2:15 AM by luobinzhenmei

When David says the food is very good, the last line, it seems to have a "g" sound between the "tse" and the "a" as if it were "Lo'tse ga"  Daini... Read more

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Posted on: A Short Haircut
On October 15 at 2:04 AM by suxiaoya

Aw, lydia1981 - I don't feel quite so bad now, thanks! Shame to know others have fallen for it too, though. I guess that's exactly why they continue..... Read more