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Posted on: Taxable Salary
On October 11 at 4:59 AM by bodawei

Tax evasion is a criminal offence in China and the penalties can be considerably more severe than in the the US. :) But I assume you are talking abo... Read more

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Posted on: Taxable Salary
On October 11 at 3:52 AM by pretzellogic

China sounds a lot easier to create apparently legal countermeasures than the US.  Interesting. Read more

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On October 11 at 3:10 AM by connie

别的 and 其他的 are interchangeable. There is a Qingwen lesson covered this. Talking about others: 别的,其他的,另外的 Read more

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On October 11 at 3:01 AM by Tal

bodawei, for a while now I can't help noticing the self-inclusive way you speak of China, and I can't help wondering if you refer to 《我们中国》when you're... Read more

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Posted on: 少数民族
On October 11 at 2:58 AM by connie

5:39 省一级的 6:00 省级行政区shěngjí: provincial level (e.g. government) 6:13 它们实行的 6:14 区域自治制度 9:28 越诚心 9:44 感谢他们的养育之恩 10:20 在我们国家的云南那边,泸沽湖... Read more

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On October 11 at 2:57 AM by lujiaojie

只要...就 is "sufficient condition", not the only condition, 只有... 才 is "essential condition", the only condition. For example: 只有老板才能签这个合同。 Zhǐy... Read more

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On October 11 at 2:56 AM by Tal

A delightful lesson, and baba, you've really done us proud with the pics! But I agree with John, I think even the drummers and the trumpet players sho... Read more

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Posted on: Taxable Salary
On October 11 at 2:54 AM by bodawei

Hmm, if this 'deducting your rent to arrive at taxable income' is true I have not been told about it.  Maybe I need a new accountant?  :)&nb... Read more

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On October 11 at 2:33 AM by bodawei

Hi lujiaojie Thanks for that - interesting. So the brand is kind of 'daring' the Chinese man to buy their wares - 'hey! Are you good enough to we... Read more

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On October 11 at 2:28 AM by lujiaojie

Good explanation! Read more