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On October 01 at 10:38 PM by RJ

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On October 01 at 7:33 PM by wangqiu

Jenny you are so anti-American! I am going to take a "holiday" from my Chinese Pod subscription hahahah!  Seriously though.....America is a great... Read more

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On October 01 at 7:00 PM by siyi

I just returned from 3 weeks speaking French, which I learned when I was a kid in school. Every time I opened my mouth to speak, Chinese jumped into m... Read more

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On October 01 at 6:56 PM by RJ

ok bodawei then why dont they call them hutongs in other cities? I believe his question is, what is the distinction? All distinctive but different? So... Read more

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On October 01 at 3:59 PM by calkins

I'm no expert, but 了 le doesn't always indicate past tense. It has a few uses. One of those, which I think is the case with 怎么了 zenmele, is that it... Read more

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On October 01 at 3:58 PM by bodawei

I will go out on a limb and say I like the National Day celebrations here, way out west.  There are no tanks going down the road but they are pro... Read more

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On October 01 at 3:54 PM by pretzellogic

The most likely well traveled are the ones near the bell tower just north of the Forbidden City. That's where you can arrange to have a rickshaw tour... Read more

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On October 01 at 3:43 PM by MTGG

I'll leave it for the experts to explain the nuances of le. But here it pays to think of zenmele as a set phrase. Sometimes it is worthwhile trying to... Read more

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On October 01 at 3:39 PM by bodawei

'逛 guang collocates with several other nouns'. Thanks for that Jenny. Once long ago my teacher asked for '100 words using逛' for homework. I came ba... Read more

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On October 01 at 3:27 PM by bodawei

Probably all cities in China have alleys, and yes they have different terms - the word 巷 xiàng is common. I'm wondering what you mean by 'is ther... Read more