Lesson Comments
It's impossible to use 乎乎 with any one-syllable-adjective. There is no rule too, just several "fixed collocation", for example, 胖乎乎 pànghūhū 黑... Read more
I'd say 阿姨 is the general term (and 比较亲密的, or more intimate) term for any sort of 保姆 or 家政服务员 (housekeeper), and is also what you would call any (fema... Read more
空袭警报响了 and 汽车喇叭响了 are much better. However, we can say：鸣空袭警报，鸣喇叭。 I think 响鸣 should be 鸣响。 Read more
haha, 你在开心网可以放牛，对吧！ Read more
Jason, do you have a 保姆 or 阿姨 or both? :) Does the 保姆买东西还有做饭？ I'll try not to let my envy get in the way of learning Chinese. Read more
Hey, leave the 'breakfast gruel' alone, I like my 玉米糊, and 黄豆粉. Yeah - I'm sure you're right, it is an East-West thing, and I'm sure that there ar... Read more
There's actually a little agency on ChinesePod's own 万航渡路 that arranges maids (保姆) and cleaning ladies (阿姨). It's quite prevalent in Shanghai and the... Read more
yep, different circles, different cities. When we lived in Lanzhou, we didn't know anyone with an ayi either. This was in a city with about 150 perman... Read more
"放牛"现在还有一个新的意思。当一个人在上班时间不工作，玩游戏，看网页，聊天等等，可以说"他在放牛。" Read more
I always like to hear how other busy people fit in Chinese study as well. Here is my routine: Goal: 1 lesson a week Mornings-10 minutes:Listen t... Read more