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Posted on: Set the Alarm Clock
On September 19 at 2:48 AM by lujiaojie

my alarm goes off at 6am everyday. 我的闹钟每天早上六点响。 Wǒ de nàozhōng měitiān zǎoshàng liùdiǎn xiǎng. when my alarm goes off I want to cry. 闹钟一响我... Read more

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Posted on: 我不做剩女
On September 19 at 2:42 AM by lujiaojie

00:20 ~ 的女性 这里徐洲说的是“是不是神圣的女性”？ Read more

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Posted on: Bank Transactions
On September 19 at 2:42 AM by connie

"bank statement" in Chinese is 银行对账单 yínháng duìzhàng dān。 "the online statement" is 电子对账单 diànzǐ duìzhàng dān。 Read more

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Posted on: 我不做剩女
On September 19 at 2:41 AM by lujiaojie

0：40爱情的黄金期(OK) 4：23 指一部正规的经典 4：45 心里非常不情愿(OK) 4：56 移植手术 7：23 有两种方法可以解决她们“剩女”的这个状况 7：37 和结婚相关的一些活动 7：44 对外呢，就是多参加社交活动 8：59 如果买东西的话... Read more

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Posted on: There Is No Try
On September 19 at 2:36 AM by John

Unfortunately Lili is in Mexico, busy DOing things (not just trying). I was able to dig up this translation [ source ] for "Do or do not. There is... Read more

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On September 19 at 2:32 AM by bababardwan

thanks John, got it. Read more

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Posted on: There Is No Try
On September 19 at 2:26 AM by John

That's kind of a gray area... "Try a product" would be 试 (shì). 试 (shì) for food is not entirely impossible, it's just much less common than 尝 (c... Read more

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On September 19 at 2:23 AM by John

I was referring to a general lack of A/C in Shanghai. Yes, you have it some places, likely in your home and in your office, as well as in nice shoppi... Read more

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Posted on: There Is No Try
On September 19 at 2:18 AM by lujiaojie

"Try to get back early." 尽量早点儿回来。 Jìnliàng zǎodiǎnr huílai. "I know you might not be able to get back early, but do your best to get back e... Read more

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Posted on: Fast Food
On September 19 at 1:56 AM by darkstar94

I heard it's rude to say 不要, is that just a Taiwanese thing to think it's rude? Read more