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Posted on: Good Morning!
On September 17 at 2:31 AM by connie

"Good Morning" in Chinese is "早上好 zǎoshang hǎo" or "早zǎo". Chinese people do use this greeting in the morning. "zǎo" is more common than "zǎoshang... Read more

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On September 17 at 2:30 AM by bill

这里天气真的很好。也不太热也不太冷。平均气温23摄氏度。我住在加州！ Read more

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Posted on: Getting a Tattoo
On September 17 at 2:23 AM by bodawei

Hi dpinskey 我觉得'tramp stamp'不是有礼貌的话，不好玩的。又无知的又偏见的，对吧？ Read more

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Posted on: 我不做剩女
On September 17 at 2:02 AM by lujiaojie

Right! Read more

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Posted on: Set the Alarm Clock
On September 17 at 2:01 AM by JasonSch

This is actually one of those situations in which both words are acceptable. 订 is more common, but 定 can be used to mean the same thing. 订 being from... Read more

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Posted on: Set the Alarm Clock
On September 16 at 11:57 PM by alexlexilu

In the expansion sentences, to reserve a seat should really be 顶好 (see Newbie-Hotel motel holiday inn expansion sentence   你们 订... Read more

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On September 16 at 11:31 PM by chinesemcpodpants

去年我的朋友寒假回北京他和他的新女朋友纹了一样的纹身。 我认为这个镇的时‘Puppy Love'  Chinesepod 解释不解释 puppy love 在中国？ Read more

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Posted on: Set the Alarm Clock
On September 16 at 11:28 PM by JasonSch

That's not a bad idea. I have yet to look through past QWs to see if it's been covered, but if not, then a lesson may be in order. In the first sen... Read more

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Posted on: Set the Alarm Clock
On September 16 at 10:59 PM by kaixin_in_tampa

From my cell phone's alarm menu and MDBG's dictionary: Alarm Clock Menu - 闹钟 - nàozhōng alarm bell (the alarm itself) - 闹铃 - nàol&ia... Read more

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Posted on: Which Time Zone?
On September 16 at 9:42 PM by go_manly

My gut feeling is that shíjiān indicates a time period, or length of time, while shíhou indicates a moment in time. Read more