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You're correct that is an error and has been fixed. Thanks! Read more
Think about in English "you light a light, and it is light"...you will probably never get confused. Don't worry, get used to it. But you are right,... Read more
How to learn/memorize vocabulary! It's hard to commit vocabulary to long-term memory, especially when you're not immersed in the language. Read more
great post xiaophil. Yeah, this was my feeling to go with mother as well, but you've explained your reasoning well. I also can't help but feel you're... Read more
I think the most important Chinese character with first tone is the word: "ma" (妈，mom). This shows how important it is the first tone(flat,), without... Read more
Yep, Tom is right. That's one of the quirks of the Chinese language. Lots of Chinese people struggle with he/she when speaking English because it's al... Read more
Nice post, and I can definitely sympathize. A lot of Chinese "english" becomes laughing stock among English speakers. Anyway, 4S isn't an acronym,... Read more
I'm going to go on a limb here and say that 娘 here would refer to mother. The reason I say this is because while I don't doubt that the 老板娘 would lov... Read more
I agree, nice post. I can't help thinking that the Chinese would think that our ramblings on this topic are kind of weird. I really don't know if it... Read more