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In Connie's example 他睡觉睡了一天，is it also possible to say 他睡了一天觉。 Read more
Yes, in every building in China that i've lived in, I'm pretty much toast in almost any disaster. No fire escapes, no jumping out windows, only one w... Read more
Found this online: Li and Thompson have a good discussion of this in Mandarin Chinese: A functional Reference Grammar on pp. 73-78. They say that... Read more
Considering the number of people here who have confessed to a Eureka moment, there must be something in this way of looking at it. I think looking... Read more
I am really glad that I have listened to this Qing Wen. I helps clarify these kind of verbs that I frequently see it or hear it, but never really get... Read more
Fair enough. I don't actually object to the classification. Whatever floats boats, really. I find it strange and a bit backwards, myself, and I though... Read more
Actually 哪种好喝？ is " Which kind (of tea) is good?". But you're thinking of "what kind of", right? That would be 什么样的. 你想找什么样的伴侣 / 对象？ What kind... Read more
Out of interest - your sentence 我要告诉他这件事. In English the 他 would be called the indirect object, and the 这件事 the direct object. Would they be classi... Read more
Can I say this ? 你有机会的话你因该去他的演唱会。 ni3 you3 jihui4dehua4ni3yi1gai1 qu4 ta1de yan3chang4hui4. If you have the opportunity you should go to his... Read more