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On July 31 at 1:17 AM by tanglenchina

just started chinese pod. am wondering how to know when "li(4) hai" means great/awesome/cool and when it can mean tough (as shown in the expansion exe... Read more

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On July 31 at 12:39 AM by bababardwan

多谢你的纠正我中文 :) Read more

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Posted on: Which Subway Exit
On July 31 at 12:05 AM by RJ

ah, I see. she did say 3rd didnt she. I have not noticed that before either. Read more

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Posted on: Which Subway Exit
On July 31 at 12:01 AM by bababardwan

I like your thinking ...a 4th and a 2nd being blended together and being easier to make it a 3rd tone. Read more

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Posted on: Smelly Cheese
On July 30 at 11:52 PM by chanelle77

We just ordered Gouda cheese with this Dutch organic farmer:  http://www.cheeseinchina.com  who resides in Shanxi province. His products are... Read more

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Posted on: Smelly Cheese
On July 30 at 11:43 PM by chanelle77

As a fellow cheese lover, I politely disagree with you on the fact that cheese should only be used as a condiment :-). Dutch are quite famous for... Read more

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Posted on: Ordering Pizza
On July 30 at 11:30 PM by isthatme

Kind of surprised the measure word for something round or flat (even though pizza's not truly flat) isn't used for pizza. I guess measure words for fo... Read more

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Posted on: Which Subway Exit
On July 30 at 11:26 PM by go_manly

RJ, I think the issue is that the normal 4th tone becomes 3rd tone here. Huì become huǐ in yìhuǐr Which means the yī should become 4th tone, no... Read more

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Posted on: Which Subway Exit
On July 30 at 11:20 PM by RJ

the rules of yi1 are described here: http://chinesepod.com/lessons/tone-change-rule-yi-%E4%B8%80 yi1 in this case is second tone because it com... Read more

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Posted on: Sex Education Class
On July 30 at 11:06 PM by bababardwan

噢,我刚才看到你的最新创作。。你真有能力 Read more