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On July 29 at 5:25 AM by go_manly

Thanks for the explanation John. Read more

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Posted on: Smelly Cheese
On July 29 at 5:11 AM by chanelle77

thx Baba, well that name makes sense doesn't it?! :-) Read more

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On July 29 at 4:37 AM by Jess_Andersen

How would I say " Don't call him old, he's my age"? Read more

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On July 29 at 3:46 AM by simonpettersson

It's also used in Hong Kong. And since Hong Kong is the great bastion of Cantonese, mainland Cantonese is heavily influenced by HK Cantonese, and sout... Read more

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Posted on: 理财
On July 29 at 3:38 AM by ellen_counselor

如果只剩下一块钱，连彩票也买不起，彩票也要两块钱呢  >_< Read more

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On July 29 at 3:27 AM by John

Two answers: 1. 无 (wú) is a more formal way of saying 没有 (méiyǒu) or 没 (méi). You'll see it a lot in classical Chinese. So in both examples, the... Read more

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Posted on: 姓名的起源
On July 29 at 2:38 AM by lujiaojie

“香火” 是 祭祀祖先或者供神的时候点的“香”和“灯火” 。“家族的香火”是指这个家族有后代，后代可以祭祀祖先，所以“香火”可以一直传递下去。如果没有后代，尤其是“儿子”，那么就说这个家族“断了香火”。 没有“香烧”这个词吧。有“烧香”，意思是 burn incense sticks， 在庙里... Read more

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Posted on: Transportation
On July 29 at 2:37 AM by John

mo_han, No, you cannot put 怎么 at the end of a sentence. For most questions, it needs to come before a verb. Examples: 怎么说 (zěnme shuō) 怎... Read more

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Posted on: City Series: Bali
On July 29 at 2:33 AM by John

落地 (luòdì) is an intransitive verb meaning "to land." So 落地签正 is just the Chinese way of saying what we call "visa on arrival." 落地 (luòdì) is used... Read more

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Posted on: Smelly Cheese
On July 29 at 2:31 AM by catherinem

Haha Cristof! It has been a while. Of course your return to join the discussion of stinky cheese (and stinkier tofu). How decidedly Gallic of you ;) O... Read more