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不过 (búguò) is "however"; it is also "no more than" (makes sense. it's the literal meaning of the characters). Which it is is evident from context. You... Read more
Gold! CPod Gold! This is straight off the top shelf. High expectations for this lesson and no failure in delivery. I love it. My favourite 2 lines wer... Read more
You should definitely try 山竹! Tasty and very funky! They're pretty common in southern China, too. I've seen them here in Shanghai but not as often. Read more
Actually, I'm pretty sure no measure word is needed, as I have seen 这 only followed by a stative verb such as 是 and 有 before. I think it is fine as i... Read more
Weird, I'm not familiar with that at all. At first I thought you meant 山楂 (shānzhā), but no, you got the name right. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/... Read more
I haven't seen them in Canada (I'm from Victoria, British Columbia and we have a pretty good selection of exotic fruit)...I tried 杨梅 (yángméi) while I... Read more
Hi alex glad you enjoyed it! In fact it comes from another Chinesepod lesson (link below) which mention of 杨梅 reminded me of! http://chinesepod.... Read more
这有 does not mean so. There is something missing from that first sentence. It could be 这儿有... or 这里有... meaning 'here there are ...', or there sh... Read more
I went in the summer of '07. The crowds I didn't really mind (hey, it's China), but those "mystical" clouds held a little too much mystery. It barely... Read more
很高兴你喜欢！那首歌是《可惜不是你》。梁静茹唱的。 Read more