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On July 03 at 10:09 AM by chris

起来 (qi3 lai5) again...(I was just studying the lesson when this structure was used with 笑 (xiao4)).  In this lesson, the supplementary vocab has... Read more

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On July 03 at 9:57 AM by JasonSch

Yeah, it can. I'm not sure if there are limitations as to what types of things can be called 垃圾 (lājī), but I've always heard it with inanimate object... Read more

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On July 03 at 9:57 AM by go_manly

Why does CPod keep editing my posts? This post said something like 'It looks like CPod has removed my word list again, so here it is again'. Wh... Read more

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On July 03 at 9:27 AM by go_manly

When you look up 笑起来 in the CPod Glossary, you get 2 examples. In one, it means 'smile', in the other it means 'laugh'. edit: I looked on Ncik... Read more

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On July 03 at 9:27 AM by and0709

In a colloquial sense, can 'laji' be used the same way we use the word 'garbage' in english e.g. 'this person is rubbish', or ' that movie was garbage... Read more

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On July 03 at 9:17 AM by chris

I'm pretty sure I read in another lesson that the 起来 helps to clarify that the speaker is referring to the smile rather than the laugh, since 起来 liter... Read more

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On July 03 at 8:58 AM by JasonSch

Exactly! It only seems difficult because there isn't much material out there. As for the tones, the way I understand it is that they're far less impor... Read more

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On July 03 at 8:54 AM by JasonSch

That's great to hear! You're definitely someone who can benefit from this series. We hear a lot of Shanghainese in the Cpod offices as well, so learni... Read more

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On July 03 at 8:20 AM by JasonSch

Those are all good as well. I forgot about 笑掉大牙. (What a great image that brings to mind, huh?) Also, keep in mind that 好好笑 is a more feminine cons... Read more

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On July 03 at 8:09 AM by JasonSch

Ah good call. My bad, I seemed to get different search results than you so I assumed otherwise. I actually only started to learn how to be more precis... Read more