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Posted on: Talking Numbers
On June 04 at 4:10 AM by bodawei

I have never heard a bus driver announce a bus stop - this must be a Shanghai special? I've been in lots of buses. Either there is an automated anno... Read more

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On June 04 at 4:10 AM by Tal

I guess you'll know when you put 在 in front of a verb it kind of means you're 'in the process' of doing it. I'm pretty sure you could use either 只 or... Read more

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On June 04 at 3:54 AM by darkstar94

Cool thanks, just cause I got a little confused when they said 只在 when talking about showering. I didn't even think you could use 在 to refer to a tim... Read more

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On June 04 at 3:46 AM by Tal

Actually no you can't. You're referring to a location, so 就 is natural and correct. Read more

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On June 04 at 3:32 AM by darkstar94

“就在我家附近,很近” In this example, I'm guessing that it's like "just close to my house, very close".  Could you use also 只 in this sente... Read more

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On June 04 at 2:50 AM by lujiaojie

Yes, I think 广大 also imply "from all over" and "all kinds of". For example, 广大用户,广大读者,广大群众,广大消费者,广大中文学习者。 Read more

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Posted on: 中国的戏剧
On June 04 at 2:29 AM by ellen_counselor

我觉得京剧脸谱画得挺好看的,听说还有专门拍这种写真的影楼,穿上戏服画上脸谱,这种照片适合戏迷去拍,因为除了脸谱,还有表情和架势也很重要。 Read more

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Posted on: Talking Numbers
On June 04 at 1:57 AM by ellen_counselor

The difficulty of Shanghai dialect can be presented by just one number: 222 (two hundred and twenty two). It pronounces like 两巴乃尼 liang ba nei ni. Thr... Read more

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Posted on: Talking Numbers
On June 04 at 1:17 AM by xiaophil

Thanks for this lesson! This one in particular is useful for anyone who lives in Shanghai, even if communicating in Shanghainese in general is not a p... Read more

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Posted on: Scary Clown
On June 04 at 1:05 AM by catherinem

Not sure exactly what you mean by this - the lessons that we publish on a daily basis (Mon. to Fri.) are all new, as well as the Qing Wens and News an... Read more