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Posted on: Nearby Tea House
On May 22 at 1:37 AM by kaixin_in_tampa

Hi, how would we say a chain of restaurants or coffee shops? For example, Starbucks is an American chain of coffee shops. Thanks! Read more

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On May 22 at 12:10 AM by bluesky3064

磁悬浮列车 cíxuánfú lièchē... Read more

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On May 21 at 11:02 PM by bluesky3064

The new "expo" taxis are really comfortable compared to the old ones - it is a real bonus to manage to get one of these! How do you ask for the 发票 f... Read more

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Posted on: Nearby Tea House
On May 21 at 10:57 PM by BillJefferys

You're right. Careless on my part. Thanks for the correction. I just typed the pinyin into my Mac's Chinese input and without thinking took the first... Read more

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On May 21 at 8:40 PM by xiao_liang

Have you subscribed to the elementary group? With the new dashboard, you only get lessons from the groups you're subscribed to... Read more

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On May 21 at 7:43 PM by pretzellogic

Interesting. I guess there are regional/city differences in the way taxis are run.  Why is the taxi fee 20-25% higher in Shanghai? It's not that... Read more

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On May 21 at 6:14 PM by user10196

Dear Chinesepod, I haven't received a new elementary lesson for a while. I miss the lessons, although I must admit I don't work enough at it. Yo... Read more

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On May 21 at 5:49 PM by jamesmontgomery

Is the American pavilion open yet? News reports here say that it won't open until July (after we've left Shanghai). Read more

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On May 21 at 5:46 PM by jamesmontgomery

Good lesson and very interesting comments thus far. We are planning to go to Shanghai in June for the Expo (and visit the Cpod office). We're lookin... Read more

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On May 21 at 4:34 PM by lilywhytelegs

What is the mag-lev train called Chinese?  (The train high speed train from the Shanghai airport that Ken mentioned in the lesson.) Read more