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Posted on: Blown Fuse
On May 12 at 2:24 AM by catherinem

If I turn on the 热水器, 空调,and  电视机 in my house, the circuit breaker outside the apartment automatically shuts down. The good news is that I n... Read more

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On May 12 at 2:23 AM by cheyennejade

Thank you for solving the mystery. :) The font on the left is indeed SimSun. I have three other Chinese fonts installed in Word and it's no surprise t... Read more

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On May 12 at 2:19 AM by lujiaojie

收养/shōuyǎng is correct. I'm so sorry. Read more

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On May 12 at 1:52 AM by jen_not_jenny

Have you seen this Dutch cheesmaker in 太原,山西? http://www.cheeseinchina.com/dynamic/ His products seem quite widely available...I'll have to look... Read more

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Posted on: Must-Have Modals
On May 12 at 1:47 AM by DavidXuzhou

Hi masterkrang, 因为“要饭”在中文里的意思是“行乞 to beg, go begging", 是一个固定搭配。同样意思的词还有“讨饭tao3fan4“。 而a begger 我们可以说“要饭的”或者“乞丐”。 “我需要饭”的说法听上去可能有点怪,感觉特别正式。所以下... Read more

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On May 12 at 12:29 AM by bababardwan

ps chanelle,working now for me anyway. thanks for pointing out the salt n pepper mate.It's making me so hungry...looks delicious. Read more

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On May 12 at 12:27 AM by bababardwan

You may realise this ,but just in case you don't,when replying to bodawei there are 2 spots you could have replied.One is in the box directly under hi... Read more

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On May 11 at 11:13 PM by bodawei

Hi Chanelle I like tasty cheese and honey, but 乳饼 is a goats cheese, made from 山羊乃! Actually, cheese making is really expanding in China - Yunnan... Read more

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On May 11 at 10:40 PM by chanelle77

Hello Bodawei, Guess it is :-) I have not been to Yunnan (yet), so I assumed it was the original. Maybe it is influenced by laowai :-) Cheese with... Read more

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On May 11 at 10:33 PM by bodawei

Hi Chanelle77 A Bai friend tells me that the 'classic' dish is just as pictured, with salt and pepper (top of picture), but also sometimes with som... Read more