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On April 12 at 7:52 AM by John

Oh yeah... That's the stuff! Read more

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On April 12 at 7:48 AM by light487

I highly dislike the pearls themselves.. just can't stomach the texture of them.. if I was eating them in a soup it would be marginally better but yer... Read more

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On April 12 at 7:47 AM by zhenlijiang

Baba you're right, it doesn't mean you're first to leave necessarily. It means you're leaving before the others who remain. We do this in Japan... Read more

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Posted on: Describing Fear
On April 12 at 7:45 AM by connie

看上去 and 看起来 are the same. 看来 means "it seems; it looks as if" See the following sentences, 他看上去不太高兴。Tā kànshangqu bùtài gāoxìng. 他看起来不太高兴 。Tā... Read more

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On April 12 at 7:38 AM by bababardwan

Thanks for your answer John,but I now feel I need further clarification as "sorry,I have to go now" would to me tend to give the other meaning of "fir... Read more

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Posted on: Describing Fear
On April 12 at 7:36 AM by connie

When 片 means movie or photo, "piān" and "piānr" are more common. Read more

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On April 12 at 7:30 AM by John

It's the culture equivalent of saying, "sorry, I have to go now." From the Chinese speaker's perspective, there's no need to apologize. From the... Read more

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On April 12 at 7:30 AM by connie

量 is neutral tone in 商量. 量 is a 多音字。When means "to measure", it's 2nd tone. When means "quantity, amount, volume", it's 4th tone. Read more

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Posted on: Pregnancy
On April 12 at 7:29 AM by bababardwan

哇....really clever staffanlincoln if you're still around.Cool stereo pan.Did you just use the right hand video tab to embed the audio? Read more

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On April 12 at 7:28 AM by zhenlijiang

Hi Jiaojie, 一盆 (pén) as a MW for flowers I think we're meant to understand as a pot . We say "potted flowers" in English. http://www.proflowers.co... Read more