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On April 12 at 7:24 AM by bababardwan

actually you are right mate ,we all say stuff that's obvious. I'm not sure if I've ever heard anyone announce that they are the "first" [like there's... Read more

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Posted on: 小太监进宫五
On April 12 at 7:19 AM by connie

"干吗"可以放在句中,跟"为什么"的用法一样。也可以放在句子的后面。 可以说:我干吗去问他? 也可以说:我去问他干吗? Read more

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Posted on: 小太监进宫五
On April 12 at 7:14 AM by connie

这里的"可"不是"真的"、"实在"的意思。 在这个句子中,"可"表示疑问。这种用法常出现在古代汉语中,在现代汉语中很少用。 Read more

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On April 12 at 7:10 AM by shanyunhai

Well that's a bit like people saying 你回來了 when you return from somewhere- pretty blindingly obvious (unless the speaker is in fact blind) but apparent... Read more

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Posted on: Your turn to pay!
On April 12 at 6:44 AM by connie

付钱 means " to pay ", it can be used when paying by cash, cheque, or credit card. "你没付钱。" You didn't pay. paying by cash, 付现金 fù xiànjīn payi... Read more

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Posted on: Sound Check
On April 12 at 6:44 AM by lujiaojie

办 and 弄 match with different things, for example: 这个(东西)应该怎么弄? zhège (dōngxī) yīnggāi zěnme nòng? (这件事)怎么办? (zhèjiànshì) zěnme bàn? Read more

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Posted on: Pregnancy
On April 12 at 6:34 AM by lujiaojie

条 (tiáo) is also the measure word for 消息 (xiāoxi). 条 is more formal. 件 (jiàn) is not good for 消息。 做妈妈 and 当妈妈 are interchangeable, they are both... Read more

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On April 12 at 6:33 AM by connie

一路平安,the pinyin should be "yīlùpíng'ān", but is pronounced as "yílùpíng'ān". We'll change the tone mark in the picture. "平安" means "safe and peacef... Read more

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Posted on: Sending a Fax
On April 12 at 6:32 AM by connie

他们发来的传真你收到了吗? (Tāmen fā lái de chuánzhēn nĭ shōudào le ma?) Have you received the fax they sent? In this sentence, 来 is a directional comp... Read more

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Posted on: Olympic Excitement
On April 12 at 6:24 AM by lujiaojie

When Olympic Games/sports meet/world expo start, 开幕 (kāimù) used in preference to 开始 (kāishǐ). 开幕 (kāimù) is more formal. 开始 can't instead. Read more