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On April 08 at 7:09 PM by christine30550

I have a question about "好了，就因为这个好几次都没被评上三好学生。" The translation says: It was over. Just b/c of this he wasn't awarded the "merit student" status more... Read more

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On April 08 at 6:39 PM by kaixin_in_tampa

Are there good Chinese equivalents for these 2 common expressions? I told you so! - 我早就告诉你！(is this the best way to say that?) I said to myse... Read more

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Posted on: Dubai
On April 08 at 5:44 PM by miiszhah

the way things are going, Dubai may end up like Detroit, eh? Read more

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Posted on: Dubai
On April 08 at 5:34 PM by miiszhah

How does one say Real Estate Bubble Investor in Chinese? 神经寎不动产的投资者? Read more

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Posted on: Dubai
On April 08 at 5:10 PM by miiszhah

Tal- 你辛苦了谢谢! Read more

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On April 08 at 2:21 PM by kaixin_in_tampa

Gotta say, 孕妇 - yùnfù sounds much better than what I had written down earlier for "pregnant": 大肚子 - dàdùzi (BIG STOMACH)... Read more

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On April 08 at 1:58 PM by kaixin_in_tampa

Thanks! That's a good expression to know indeed! Firefox substitutes the 汉字 with gibberish when I copy-paste like that, don't know why it does that.... Read more

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On April 08 at 1:46 PM by kaixin_in_tampa

The two times I have seen 老年人 (lǎoniánrén - elderly) get on the bus in Shanghai, the people closest to the door immediately gave their seats to them... Read more

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On April 08 at 1:25 PM by lotsofwordsandnospaces

Thanks cy, as ever, sometimes the longer structure is easier to understand, at the expense of fluency. I would be happy if I could remember either... Read more

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On April 08 at 12:51 PM by si1teng2

JasonSch and connie: Thanks for the explanations. I have used 您們 on at least one occasion, so I'm glad to hear that it has even been misused by news b... Read more