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On March 29 at 3:45 AM by suburbanite

We're glad you are sticking around. Read more

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Posted on: Funny Business 5
On March 29 at 3:36 AM by connie

"处理"和"摆平"的区别是: 摆平一般是用不正当的手段把事情处理好。 处理一般比较正式,经常用于工作。 比如, 公司出了点儿急事,我得去处理一下。(不能用"摆平"。) 我给你两万块钱,你去帮我摆平。(可能是用暴力手段) Read more

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On March 29 at 3:34 AM by John

Yikes, I would hate to responsible for spilled coffee! I'm sticking around. :) Read more

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On March 29 at 3:34 AM by John

Wow, thanks. I appreciate it. Read more

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On March 29 at 3:33 AM by John

Ha ha, nice idiom! I didn't know that one. For everyone else: 树挪死,人挪活 (shù nuó sǐ, rén nuó huó) means, " frequent shifts kill a tree, but make a p... Read more

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On March 29 at 3:23 AM by lujiaojie

"都怪我不好”意思是“都怪我做的不好”。是自己说:这件事都怪我,是我的错。 Read more

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On March 29 at 3:21 AM by lujiaojie

还不.....吗? You can omit “吗”?However “吗” can soften the tone. "你还不赶紧做作业?"sounds a little bit "angry". 今天要做完这些事的话. It's not “要是....的话”,it's more like... Read more

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On March 29 at 3:16 AM by lujiaojie

When it used as a noun, it pronounced as "sui". But it's not common. I never used it and never heard it. Maybe it can help you: Qing Wen - End... Read more

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On March 29 at 3:12 AM by timlb

Back in the late 80s, I went to Beijing to do grad school research, and had a beard not unlike the one in the picture for this lesson. A Chinese frien... Read more

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Posted on: 撒娇
On March 29 at 3:09 AM by lujiaojie

优势 is 1st then 4th tone。 不好意思,以前的很多高级中文课是没有翻译的,那些翻译是系统自动生成的,所以有很多错误。 Read more