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Posted on: 撒娇
On March 29 at 3:06 AM by lujiaojie

磨练 móliàn 意思是：经过很多艰苦的事，在艰难困苦的环境中锻炼。例如： 他一个人国外生活了十年，磨练了坚强的意志。 Read more

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Posted on: 撒娇
On March 29 at 3:01 AM by lujiaojie

“不屑一顾” 是成语。跟“不屑”意思差不多，但用法不太一样。例如： 他不屑做这种工作。 他对这种工作不屑一顾。 Read more

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On March 29 at 3:01 AM by user1283

John, all the best. thanks for keeping your CPod job. You are one of the reasons we are listening to Cpod,  Young, Atlanta Read more

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On March 29 at 2:56 AM by John

I consulted with Jiaojie for this answer. In terms of formality, it's like this: 谈 (tán) > 谈话 (tánhuà) > 讨论 (tǎolùn) Both 谈 (tán) and 谈话 (tán... Read more

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Posted on: Is it far?
On March 29 at 2:46 AM by lujiaojie

You can say: "多长时间 duō cháng shíjian" for "how long". How many hours from here to there? 从这儿到那儿要多长时间？ Cóng zhèr dào nàr yào duōcháng shíjiān?... Read more

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On March 29 at 2:29 AM by jimoya

I had the same reaction as bababardwan. Almost dropped my cup of coffee! 吓了一跳!! John, you're one of the main reasons why I keep listening to Chinese P... Read more

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On March 29 at 2:17 AM by Tal

All the best John, 树挪死人挪活，对吧？ Read more

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Posted on: Is it far?
On March 29 at 2:06 AM by suxiaoya

Hey light487 Great to see you back in the community! How have you been? In answer to your question, you could say: "cóng A dào B x... Read more

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On March 29 at 2:05 AM by pretzellogic

I had a beard for 9 months when I was leaving my old job, and starting at business school. 4 months into business school, I shaved off the beard.&nbsp... Read more

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On March 29 at 1:36 AM by John

I had a beard for a while in China. It's not that bad. But the smaller the beard (neatly trimmed, of course), the better. Read more