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On March 22 at 3:22 AM by connie

"受苦"是一个动词，不可以说"有受苦"。 "受苦"一般是因为生活条件差。所以，我们不说，"学中文很受苦。" 比如： 我不想让孩子受苦，所以我要努力工作。 Wǒ bù xiǎng ràng háizi shòukǔ，suǒyǐ wǒ yào nǔlì gōngzuò. 跟... Read more

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On March 22 at 3:21 AM by go_manly

Thanks lujiaojie. How about the last part of my question? Read more

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Posted on: Wrapping a Gift
On March 22 at 3:13 AM by ji_li

Hi there, just wanted to add a use for 哄 (hōng). You can actually  哄睡觉 (hōng shuìjiào) a kid, i.e. to get him/her to sl... Read more

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On March 22 at 3:04 AM by lujiaojie

大 is adj. 风大着呢(Fēng dàzhe ne.)=现在风很大。(xiànzài fēng hěndà." The wind is heavy now. ) Here 着呢 is auxiliary word, it can follow verb and adj, to show... Read more

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Posted on: How Long?
On March 22 at 2:43 AM by lujiaojie

You're correct! Read more

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On March 22 at 2:39 AM by gregoryolsen

沒有。 可是你們常常給我們很常用的對話和中國文化的。請問可不可以說“有受苦” 比如說。。學中文很有受苦。 Read more

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Posted on: In a Moment
On March 22 at 2:37 AM by lujiaojie

“马上就开始了Măshàng jiù kāishĭ le.” for example, "电影马上就开始了Diànyǐngmăshàng jiù kāishĭ le。" You just describe the situation, use "le" to show an event or act... Read more

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On March 22 at 2:23 AM by connie

Yes, the passive marker "被bèi" can be used in positive. But most uses of 被 are negative. You can say, 我被亲了。Wǒ bèi qīn le. 我被看见了吗？Wǒ bèi kànj... Read more

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On March 22 at 2:21 AM by John

Ask them if you can! To me, this is a very interesting cultural difference, about what constitutes a "job." Read more

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On March 22 at 2:20 AM by John

哈哈，为什么？你有女朋友？ Read more