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On March 10 at 1:49 AM by lujiaojie

做朋友 here means “做普通朋友”，it convey the meaning of “不做男女朋友”。 Read more

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Posted on: Can't Get to Sleep
On March 10 at 1:25 AM by lujiaojie

Right! Read more

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On March 10 at 1:01 AM by sydcarten

In Cantonese 金 is pronounced gam1 I have read that Cantonese contains more ancient sounds of Chinese than Mandarin. Read more

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On March 10 at 12:58 AM by sydcarten

Hope you guys don't mind if I just bump my post above. It seems to have gotten buried in SPAM. Read more

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On March 10 at 12:48 AM by sydcarten

thanks for that changye. I was considering that alternative myself, but wasn't sure whether there may have been a good reason why the dialogue... Read more

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On March 10 at 12:45 AM by sydcarten

Small question about the phrase: 你 谢谢 您 Why does the son address his mother as 您 rather than 你 ? Is this a formality due to celebrating a... Read more

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On March 10 at 12:33 AM by changye

Hi svik Some southern Chinese dialects still preserve ancient sounds of Chinese characters, and “金” is pronounced as something like "kin" or "kim"... Read more

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On March 10 at 12:26 AM by changye

I can only come up with this..... 我们还是只做朋友比较好。 Read more

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Posted on: Can't Get to Sleep
On March 10 at 12:18 AM by changye

Hi dreiundzwangzig You can say “明天还要工作”, and please be noted that “工作” (work) does not necessarily mean “上班” (go to office). The word “工作” has a br... Read more

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Posted on: Flying a Kite
On March 10 at 12:04 AM by changye

Hi joeborn The "dragging" (present participle) in (A) tells the reason why the sentence uses “拉着” (dragging), but others not. In other words, “拉” (... Read more