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Posted on: Waiting for Food
On March 03 at 3:28 AM by matthewrudy

This is very useful. Last time I was in Beijing we ordered some green tea (lǜ chá 绿茶) but it never arrived. A similar lesson with things li... Read more

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Posted on: Cycling
On March 03 at 3:23 AM by changye

Hi go_manly You can say “哪些种类”，“哪些种”，and “哪些颜色”. Read more

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Posted on: Election Candidates
On March 03 at 3:22 AM by lilac_counselor

在中国，社会贫富差距不是也越来越大吗？ 社会阶层越高，占有的资源也越多，也更容易赚大钱。 Read more

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Posted on: Cycling
On March 03 at 2:43 AM by go_manly

OK, I understand, I guess. But why not nǎxiē zhǒng? Is it because zhǒng is a measure word and not a noun? Could I guess that nǎxiē is used before... Read more

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On March 03 at 2:31 AM by stevec

I have a question about the dictation exercise. If this isn't the right area to post this, please let me know. Here's a screen shot of an answer mar... Read more

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On March 03 at 2:30 AM by pretzellogic

It seems different areas of Beijing have different experience levels with foreigners. It also doesn't help that Beijing gets lots of tourists from th... Read more

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On March 03 at 2:28 AM by stevec

Thanks for this lesson. When I first listened, it sounded like the woman was saying something like "Nǐ kě huìqu ba!" (你 可 會去吧!), as in "OK, y... Read more

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Posted on: Waiting for Food
On March 03 at 2:26 AM by JasonSch

The situation in the dialog reminds me of the infamous '五分钟' (wǔ fēnzhōng, five minutes). Never trust a 五分钟 when asking how long something will take!... Read more

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On March 03 at 2:22 AM by lujiaojie

Xiao_liang 等一下 and 等一会儿 are both OK. "一会儿” is longer than "一下”。 If you want to get 会儿 type in "huier". If you type in "huir" it doesnt appear... Read more

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Posted on: Cycling
On March 03 at 2:20 AM by changye

Hi John Many thanks! Looks like there is always a gray zone in any language. Read more