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Posted on: 望子成龙
On March 02 at 6:39 AM by ellen_counselor

望子成龙搞不好就变拔苗助长了~ Read more

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Posted on: Christmas Presents
On March 02 at 6:33 AM by bababardwan

I reckon this comes down to the fact that unlike English where words are separated by spaces in Chinese you have to kind of work out where the spaces... Read more

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Posted on: Christmas Presents
On March 02 at 6:15 AM by go_manly

Concerning a line in the dialog: Normal 0 false false false EN-US ZH-CN X-NONE /*... Read more

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Posted on: 望子成龙
On March 02 at 5:43 AM by lujiaojie

虽然像本文中的“望子成龙”有点儿太过分，但小时候严格要求子女还是没错的。很多人成功的人回忆起自己小时候，都有一个严厉的父亲或者母亲。 Read more

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On March 02 at 4:34 AM by sacrfash

平安as a whole means peace.. 一路平安 means safe journey..一路旅行also means safe journey or trip.. Read more

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On March 02 at 4:28 AM by bluesky3064

我走了 (wǒ zǒu le) - I'm trying to differentiate/distinguish between I'm about to go  (something about to happen 了) and I've already left (comple... Read more

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On March 02 at 3:35 AM by John

Good input from bodawei and jjinfrance here. That's also a great example to show the difference 了 can make in a simple sentence, really highlighting... Read more

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Posted on: Chinese Seasonings
On March 02 at 2:16 AM by JasonSch

还需要什么饮料？ and 还需要什么饮料吗？ are a bit different, but very similar. When you add the 吗, the 什么 becomes more like 'any'. So, 还需要什么饮料吗？ is more along the... Read more

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Posted on: Christmas Dinner
On March 02 at 2:05 AM by lujiaojie

In the dialog 这馅儿是什么做的？means 这馅儿是用什么东西做的？（What is used to make this stuffing？） Read more

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On March 02 at 2:00 AM by lujiaojie

You can say both 嗓子 and 喉咙。咽喉 is formal. Read more