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On March 01 at 5:39 AM by koon

I have a couple of questions. Would it be wrong if I said "Wo3 da3dian4hua4 gei3 ni3", instead of "wo3 gei3 ni3 da3dian4hua4"  ? I noticed in t... Read more

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On March 01 at 5:02 AM by changye

保重 (bao3 zhong4) to take care of oneself 保证 (bao3 zheng4) to guarantee, to ensure Read more

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On March 01 at 4:39 AM by chonglang

Nice Lesson. Really good to here this kind of dialogue.......Tom Read more

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On March 01 at 3:50 AM by martyang

Thanks, jjinfrance and bababardwan. I'm sure hoping there's some hongli for me down the road as I continue my Chinese studies... Read more

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On March 01 at 3:48 AM by catherinem

I've heard that it comes from an old legend. (Someone correct me if I'm wrong!) Long ago there was a monster named nian . This monster came to ter... Read more

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Posted on: Going to Church
On March 01 at 3:17 AM by John

podster, "Christians" are normally called 基督教徒 (Jīdū jiàotú) or 基督徒 (Jīdū tú). "Catholics" are called 天主教徒 (Tiānzhǔ jiàotú). Partly because o... Read more

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On March 01 at 2:02 AM by fulankelin

Someone once told me the significance of the color red in Chinese culture was there long before the revolution. The revolution usurped it. (篡 cuàn​, t... Read more

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On March 01 at 12:11 AM by xiaophil

Yarr! Cap'n Black Dog me hearty, what ye found on thar google quest be a chest o' doubloons! I kind of think that the Chinese translation is corre... Read more

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Posted on: The Third Tone
On March 01 at 12:07 AM by ryanmliu

"Nooooooooo" Thinking of that will really help my third tone pronunciation. THANKS for the help and laughs. Read more

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Posted on: The First Tone
On February 28 at 11:45 PM by ryanmliu

A fun and easy way to learn the tones, I'll go watch the other 3 tone podcasts now. Thank you. Read more