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On February 20 at 8:21 AM by ellen_counselor

ekdean, According to Chinese traditional customs，本命年 is often regarded as the unlucky year, because the old customs said 本命年犯太岁， which means the pe... Read more

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On February 20 at 8:04 AM by ellen_counselor

财神来过了，把祝福留下了：P Read more

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On February 20 at 8:02 AM by ellen_counselor

“高升”是一种鞭炮的名称。鞭炮的种类有很多，中国人最熟悉的和放得最多的就是“高升”和“大地红”了。 “高升”是细筒状的，点燃之后会升到半空中，故名“高升”，当然“高升”在中文里还有“职务提高”的含义，所谓“步步高升”，所以“高升”的名字起得真好，一语双关。 “大地红”是一支支小鞭炮串成的... Read more

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On February 20 at 7:51 AM by bababardwan

changye, Yeah,it has been translated as that commonly on signs: ..this advice should have been given to Bambi before his first venture onto th... Read more

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On February 20 at 7:47 AM by bababardwan

I agree,less homogenisation,more diversity. Read more

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On February 20 at 7:43 AM by bababardwan

hehe,yeah,I like your association...reminds one of the cartoons. Read more

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On February 20 at 7:19 AM by crystal_counselor

hi, this is not common , and it sounds strange for Chinese. you'd better say "你好吗？" instead of "你怎么样？" Read more

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On February 20 at 6:00 AM by andrewj

How does "你怎么样?" rate as an informal greeting?  Read more

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On February 20 at 5:12 AM by crystal_counselor

这个不错，我最近忙着和老朋友聚会，拜访亲戚。 现在这个时间也可以问大家 ”新年过得怎么样?" Read more

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On February 20 at 4:40 AM by bababardwan

呵呵，感谢长夜为你的说明。其实，听写的时候我感觉一点尴尬而想加一个声明说，”这里表达的观点并不一定是抄写者“ Read more