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On another matter: I've recently started to use a review program called Anki. Does ChinesePod have any plans to introduce a similar 'spaced repetition... Read more
hey mate, How long have you been learning Chinese? Read more
Interesting discussion about tones. I'm in awe of any learner of Chinese who can consciously recall correct tones in such a way that's it's useful for... Read more
@stevemisch simonpettersson makes a lot of good points. I'd just like to add my own perspective as a Chinese learner. The more I think about tones (an... Read more
thanks for the help guys. So its just like the 难道。。。 type rhetorical questions? My teacher must of skipped past this important structure. So the struc... Read more
No, in this case the subject of the sentence is 我们. So it's: 我们 we 别 don't/shouldn't /musn't 出去了to go out Basically since it's going to be... Read more
The native English speaker probably uses all of the four tones (and more!) all the time. All languages are tonal in a sense, it's just that in English... Read more
真棒，谢谢，明白了。我很欣赏你的帮助。 Read more
Hi Jack, Do you have any more context? I think it may just mean 'dark fabric color', but I'm not sure. A google search brought up some cosmetic... Read more
I think you're wrong, yes. :) The key is in considering shī and shì to be two different sounds, not the same sound with different tones. Of course, I... Read more