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On February 15 at 7:26 AM by JasonSch

Hey philipjd: You can think of this 看看不就知道了 as a sort of rhetorical question. (also note that rhetorical questions in Chinese don't always require... Read more

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On February 15 at 7:22 AM by JasonSch

Hey Xiasi, 一般 should in fact be pronounced yìbān. I think the issue is simply that, sometimes, even native speakers don't follow some of these tone... Read more

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Posted on: Get in line!
On February 15 at 7:14 AM by catherinem

I wasn't able to recreate the problem you encountered. I have two suggestions: (1) Try to reload the exercises (sorry - a pain if you've already an... Read more

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On February 15 at 6:12 AM by catherinem

@philipjd In the instance you have highlighted, 再说开放式厨房现在很流行的, the 的 is a part of an adjectival construction. (In this case we're describing somethi... Read more

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On February 15 at 5:47 AM by stevemisch

General question, to help all of those of us with "bad foreinger accents," a native English speaker usually uses which tone for the majority of spea... Read more

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Posted on: Get in line!
On February 15 at 5:39 AM by stevemisch

Dictation #4 has no place to type answer, and thus is marked as wrong--the default assumption.... Read more

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On February 15 at 4:56 AM by bababardwan

afaa, thanks for sharing a very interesting comment mate. If it's not too painful/personal to go into, I wasn't too clear what you were referring t... Read more

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On February 15 at 4:49 AM by mandarinkoala

Jenny, are they REAL iPhones? I got offered one, with my wife, at 600 RMB. In Yanatai phone market. Read more

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On February 15 at 4:48 AM by Afaa

I am an African American and have been to Beijing and Kunming a few times and have lived in Taiwan on several occasions. I have had very awkward mome... Read more

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On February 15 at 4:44 AM by mandarinkoala

siteng, you are sooooo right! Read more