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On January 31 at 10:18 AM by bodawei

I think that this 'flakey' is colloquial usage - and, oh dear, I suspect that it is used differently in different forms of English. Maybe it is Shang... Read more

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On January 31 at 10:08 AM by bababardwan

hehe,doodlemonster,is "Eeeeeeek!" a positive sound? The second exclamation mark and the But..disappointed bit make it sound like you meant that in an... Read more

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On January 31 at 9:06 AM by EmmaLouise1

Eeeeeeek! We're getting an Avatar lesson! XD But like bababardwan, I'm slightly disappointed that it's going to be a Media lesson :( An Elementary les... Read more

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On January 31 at 8:19 AM by changye

Hi zhou_rui Thanks a lot for the links! Ummm, I'm afraid I can't find the summary you mentioned. Would you please tell me where it is? Anyway, look... Read more

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On January 31 at 7:48 AM by Purrfecdizzo

I noticed this as well, I think it might be quite a problem for someone who is brand new to the Chinese language. Read more

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On January 31 at 7:34 AM by zhou_rui

Changye, You bring up a good point. I should do more reading and less chatting on this forum. I've only read through the Middle Chinese sections i... Read more

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On January 31 at 7:28 AM by bababardwan

关于这个课程我有一些问题： 1.这个词：毛坯房。听说在中国经常开始。。with an empty shell.Perhaps I'm splitting 毛's here but 毛坯房 is defined as unrenovated home and then translated as... Read more

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On January 31 at 7:03 AM by bababardwan

我觉得John说明关于这个词：瓷砖。。。其实，这个字“瓷”下面有“瓦”。。tile的意思。 Read more

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On January 31 at 6:59 AM by bababardwan

多谢你的说明。。很清楚啊 Read more

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On January 31 at 6:32 AM by zhou_rui

There were word groups in Old Chinese that were semantically and phonetically interconnected. There are some books in English on this topic. Perhaps,... Read more