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On January 30 at 6:45 AM by changye

Hi willbicocs Thanks a lot for your to-the-point comment. I'd completely forgotten about foreign learners of Japanese, who are eligible for par... Read more

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On January 30 at 6:42 AM by lilac_counselor

他是一位杰出的科学家，在他的研究团队中表现十分突出。 Read more

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Posted on: Pay Verbs
On January 30 at 6:36 AM by zhou_rui

Hi bababardwan, Here are some possible reasons why. They were provided by Wikipedia. Wikipedia's explanations are weak, but it will give you someth... Read more

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Posted on: Funny Rice
On January 30 at 6:19 AM by bababardwan

btw,I was chatting to a Chinese friend yesterday and I suddenly rembered this joke.It's amazing how much he really seemed to get a kick out of the jok... Read more

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On January 30 at 6:05 AM by willbcocks

"Is the speed and facility of hanzi/kanji vs phonetic/kana script not testable in Japan?" カタカナの多い文章や漢字のない子供向きな絵本は特に読みにくいですよ。例えば、この文章を見てみましょう：(The w... Read more

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Posted on: Ch-ch-ch-ch-Changes
On January 30 at 6:03 AM by qingdaodragon

Just on the side, about the word "change" or "changes"... How would I go about to say something like this in Chinese? A guy marries a girl, thinki... Read more

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On January 30 at 6:03 AM by changye

Hi go_manly You don't need to use the character 幺 even if you pronounce it as "yao". By the same token, "幺" is not used for hotel room numbers show... Read more

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On January 30 at 5:59 AM by bababardwan

呵呵， “or, as the case may be, everything your spouse wants” 。。怎么说：打钉子上头。。。也许你可以说？： 击中了要害 Read more

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Posted on: Pay Verbs
On January 30 at 5:41 AM by bababardwan

thanks mate.Yeah,I realised that it is common;I have noticed countless examples of this.I should have been clearer in my question.I was really wanting... Read more

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Posted on: Pay Verbs
On January 30 at 5:15 AM by zhou_rui

bababardwan, In Chinese it is common to see a single character that signifies multiple morphemes with distinct pronunciations. Some terminolog... Read more