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I've had an error pointed out to me. It is always 盖饭 here but 盖浇饭 and 盖饭 are different things. 盖浇饭 has a thickened 浇 (as the name suggests.) In... Read more
Hi rui83 Here is the rule on how to write pinyin for chengyu in 《汉语拼音正词法基本规则》, although I don't know if this rule can directly apply to your exampl... Read more
对!“半夜”, ban4ye4 means "the middle of the night". Read more
There are occasions when I'm not sure where to divide syllables. Take the following as examples: 耳濡目染 自然而然 罪魁禍首 死氣沉沉 烏煙瘴氣 登高一呼 以身作則 As all of th... Read more
Hi John > purely out of laziness This makes more sense! Read more
Bababardwan, Yes, you're exactly right. When people praise ChinesePod for teaching "real Chinese" or "practical language," they're actually thanki... Read more
Changye, You were probably thinking of the way many people (especially Chinese people) use intercaps within Chinese words, for example *"ZhongShan... Read more
I can't count much higher than that without taking off my shoes. Read more
you mean you have sheep toes mate?: http://images.rubinfamilytree.com/500/People/Baby%20Charlie/2005/2005_08/20050804%20Mommy%27s%20Toes.jpg ..j... Read more