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Posted on: Where are you from?
On January 20 at 4:46 AM by changye

My Chinese boss just told me that he didn't use capital letters when writing in pinyin at school ....... several decades ago, which means that Hanyu P... Read more

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Posted on: Social Networking
On January 20 at 4:41 AM by bababardwan

I sense that CPod has a descriptivism bent which I think is the most useful approach when as a learner one quickly wants to come to terms with how to... Read more

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Posted on: Can't Get to Sleep
On January 20 at 4:40 AM by mrcactu5

好。 So I should say 半夜 instead of 中晚上？ Read more

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Posted on: Social Networking
On January 20 at 4:29 AM by John

Changye, You use the word authentic twice, the second time in quotes, and the first time not. I'm curious what your definition of "authentic" is... Read more

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Posted on: Dogs and Wealth
On January 20 at 4:18 AM by John

Good question! I think it's simply a matter of metadata (topic tags). I will take a look at the issue.... Read more

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Posted on: Can't Get to Sleep
On January 20 at 4:18 AM by helenshen_counselor

Nice try!! Here is my try: “我常常早睡，可是总是半夜醒”，Wo3 chang2chang2 zao3 shui4, ke3shi4 zong3shi4 ban4ye4 xing3” Read more

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Posted on: Can't Get to Sleep
On January 20 at 4:14 AM by lujiaojie

你可以说： 有时候我早早就睡觉了，但是半夜就醒了。 Yǒushíhou wǒ zǎozǎo jiù shuìjiào le，dànshì bànyè jiù xǐng le. Read more

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Posted on: Can't Get to Sleep
On January 20 at 4:14 AM by helenshen_counselor

I prefer to count sheep, not numbers. “一只羊，两只羊，三只羊......” “Yi1zhi1 yang2, liang3zhi1 yang2, san1zhi1 yang2...” Read more

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Posted on: Dogs and Wealth
On January 20 at 4:11 AM by changye

Hi John Your dog is very lovely. As far as appearances go, the name "爱因斯坦" (Einstein) might be more appropriate for your dog than "牛顿" is. hehe. Read more

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Posted on: Can't Get to Sleep
On January 20 at 4:09 AM by mrcactu5

Here's my try at a sentence: 常常早睡着可是中晚上醒。 chang2 chang2 zao3 shui4 zhao2 ke3 shi4 zhong1 wan4 shang xing3. Hopefully this means: Sometimes I... Read more