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Posted on: New Year's Wishes
On January 04 at 6:09 AM by lujiaojie

ji_li, 想得美 and 做白日梦 almost used in same contexts. Read more

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On January 04 at 6:03 AM by lujiaojie

admiral, 好久 不/没 见 (haven't seen you for a long time)  In this case, both  "没" and "不" are okay. It's simply a phrase that has develope... Read more

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Posted on: I'm pregnant!
On January 04 at 5:27 AM by ji_li

Sorry if it's already been covered somehwere else, but I'd like to know the difference between: 呆 dāi and 笨 bèn to mean stupid.... Read more

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On January 04 at 5:13 AM by admiral

Actually, bodawei's question also occurred to me. It is interesting that we have 一 年 没 见 in this lesson and John says that the 没 pertains t... Read more

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Posted on: New Year's Wishes
On January 04 at 5:05 AM by ji_li

Hello, 想得美 - 'in your dreams' I've heard 白日做梦 báirì​zuò​mèng in similar situations. Is there any difference? Ar... Read more

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On January 04 at 3:44 AM by bababardwan

bodawei,  In fact we studiously avoided any 'baby talk' and always spoke to our children as if we were talking to another adult. We believed... Read more

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On January 04 at 3:39 AM by bodawei

Kids say what they hear their parents and extended families say.  We never said this, so our kids never referred to themselves in the third perso... Read more

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On January 04 at 3:34 AM by helenshen_counselor

豆豆太可爱了!Dòudou tài kěài le!  Doudou is sooo cute. 真希望我们不要再长大了!Zhēn xīwàng bùyào zài zhǎngd&agra... Read more

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On January 04 at 3:32 AM by bababardwan

bodawei, hehe,yeah I was reminded of "the Jimmy" instead but as this was a very young kid I thought it was ok.Some kids will do this when they are f... Read more

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On January 04 at 3:27 AM by lujiaojie

 philipjd, 我现在在大学呢!可以! 呢 is used at the end of a statement to indicate the continuation or the progression of an action or a state. Read more