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On December 30 at 6:46 AM by helencao_counselor

@ pauley, 姨姐 (yi2jie3) is the title for your chirldren call the daughter of your wife's sisters. You can call them 外甥女 (wai4sheng1 nv3), and they c... Read more

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On December 30 at 6:41 AM by connie

Hi svik I've listened to the dialogue. The pronounciation of 得 děi is a little strange. Thank you for pointing that out. We'll fix it soo... Read more

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On December 30 at 6:07 AM by pauley

我姨姐女儿叫什么名 wo yijie nuer jiao shenme mingzi what is my sister in laws daughter name... i have looked everywhere and cant find it... Read more

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On December 30 at 5:49 AM by pauley

when we say 搞 卫生 gao wei sheng...meaning ..do the house cleaning....the gao means ..to do....so can we also say for intance...搞作业 gao zuo ye。。。do... Read more

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On December 30 at 5:27 AM by bangtang

okay, well I found out the answer to the question I was trying to ask. 姑姑(gu1gu1) can be either older or younger paternal aunt. Read more

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On December 30 at 5:13 AM by changye

Hi huan9 You are right. Exactly speaking, for example, " 堂 哥" means " paternal elder male cousins who have the same surname as you". Read more

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On December 30 at 5:06 AM by huan9

The vocabulary list has all the 表 cousins as "maternal" and the 堂 cousins as "paternal".   表哥 biǎogē maternal older mal... Read more

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On December 30 at 4:59 AM by helencao_counselor

@bababardwan, 偏旁 is more about Chinese radicals in general. It can be either on the right hand side or the left hand side, or even on the top/botto... Read more

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On December 30 at 4:59 AM by ji_li

If you want to learn more terms, you may want to check the following ressources: http://laowaichinese.net/chinese-family-tree.htm  (usefu... Read more

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On December 30 at 4:50 AM by bababardwan

Thanks John for clarifying about 搞   Read more