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Is there a separate term for a hoodie? Read more
@changye 二两（大豆，玉米，茶叶，等等） - seems to be an exception to the rule. Although I do hear people at the market say 两两,比如说： 两两蘑菇。。 Do yo... Read more
Amongst expatriates in Beijing and Shanghai, the game of Cricket is organized and played well. No it is not as popular as other ball sports throughout... Read more
Neither 棒球 (bang4qiu2, baseball) nor 板球 (ban3qiu2, cricket) is popular in China. Read more
哈哈，I liked Connies first example sentence which to paraphrase went: 我喜欢这个词“次” 现在这样我会用any Chinese word whatsoever in a sentence，呵呵。 Read more
bodawei. Your "棒球比赛" Chinese translation is great! You explained the meaning of the reason for visiting side being allowed to win perfectly!! We... Read more
Hi al_walker In that case, you should use "二" (er4), but not 两(liang3). The usage of "两" (liang3) is a little complicated, but basically you use 两 w... Read more
Hi genebildisking Both "请再说一遍" and "请再说一次" are acceptable, and probably the former one is more commonly used in China. Theoretically "说一遍" co... Read more
Hi, Bodawei: Good question! To me, the part that implies 'all along' is the 难怪...原来 pattern. If it were a statement by itself, it could just be 'o... Read more
I would really be interested in learning more about the Chinese legal and criminal justice system, including if and how foreigners are treated differe... Read more