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Hi orangina Believe it or not, there is the Chinese character that exclusively means "cut a left ear of enemy soldiers and count them" in Chinese,... Read more
啊呀! changye! Please don't tell me I need to bring someone's ear with me to withdrawl money from the bank! I will not soon forget that character now... Read more
I guess that some young Chinese guys just say "party" (not pai4dui4) in conversation but use "派对" when they write. "派对" is listed in 《现代汉语词典》 and its... Read more
I would also like to show my support for Liliana,she is a chinese learner just like the rest of us.It doesn't matter where she's from. She does her jo... Read more
@mifle Party is more commonly used than 派对 by the Chinese in China - well in my experience. However I'd someone from 2nd/3rd tier Chinese cities and s... Read more
One of my dictionaries says that 师傅 (shi1fu) was originally the general name of some offical ranks, who are in charge of education, such as 太 师 、... Read more
sitan, thanks, I did have some trouble with that last sentence. Read more
I agree with rjberki. The discussion of hosts accent or lack of accent is totally 小题大做. Go Lili! Read more
The structure of " 拿 ", " 合 + 手 " (close/join + hands), beautifully represents its meaning " hold ". The lower part of " 带 ", i.e. " 巾 ", indi... Read more
hmmm... so first you 聝 ， then you 取。I am now prepared to be victorious in battle. Read more