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On November 21 at 12:22 PM by eupnea63355

wadecloudfly: I much appreciate your advice on the foul language. I think that is a "must learn" area of any language. It helps one to avoid embarrass... Read more

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On November 21 at 12:09 PM by bababardwan

wadecloudfly, is that because it's similar to cao4? ..well anyway,that could come in handy for when your taxi driver has added to your laundry b... Read more

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On November 21 at 11:51 AM by wadecloudfly

another advice: don't use "靠" alone. "靠" is foul language. like "fuck" in english. I'm a Chinese college student. forgive my poor english.... Read more

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On November 21 at 11:47 AM by wadecloudfly

I'm sure "靠" can be used in the vertical.moreover i think it can be used in every direction. but the sentence is a little wrong,it should be 鸟 在湖中间... Read more

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On November 21 at 11:36 AM by bababardwan

thanks for 靠 bodawei,and especially for it's use in directing a taxi driver. hmm,也许 there is no word specific to describing close to the surface of... Read more

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On November 21 at 11:18 AM by bodawei

@Barbs A very cool question - I hope we get a definitive answer. My attempt is:  鸟在中间湖靠湖面飞着 。  I just wanted to get in a use of 靠... Read more

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On November 21 at 11:02 AM by bababardwan

charlenesabin, expanding on bodawei's question 2 answer,you can find a more detailed explanation here which you can get to by clicking on the wor... Read more

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On November 21 at 10:55 AM by bababardwan

很有用的课程;明显和简单.How about when you have birds flying very low over the surface of a lake or other body of water? The surface of the lake would be 湖面 ri... Read more

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On November 21 at 10:52 AM by bodawei

@charlenesabin Q1. I am wondering if the question should be 'why is 哪儿 just one 'word' in pinyin '?  哪儿 is actually made up of nǎ and er; the... Read more

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On November 21 at 10:34 AM by bodawei

@john I've also just noticed that you corrected my tones too, thanks. If i was to say 靠路边停车 it would be kàolùbiān tíngchē. &nb... Read more