Lesson Comments
Two things about this lesson that I thought were great and that I don't recall striking in previous QW's. I liked Connies story. Makes it a bit more i... Read more
Kylie, I can assure you that 等会儿 doesn't mean 'wait a moment' here, (or at least not in the sense we use that phrase in English.) On reflection, it ma... Read more
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Hi jimijames It seems to be the same in northeast China (东北地区). Also, I can't find the words "大拐/小拐" in any of my Chinese dictionaries (and online o... Read more
@kylie I think you're being a little too analytical in your approach. Language is idiomatic, right? Here, 等会儿 doesn't really mean 'wait a moment' -... Read more
kylie You can usually (always?) omit 一 if it is before a measure word. As for why they would ever put 一 in if it isn't needed, I guess it is... Read more
Hi, could someone help me. I am struggling with the first line. Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NON... Read more
Hi everybody! I know there are Chinese students at the college in my town, and I want to find some to help me practice my Chinese. I want to put up fl... Read more
@jennyzhu , @ shenyajina From the Supplementary Vocabulary, In Beijing I never hear 小拐 xiǎoguǎi and 大拐 dàguǎi... Read more
Kylie, it is a mindbender for sure if you want to translate it into English directly. Maybe you can just think of it as 等会儿到..来一下, as in 'come t... Read more