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Posted on: Chinese Idol 2
On October 15 at 8:39 AM by philidor

Thanks jimijames, shenyajina, connie! Now I know! Read more

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Posted on: Chinese Idol 2
On October 15 at 8:39 AM by jimijames

@changye Yes I agree with you, the hammers in the piano do strike the strings, but I would guess why 弹 instead of 打 is used because the music of t... Read more

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Posted on: Chinese Idol 2
On October 15 at 8:30 AM by connie

jimijames , You're right. to play the oboe： 吹双簧管 chuī shuānghuángguǎn Read more

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Posted on: Chinese Idol 2
On October 15 at 8:30 AM by shenyajina

@jimijames, exactly! "吹双簧管" Read more

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Posted on: Chinese Idol 2
On October 15 at 8:29 AM by changye

Hi jimijames Probably the word "strike" might be appropriate for a piano (钢琴), and "pluck" should be for a cembalo/harpsichord (大键琴). Read more

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Posted on: Chinese Idol 2
On October 15 at 8:24 AM by jimijames

@philidor My suggestion would be 吹双簧管 chuī shuānghuángguǎn blow the oboe - to play the oboe oboe - 双簧管 shuānghuángguǎn  ... Read more

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Posted on: Chinese Idol 2
On October 15 at 8:23 AM by DavidXuzhou

Ok, let me tell you. It's easy, 'cause there are only 5 verbs, 4 types. 吹 chui1， 拉 la1， 弹 tan2， 打 da3/ 敲 qiao1 Think about the action word... Read more

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Posted on: Chinese Idol 2
On October 15 at 8:14 AM by philidor

Very interesting! Though it seems the judges/presentator are making up the rules as they go along, don't they? My question: what is "to play the obo... Read more

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On October 15 at 8:06 AM by connie

Hi everett Thank you for pointing out the mistake in the audio file. It's fixed now. Read more

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Posted on: 郑和七下西洋
On October 15 at 7:47 AM by connie

Hi ouxiansheng 0:17 抢答开始（抢答：抢着回答。一种答题方式，最先抢到的人可以回答问题。经常在一些电视节目中见到。） 4：24 但是这两天我新挖了一条路 5：13 伺候皇上的生活（伺候cìhòu： to serve, to act as a va... Read more