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Hi joeborn and JasonSch Just for your information, 浅 煎炒 (qian3jian1chao3) or 浅 炒 light roast 深 煎炒 (shen1jian1chao3) or 深 炒 dark roast Read more
@joeborn Yeah, you're right, that's a mix up. And nope, you can't you can't actually use this 浅 to describe flavor. To do that, you'd use: 淡 (dan4... Read more
Hi bodawei Tests here are still not done on the open road. I guess this is because they just don't want to increase traffic fatality t... Read more
Carrefour may be on the way out of China: http://www.economist.com/businessfinance/displayStory.cfm?story_id=14587923&source=hptextfeature Read more
I found the point about how guanxi relates to your relative positions enlightening. It sounds somewhat like the old (B.C.) Roman concept of clientel... Read more
@changye Thanks again for the figures and sources - I do take care crossing the road (but I still say that personally I have not seen many serious... Read more
@tage, Great point about reciprocity. It is a corner stone in our value system. We have this concept of 人情/ren2 qing2, which literally means 'human... Read more
@yaonulixuexi, The defining feature of the Beijing drawl is the 'er' sound added to the end of a lot of words. John calls it 'piratified'. Read more
changye, Thanks a lot for the clear explanation. Read more
Hi joeborn Your "我喜欢浅一点儿的咖啡色的" might be appropriate when you answer a question such as "你喜欢什么颜色的东西？". I would just say "我喜欢浅咖啡色的(东西)". 我喜欢浅一点儿的咖... Read more