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On September 20 at 7:42 AM by adventurer

As they say at the end of this lesson, groovy. I saw a show with Dashan performing crosstalk when I was taking a bus from Wuhan to Beijing. I wish... Read more

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On September 20 at 7:37 AM by johnsjz

I never liked the Pinyin, but it is really useful for pronuciation. Read more

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On September 20 at 7:30 AM by johnsjz

Yes. Thanks! I like it, "借过一下" is indeed better. Read more

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On September 20 at 7:21 AM by calkins

Actually, I think 对不起，借过一下 (duìbuqǐ，jièguò yíxià : I'm sorry, excuse me） or just 借过一下 is much better (and more po... Read more

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On September 20 at 7:01 AM by johnsjz

Should use this as what light487  does: 让一下 ràng yīxià   Read more

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On September 20 at 6:54 AM by houzi1394

no traditional dialogue pdf? do those take longer? Read more

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On September 20 at 6:44 AM by johnsjz

Yes. '请让一让' would get people pissed off. Read more

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On September 20 at 6:33 AM by adventurer

In Shanghai and Beijing I would say '请让一让' (qing1rang4yi1rang4) on the subway, which got me a few strange looks. Were they just suprised that I knew w... Read more

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On September 20 at 6:33 AM by Tal

He is so familiar to Chinese people that if you are here for any length of time and use your Chinese in daily life, references/comparisons to him will... Read more

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On September 20 at 6:18 AM by johnsjz

"不爽" really means "such a painful experience". Is that a reasonably accurate translation? “不爽”has been very widely used in China for last... Read more