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On September 15 at 7:56 AM by lujiaojie

durfence, misterjess: "I can build that stuff in my sleep"? Yes, you can say: 我闭着眼睛都能装好这些东西。 wǒ bìzhe yǎnjīng dōu néng zhuānghǎo zh&... Read more

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On September 15 at 7:53 AM by lujiaojie

dunderklumpen: Right. Read more

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On September 15 at 7:48 AM by dunderklumpen

Jiaojie I see. So in this case A says it to call B's attention when handing over the dowels, right? Read more

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On September 15 at 7:35 AM by laojia1

@ tal_ ,   不知道你是个对中国并不了解的西方人还是个头脑简单的中国愤青。任何民族都有自己的方式来让她的人民对自己的民族引以为豪，这一点无论西方和中国都是一样的，只是各自的方式不同。你不能因此就说这是“中国人幼稚的民族主义”。请你尊重中... Read more

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On September 15 at 7:16 AM by jennyzhu

These tone lessons are really helpful in getting the basics right. But it must be quite stressful if you had to  think about all the rules before... Read more

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On September 15 at 7:08 AM by xiaophil

Got a question. I like that 你住手 sentence.  Can I use it anytime someone is rushing too much and I think they should slow down? Read more

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On September 15 at 6:40 AM by stevemisch

I think these tone change "rules" stem from the anatomy and function of our "voice box," and our tendency to save effort, e.g., it's easier to go... Read more

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On September 15 at 6:31 AM by everett

About diyi, could the reason that yi doesn't change tone be because yi is emphasized? The yi slot in the expression diyi could be substituted with any... Read more

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On September 15 at 5:29 AM by babris

because i live in china and want to live may be for another 10 years Read more

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On September 15 at 4:42 AM by xiaophil

Okay.  So be it.  Read more