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I have not previously heard 干妈 (gānmā) for godmother . I thought godmother was 教母 (jiàomǔ). Actually I thought 干妈 (gānmā) meant adoptive mo... Read more

I have drank many a cup of crappy coffee before but none to this degree.  I think i will stick with starbucks and coffee bean. Read more

Ways of expressing "he's a full twenty years old..." He has reached a full stature at the age of twenty years. He is at the great age of twenty... Read more

I think the issue is that the characters say "二十"， and the English says "twelve". Read more

@martin16, That's a tough one since you don't an equivalent way of saying this in English, or do you? Anyway, I am curious, what's the correct way... Read more

大家都很喜欢巴厘岛！It's a magical place with absolutely fascinating culture. For me personally, the charm is that while being a popular destination, it's still... Read more

一个可有意思的请问，那个新的PDF-file也很有用啊！但我发现了一个错误，第三个例句因该翻译成"he's a full twenty years old...". 甚至ChinesePod不是完美的！ ;-) Read more

漂 has the 氵 water radical of course . (氵is known as 三点水.) It has the general meaning of float, drift . e.g. 树叶在水上漂着。 Leaves were floating on the wa... Read more

Thank you shenyajin! Is this correct: "top five ranked by salary" 前五工资排名 ? Read more

@light487 Thanks. I see this little word really gets around. My dictionary cites a few uses for 的 de: Part of a subordination: Wǒ mǎi de shū -- "t... Read more