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Another fine lesson. Really appreciate it. I just thought I would add, although 而且 technically means 'furthermore', in many of the example se... Read more
Certainly I would never address a taxi driver as 老师, (they would almost certainly laugh if you did!) But it's quite natural and pleasingly polite to c... Read more
a good lesson, in trying to speak with my friends they often correct me by telling me to leave out 'he' when I use it as 'and' but now perhaps I can a... Read more
How about "double Dutch", a mocking term for a strange and/or incomprehensible language (鸟语 niǎoyǔ), or maybe just for jargon/tech talk not accessible... Read more
Hi chris3 Phrases like "going Dutch," (which allegedly shows stinginess) "Dutch courage," (drinking alcohol to boost one's courage) and "Dutch un... Read more
下面的词语我没听清楚或者我不知道我听对没有： 4：14 也可以renjihuzhan？ 5：21 价值dada？大打？的降低 6：20太阳照了然后地上有人的一个影子？ 6：27 后鼻音的不一样的汉字？ 7：23 它这个牌子zhai？摘？到的话其他的店xxx都要关门了 9：32 总是政事投机玩弄权术的... Read more
rjberki - Ever heard the phrase "you catch more flies with honey than with vinegar?" Relax, calm down, and stop insulting th... Read more
I don't know much about it but I get the feeling it would be natural to call a taxi driver shifu but a bit unnatural to call him laoshi (unless maybe... Read more
Thanks Pete. Not to belabour the point, but another pair would be really/very, that could be kept to zhen1 / hen3 respectively . As before it's o... Read more
The question of butong and bu yiyang: Perhaps they could best be translated as "different" and "not the same". In English, these are also quite i... Read more