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I wrote a story about my encounter with two rats in my apartment in Fuzhou...I would post them but they are a little long.  I have them on my web... Read more

We had a cat when I was little that would catch live mice outside and bring them inside to hunt them at her leisure. Read more

@mankiniman, thanks! fixed now! Read more

@hobofats, ahh. In some ocassions, I don't think it's pointless to the speaker. When I say "不用麻烦了" to someone who is going to do something for me, say... Read more

Pete: One day at my parents' house, deep in the heart of the Adirondacks, I woke up to discover a 老鼠 (lǎoshǔ) between my head and the pillow! And th... Read more

@mjohncoady, yes, we'll still use these terms! Read more

Hi lujiaojie Thanks for the answers.  Rich has one question that hasn't been answered.  He wants to know if words containing 馆 (e.g. 旅馆，报馆... Read more

rich ： 饭馆儿 （fànguǎnr）and 饭店（fàndiàn）are both common in the north. 餐厅 （cāntīng）has a more modern connotation than 食堂（sh&iacut... Read more

Hi shivasprogeny , Giving a clock as gift is taboo in China, because 送钟 sounds like 送终. But it's OK to give a watch as gift.   Read more

Hi dunderklumpen ,  Thanks for helping out ;-0 Hi user15210 Good question. 让 can do a variety of things (to allow, to make smbdy do s... Read more