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On August 21 at 3:57 AM by helenshen_counselor

My favorite “蔬菜” is broccoli, 西兰花 Xī lánhuā. "酸辣土豆丝” 我也很喜欢，我会放 辣椒, làjiāo, pepper 生姜, shēngjiāng, ginger， 葱, cōng,... Read more

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On August 21 at 3:48 AM by matt_c

我每次买菜一定要买青辣椒，但我每次需要问卖菜的人”那个青椒到底辣不辣？我要你们最辣的，上次买的青椒太甜哦“。红辣椒我一般不买因为我自己在家里种小红辣椒。 Read more

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On August 21 at 3:42 AM by matt_c

@lotsofwordsandnospaces Yeah that one also took me a little while to prioritize. I recall considering it less important than other pronunciations so I... Read more

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On August 21 at 3:30 AM by juzi

我最近少吃点肉，因为像Pete说的理由, 又为了我的健康，不要杀动物，肉有点肮脏（特别是猪肉 - 有什么寄生生物 ). 可能Pete听过这个故事 by Ajahn Brahmavamso: The Cow that Cried   Read more

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On August 21 at 3:22 AM by helenshen_counselor

@carlos_in_irvine, thanks! A really useful word for our Poddies. And this one "在这个特殊的日子里...." zài zhège tèshū de rìzi lǐ,... Read more

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On August 21 at 3:22 AM by kaohsiung

在臺灣所謂的“土豆，花生”就是 -peanut 我們常常用“馬鈴薯”代表-potato 有很多有意思的“字”形容 沒想到菜的名字。。。 例如。。 所謂的“香肉”就是 夠肉！... Read more

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On August 21 at 3:05 AM by pearltowerpete

Hi xiaophil , Weigh 就是“称一下.”  文林有解释： The left side is 禾 (hé) 'grain'. In the full form 稱, the right side is 爯: a 爫 h... Read more

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On August 21 at 3:00 AM by helenshen_counselor

@ richnirish , good question! 1)他睡了一个钟头觉，“睡觉” is an intransitive verb, “睡” is a verb and "觉" here is a noun. 【In Chinese, th... Read more

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On August 21 at 2:57 AM by xiaophil

我特别喜欢去菜场，因为他们不会说英文，所以每次经历纯汉语环境。 I got a question 我想表现"weigh"，比如说，“你能不能weigh这些蔬菜？”哪一个词最合适，‘约’还是‘称’还是两都可以？ Read more

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On August 21 at 2:53 AM by xuchen

酸辣 土豆 丝 鱼香 茄子 干煸 菜花 水煮 毛豆 素食 比萨 。。？ Read more