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On August 15 at 2:50 AM by li4wei3

A small correction: in the first sample sentence, the Pinyin for 来 should be "lái". Read more

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On August 15 at 2:33 AM by jimoya

1:51 Pete said "Everything is relative here". I've always wanted to know how to say this in Chinese. Can anybody help me? Great lesson! Thank yo... Read more

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On August 15 at 2:02 AM by changye

Hi tal I agree. Furthermore, it's not a bad thing for elementary learners to find that they can easily understand some conversations shown in Inter... Read more

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On August 15 at 1:57 AM by li4wei3

Are these sentences correct? 1) 现在才十点,你怎么这么早就吃午饭? Xiànzài cái shí diǎn, nǐ zěnme zhème zǎo jiù chī... Read more

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On August 15 at 1:25 AM by Tal

There should perhaps be a new Chinesepod lesson category called 'Upper Elementary' - this lesson would fit it perfectly. The so-called 'Intermediat... Read more

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On August 15 at 1:03 AM by pearltowerpete

Hi all , Courtesy of Connie, here are today's sentences. 你怎么这么晚才来? Nǐ zěnme zhème wǎn cái lái;? How come you came here so... Read more

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On August 15 at 12:33 AM by changye

Hi zhenlijiang 我不知道这个做法是否在全中国很普遍,但是我想在中国,特别是在南方地区应该有不少中国人为了去除农药把蔬菜放在水里,或者用洗涤灵洗蔬菜。与此相反,东北地区气候比较冷,农作物病虫灾害没有南方那么厉害,所以农药使用量当然也没有南方那么多,可见害怕残留农药的东北人好像不太多... Read more

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On August 14 at 10:00 PM by pearltowerpete

Irrelevant comment moved to public discussion board. Please, folks, keep the free-ranging discussion off the lesson boards. These are for you to as... Read more

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Posted on: 小太监进宫四
On August 14 at 9:58 PM by pearltowerpete

Hi golden_little_tiger85 The word 夸 can mean both "to exaggerate reality" (see 夸大) and "to praise." My guess is that the traditional Chinese atti... Read more

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On August 14 at 9:52 PM by li4wei3

How about "可能"? In what contexts should it be used? Read more