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Posted on: Is China Scary?
On August 06 at 1:58 AM by shi3ma3ke4

I like the new excercises area; its nice to see you are continually improving!  Thanks!  BTW, I just got back from China (tried unsuccessful... Read more

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Posted on: Is China Scary?
On August 06 at 1:55 AM by jamesrod

下面的網址當一個例子為什麼很多人對中國有很可怕的看法 (and it's not because of Kung Fu Panda) http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,640109,00.html 不是不瞭解,是太瞭解了... Read more

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Posted on: Amusement Park
On August 06 at 1:26 AM by luobinzhenmei

Agent Chuck, My Chinese friends in the US often use a V sound interchangeably for W words.  One from Shanghai hates "vorms", another from Hunan... Read more

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Posted on: Is China Scary?
On August 06 at 1:22 AM by John

mikeinewshot, You're right, something was amiss with the HTML file. The lines weren't wrapping at all, it looked like. We've already fixed it. Read more

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On August 06 at 1:16 AM by changye

Hi carlos You can 上/下 a lot of things in Chinese, for example, 上车,下车 car 上船,下船 boat, ship 上山,下山 mountain 上班,下班 office, work 上课,下课 class, school... Read more

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On August 06 at 12:23 AM by kaixin_in_tampa

Also, any other examples of shang4 and xia4 to "get on/off" something/somewhere? A non-native speaker once told me people shang4/xia4 gao1su4gong1lu4... Read more

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On August 06 at 12:13 AM by kaixin_in_tampa

Hi, so if we are talking about a TV show's episodes, do we use jie2? How would I say: "I watched 2 episodes of Friends" Thanks! Read more

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On August 05 at 11:52 PM by bababardwan

jwhitson, There are quite a few ways to pose a question in Chinese.I believe you are completely correct about the inflection here,but also the gene... Read more

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Posted on: Amusement Park
On August 05 at 11:45 PM by miantiao

hey paul 那倒是啊! LC的那首bird on a wire,对我而言,诶啊!我不知该说吧!怕我已经说得太多了哈!好听又不好听! Read more

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On August 05 at 11:41 PM by jwhitson

Hey everyone, This podcast actually made me wonder about asking questions in Chinese. I've learned that, in English, we raise our voices at the end... Read more