Lesson Comments
i think 多久 is used in the context of time while 多长 would be for something like how long is the river or some material thing Read more
Hi bodawei The person's remark must be an exaggeration, but there is some truth to it. Actually, to use measure words properly is rather difficult a... Read more
@changye,pete Thanks Changye for the corrections (I was being casual about the 茄子.. after all there is a pretty standard 茄子 dish - and I'd be a bit... Read more
Hi architpol Both "你到哪儿去？" and "你去哪儿？" have the same meaning. The 到 means "go, arrive, reach", but it virtually works as a preposition "to" in this... Read more
No problem, guys! More coming... Read more
Hi moloch I agree. I don't know why, but Chinesepod doesn't seem to be skilled in "propaganda", even though they've already been doing business in t... Read more
"we are adding a policy page that will be linked to from where the existing policy is situated" Isn't this getting a little complicated? Read more
Hi pete Thanks for the nice translation "for crying out loud", which is completely new to me. As a non-native English speaker, all I can think of is... Read more
CP or anyone: I note in the expansion, the sentence, 你到哪儿去？meaning, "Where are you going?" I'm unclear what the 到 does for the sentence. C... Read more
In addtition to pete's explanation on 封, this character has a very long history, and it dates back to the era of oracle bone scripts (before circa 1,0... Read more