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On July 30 at 4:20 AM by pinkjeans

lujiaojie, 谢谢你！So it seems like 郁闷 means depressed or melancholy and 灰暗 means gloomy. Got it!:) Read more

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Posted on: Going to Church
On July 30 at 3:44 AM by xiaophil

Here is some fun reading about the Kaifeng Jews: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaifeng_Jews Read more

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Posted on: Going to Church
On July 30 at 3:22 AM by Tal

Interesting pete, so what happened to Shanghai's Jewish community after WWII? Did they mostly leave and move to the 'new' state of Israel? Read more

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On July 30 at 2:23 AM by matt_c

I'd hate to drive in Shanghai because there's very little opportunity to really 'open her up'.  Read more

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Posted on: Drinking Game
On July 30 at 2:20 AM by helenshen_counselor

@chanelle77, thanks for let us know and :-) your understanding! We'll fix it ASAP. 加油！ Read more

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Posted on: Manila
On July 30 at 2:19 AM by connie

Thanks raygo for the good explanation of 逛. Some commonly used words, 逛街、逛公园、逛马路、逛商场、逛超市 Read more

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Posted on: Going to Church
On July 30 at 2:15 AM by pearltowerpete

Hi Maureen , There was indeed a big Jewish community here before and during WWII. Shanghai was one of the few (maybe the only?) place on earth tha... Read more

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On July 30 at 2:12 AM by helenshen_counselor

@bodawei, 你可以说：这真是帅呆了！(zhè zhēnshi shuài dāi le) This "呆", originally means "silly, foolish, idiotic", but in "帅呆了", it has nothing to d... Read more

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Posted on: Manila
On July 30 at 2:07 AM by Tal

Hi Luke, you're right, 逛逛 can mean to roam around, and can include window-shopping if you are 逛街! You can also 逛公园, and then you're just strolling aro... Read more

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Posted on: Manila
On July 30 at 2:07 AM by John

light487, You can never be sure how many listeners are practicing Chinese exclusively with old people... :P Read more