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Posted on: Drinking Game
On July 23 at 2:19 AM by cassielin

Hi Paulinurus, Good question. The chinese character“那”has two different pronunciation but same meaning. You can both use "Na" and "Nei... Read more

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On July 23 at 2:14 AM by bababardwan

Thanks Jenny, Can 屠夫 also be used to describe a dodgy 外科医生【wàikēyīshēng..surgeon]? Read more

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On July 23 at 2:01 AM by connie

Hi jicutler “回来上海吧！” is incorrect. “回上海来吧！” is correct. And you can also say 回上海吧！ Read more

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On July 23 at 1:54 AM by jennyzhu

@bababardwan, The word for butcher is tricky. Technically, it's 屠夫/tu2 fu1. But that word is often used to mean a blood- thirsty serial killer. In... Read more

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On July 23 at 1:51 AM by connie

Hi changbiyuan 写得很好，词都用对了。但是“是 边 框是 断了！”要改成“是边框断了！” ，多了一个“是”。 我的鞋破了，总是漏水。 Wǒ de xié p&ograv... Read more

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On July 23 at 1:31 AM by bababardwan

卖肉者..màiròuzhě...butcher 面包师傅..miànbāoshīfù...baker 怎么说 “candlestick maker" ?... [zěnme shuō "candlestick make... Read more

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Posted on: Drinking Game
On July 23 at 1:12 AM by paulinurus

desluo919 Your understanding is same as mine i.e. nei is 'na yi' and can only be used before a classifier. However, both these sentences: 他那... Read more

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Posted on: 谋杀案二
On July 23 at 1:08 AM by jennyzhu

@pinkjeans, 我是在外滩看的。外滩是上海最有代表性的地方，中间有一条黄浦江。（下面这两张照片就是。江的一边是老房子，另一边是摩天大楼）。 虽然昨天下雨，没有看到太阳的变化，可是日全食还是很神奇。天完全黑了，外滩两边的房子都开了灯。我当时觉得活在地球上真幸福。不过也有些伤感，因为这辈子... Read more

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On July 23 at 12:52 AM by mrmilk

Just wondering, in the same way native speakers will say 那个 as a pause in conversation, (I've also heard  这个， 这个... quite a bit), is there a Chin... Read more

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On July 22 at 11:30 PM by yingxiong

Hey sorry if I missed it earlier in the discussion but can anyone translate what was said on the "TV show"? THanks Read more