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On July 19 at 1:18 PM by paulinurus

Hi Sebire, 到 is a 'directional word' indicating direction of movement "to" a place. 回 is also a directional word - return (to a pla... Read more

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On July 19 at 12:40 PM by Tal

zhenlijiang - 谢谢你的回答，真有意思。我发现在中文里面我们Trekkers说 《星际迷航》！ 关于多大的好莱坞片子我跟你同意，老百姓的鸦片！哇，《2001太空漫游》还是一个我的最喜欢的电影之一，我对它还有特别的感觉。 Read more

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On July 19 at 12:29 PM by jaimemayo

jennyzhu ,  Can you tell me how to say "big boss" in pinyin, please?  I cannot read Chinese characters.  Thank you! Read more

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Posted on: Language is Music
On July 19 at 12:27 PM by antony73

CCTV has a good mix, including a children's channel: http://tv.cctv.com/live_t/index.shtml Read more

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On July 19 at 12:05 PM by bababardwan

Actually,I know this has been discussed before,but I presume it's going to be difficult to dig out of the archive,so I hope some Poddies can recommend... Read more

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On July 19 at 11:53 AM by changye

Hi sebire 回到美国 simply means "return to the US". The verb 到 means "go, reach, arrive", but in this case the 到 works just like a suffix that means "to... Read more

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On July 19 at 11:46 AM by abelle

Ni, hao:  Last night I took Suzanna's advice and actually found a Chinese-language channel through our Verizon FIOS service here in the US. ... Read more

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On July 19 at 11:41 AM by blubberingfool

So I have more of a cultural question I suppose.  COuld we get a little more insight into what exactly Lao Wang will be doing for this maffiosa?&... Read more

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On July 19 at 11:36 AM by blubberingfool

"Sister-in-law"? So Jenny got married after all.  Congrats!   Read more

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On July 19 at 11:32 AM by sebire

Changye, So the difference between 回美国来 and 回到美国来 is "come back to America" and "arrived back in America [speaker in America]"? I imagine I'm bein... Read more