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Posted on: Pinyin Section 4: R
On July 19 at 2:56 AM by light487

@Changye: You can try this link: http://movie.5050.jp/video/watch/7075d115f931ddeb Not sure if it's referencing YouTube or not. Sounds like a pretty... Read more

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On July 19 at 2:55 AM by pchenery

Thanks changye ! What about blaketx's question concerning 我刚回去越南 as an exception to the "sandwich" rule ? Read more

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On July 19 at 2:53 AM by changye

Hi sebire 回到 美国 .... 〇 回到 美国 去 ....〇 回到 美国 来 ....〇 回 美国 到 .... × 到 is a verb in Chinese grammar, but it sometimes works just like a s... Read more

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Posted on: Pinyin Section 4: R
On July 19 at 2:37 AM by RJ

Thanks Changye. I always forget that youtube is sometimes blocked. When I first saw this video, I had just returned from Beijing. I remember thinki... Read more

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On July 19 at 2:32 AM by changye

Hi pchenery You can say 我刚从美国回来 ，but not "我刚从回美国来". You have to place a noun directly after 从. Read more

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Posted on: Making Copies
On July 19 at 2:19 AM by stevemisch

To show my ethnocentricity, I used to see these signs outside print shops with the characters that looked like "ED," but with a Chinese flair.  B... Read more

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Posted on: Wake-up Call
On July 19 at 2:09 AM by timo1

Janny I love you Read more

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Posted on: Language is Music
On July 19 at 2:04 AM by matt_c

Hi guys, I jumped the gun on Lao Wang - the final INTERMEDIATE episode is in August.   Read more

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Posted on: Pinyin Section 4: R
On July 19 at 1:49 AM by Tal

Saying thank you can sometimes (unfortunately) be an insipid action because we do it so often and without thought. But I want to say a sincere thank y... Read more

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Posted on: Harry Potter
On July 19 at 1:40 AM by bababardwan

*Spoiler alert reminder* 我有一个问题关于这个句子： A:“你 也 别 太 悲伤 嘛 ！” ..which is translated as: .."I was also pretty broken up". ...ea... Read more