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Ahh I often wondered about the weird grouping of the pinyin. Also, I made a comment to John when I met him that the "leisure" thing really nailed down... Read more
henning Thanks for the useful information. It seems that within the framework of this podcast, I am probably wrong. But that part about... Read more
Thanks for posting that clip, RJ. What an inspiring man! He didn't retire until he was 85, and he's still working hard at 102. Best of all, he's sti... Read more
Mystic, Pinyin was not designed for foreigners to learn Chinese, but to spread literacy throughout China. In Taiwan they use bopomofo more... Read more
Ni hao, one of my teachers (has a master's degree but didn't finish her Ph.D.) at the local college where I have taken Chinese courses says that in Ch... Read more
xiaophil, if I understand this correctly, in the example you found 脱岗是要扣工资的， 还不赶快 回去 工作 。 工作 isn't a place, like 美国 in 回美国去 is. I... Read more
In the podcast at 9:45, Pete uses this sentence: "我刚回去越南。" Is this another context in which this construction, 回去 ＋ location, is acceptable? If so, wh... Read more
Sure, Raygo, we have CDs, but also an assortment old vinyl records. Read more
Hi everyone, I hope 'nimen duo hao' i am learning through your website, it is great. by the way, leave in Dubai is full one month after every 11 mo... Read more
For this sentence: 我刚从美国回来 Wǒ gāng cóng Měiguó huílai. I just got back from America. Can you use the "sandwich" structur... Read more