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changye, So, do I assume that in the sample sentence, we know a room is being spoken about only due to the measure word 间. Could we have used a... Read more

hi desluo919 The character 房 means not only "house" but also "room". For example, the 房 in 厨 房 (kitchen) and 书 房 (a study) clearly means "room".... Read more

I have found this series useful, so thank you for it.  I think lots of repetition is good, but it's also good to have a podcast to back it up.&nb... Read more

"I learnt this as a beginner in China" Doesn't this mean you are not a beginner now, and should be looking beyond the Newbie lessons to Elementary... Read more

Thanks for that Pete. However, I thought 房 by itself meant 'house', so I'm a little confused. Read more

谢谢Connie, 明白了 :) I just saw the 守住 was translated as "keep" in the podcast translation, but in your 2 last examples it's more like to guard some... Read more

Even though I've been living in Shanghai for over two and a half years now, breakfast is the one area of my life that I just can't go local with.&nbsp... Read more

@raygo, I like what you did to Jenny. Now she's almost as pretty as my wife! (who also is a Chinese!) Read more

Hi desluo919 Good question. The expansion sentence is correct, because 间 can function as a measure word for rooms. This is an unusual looking sent... Read more

Sorry to be negative, but I thought this lesson a complete waste of time, and leartn this as a beginner in China! Crap lesson, and wasted my downlo... Read more