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Posted on: Language Exchange
On July 15 at 8:17 PM by tvan

@casselin, 好像你是个福建人，是吗？ 我要问你一个 “off topic" 闽南语和台湾话的问题 。 Question not related to language exchange, hence no pinyin/translation. Read more

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On July 15 at 7:07 PM by mikeinewshot

Calicartel Well, we need a teacher to clear this matter up!  Let's hope they catch sight of this exchange. Best wishes to a kindred spirit!... Read more

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Posted on: Exchange Rates
On July 15 at 7:00 PM by mikeinewshot

Really only for completeness, here are a few more words from the chat over and above Calicartel's list 复杂 fù zá complicated... Read more

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Posted on: Language Exchange
On July 15 at 6:26 PM by rodrigues

I’m a “ Newbie”, but sometimes I like to study “Elementary level” and here I have one doubt. In the “ Expansio... Read more

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On July 15 at 5:01 PM by calicartel

Mike, So you think "陈磊同学" is a singular, ie it means "student 陈磊", not 陈磊 + 同学 ? In Chinese you often get "A and B" expressed as "AB". In another b... Read more

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Posted on: Budget Meeting
On July 15 at 4:38 PM by mikeinewshot

Matthewpan I can't see that the pron o unciation (sic) is not clear, and I am not Chinese.  Read more

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Posted on: Budget Meeting
On July 15 at 4:31 PM by erinowak

As far as I understand it 场合 is more specifically translated as occasion or affair. Read more

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On July 15 at 4:30 PM by mikeinewshot

just a few more words from the chat 系列 xì liè series l 区分 qū fēn to differentiate / to find differing aspects 烧煤... Read more

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On July 15 at 3:45 PM by mikeinewshot

Some words from the chat: 操心 cao1 xin1 to worry about 劝 quàn to advise / to urge / to try to persuade / exhort 鸟窝&nbsp... Read more

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Posted on: Going to the Doctor
On July 15 at 3:03 PM by leslie1901

What is the proper tone for the first syllable of  kankan?  In the dialogue and part of the expansion  you give it a first tone,... Read more