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On April 24 at 7:23 AM by 8890909

我覺得這節課很實用而且講得很詳細，特別好 Read more

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On April 24 at 7:12 AM by 8890909

what is the negative form for 不景氣？can i just say 景氣？ Read more

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On April 24 at 6:56 AM by hping9

Thanks for your feedback, we’re glad you like the lesson!  Read more

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On April 24 at 6:38 AM by dorothycowling

I agree！ We need to have the correct tone for the meaning in the current context.   Read more

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On April 24 at 5:02 AM by ElshaYiu

Hi Yingyue, agreed here: many Chinese words are 双音词.  And we can be more explicit when we are explaining this category of words.  It does ca... Read more

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On April 24 at 5:01 AM by ElshaYiu

Absolutely correct Earls. Thanks and we have changed it.   Read more

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On April 24 at 4:58 AM by washingtondcmandarincooperative

I agree with Becca that you don't want to overwhelm newbies with too many possible meanings of a word that has a single specific meaning in the dialog... Read more

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On April 24 at 4:50 AM by hping9

As mentioned in the lesson, 阐述 means to explain or elaborate on something, usually requires more details and is more formal than 陈述, which means “to s... Read more

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On April 24 at 4:48 AM by washingtondcmandarincooperative

Becca, re: If you want to express "30% discount", you can say 打三折": Wouldn't a 30% discount be "打七折"? (buyer pays 70% of original price).  Read more

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On April 24 at 4:35 AM by hping9

Good point! But the meanings of 红火 and 火红 are different in Chinese. 红火 means “hot”, or popular; but 火红 literally means the color red, as red as fire.... Read more