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Posted on: Pinyin Sections 3-4
On July 09 at 3:40 PM by bababardwan

In my limited experience I noted that so many of the taxi drivers chewed betel nuts,a risk factor for oral cancer,so unfortunately it doesn't seem imp... Read more

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On July 09 at 3:34 PM by jweissgerber

In the dialogue:  你 肯定 又 是 去 买单。 Why 又 and not 再 ? Thanks. Read more

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Posted on: Pinyin Sections 3-4
On July 09 at 3:20 PM by John

bodawei, Wow, that's horrible! I think it's hardly typical, but definitely something to keep in the back of one's mind... Read more

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Posted on: Pinyin Sections 3-4
On July 09 at 3:20 PM by bababardwan

bodawei, That's hilarious,perhaps more so 'cos I know I shouldn't laugh.I can really see it happening though.Should have been in a Seinfeld or Pink... Read more

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On July 09 at 3:16 PM by kaixin_in_tampa

Quánjùdé's illustrious history, almost 250 years and more than 100 million Beijing ducks served: http://www.btmbeijing.com/con... Read more

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Posted on: Pinyin Sections 3-4
On July 09 at 1:17 PM by go_manly

chiongzibide I have in fact noticed the exact opposite of what you describe. With English ts , the tongue doesn't drop, but glides between t and... Read more

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Posted on: Pinyin Sections 3-4
On July 09 at 1:03 PM by bodawei

This series I think is useful stuff but learners need to remember two things: - there is a great variety in how Chinese people pronounce Chinese wo... Read more

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Posted on: Pinyin Sections 3-4
On July 09 at 12:36 PM by zhong_bide

I have found the "c sounds like English ts" very unhelpful in the past.  How we pronounce the ts depends somewhat on the vowel preceding it.&nbsp... Read more

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On July 09 at 11:20 AM by lovelive65

我认为汉语真有很多细节，因此   我很喜欢汉语...:)))) Read more

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Posted on: Pinyin Sections 3-4
On July 09 at 11:12 AM by go_manly

John, Thanks for the reply. Yes, I understood you were just making it simple for beginners, and when you are starting out you don't need perfection... Read more