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Posted on: Pinyin Sections 3-4
On July 09 at 2:43 AM by jheitz

The difference between "C" and "Z" that I can hear is the "C" has a puff of air before the following vowel, whereas the "Z" leads directly into the fo... Read more

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Posted on: Pinyin Sections 3-4
On July 09 at 2:31 AM by xiaophil

When I was first learning Chinese, I had trouble with the 'c' sound.  Then a Chinese friend said it is like 'ts' at the end of sports.  Clea... Read more

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Posted on: Help with Housework
On July 09 at 2:29 AM by connie

Hi orangina You can say 擦窗户cā chuānghu. Read more

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Posted on: 小太监进宫三
On July 09 at 2:28 AM by jennyzhu

@xiaophil, 这个说法挺直接的，不婉转。我觉得中文里关于性没有什么很委婉的说法。可能是我们很不好意思说这个话题，所以任何说法，只要说出来都不觉得委婉。也有人用“那个”来表示性关系，但是我觉得这反而很奇怪，as if sex was embarrassing. Read more

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Posted on: Pinyin Sections 3-4
On July 09 at 2:20 AM by xiaophil

Chinesepod, I got to 2:06 in the embedded player's recording, and the lesson started over again.  Perhaps this is a technical problem we all s... Read more

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Posted on: 小太监进宫三
On July 09 at 2:12 AM by xiaophil

ahem，不好意思，只想问一下，在中文里面， “一个人陪一个人睡觉”一般是一个委婉法吗？ Read more

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Posted on: Pinyin Sections 3-4
On July 09 at 2:06 AM by vitruvianman

got S他rter kit 吗? Read more

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On July 09 at 1:47 AM by changye

Hi dunderklumpen Actually, asking hotel clearks to buy train tickets for you is a very good way. You have to ask them beforehand how much a handling... Read more

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On July 09 at 1:46 AM by bababardwan

xiaophil, Now that is also a great story.Just as well you weren't too blotto to not realise what you were singing.Some people ,even when sober,si... Read more

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Posted on: Lying in Chinese
On July 09 at 1:36 AM by lechuan

@mystic, I used to be a newbie obsessive compulsive too. After about 200 I realized I was only learning maybe one new word in every newbie, so I start... Read more