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On July 06 at 5:00 AM by bababardwan

脾气...temperament breakdown: 脾...spleen 气...air/anger ...similar then to the English expression.."venting your spleen".Interesting how both ea... Read more

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On July 06 at 4:57 AM by alexyzye

End of the series already? I was thinking this series could have followed the life of the child from conception to adulthood. Read more

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On July 06 at 4:47 AM by juzi

I was surprised when I first heard that in China a woman could choose 剖腹产 even when she is able to give a natural birth. I guess the pain of labor is... Read more

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On July 06 at 3:58 AM by epdchina

@ Pete, haha I just realized that the pop-ups are very labor intensive and are very 无聊 to make, so I guess that answers my above question? Very und... Read more

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On July 06 at 3:54 AM by epdchina

@Pete: First thanks a lot for posting the phrases used in this lesson. But I was just wondering why for the "qing wen" lessons you don't have a... Read more

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On July 06 at 3:01 AM by helenshen_counselor

Exactly, "ránhòu" is frequently used, and it's a conj. means then. So, it's ok that I use "ránhòu" so often when I descri... Read more

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Posted on: 沙漠寻踪
On July 06 at 2:43 AM by helenshen_counselor

"他 就 心 一 横", is to say that one has made a tough decision,"横" here means unrestrainedly, usually, this saying is used to imply that the person is... Read more

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On July 06 at 2:40 AM by bababardwan

In the line:   哎哟 , 特 能 吃 , 小脸蛋 肥嘟嘟 的 ..it sounds more like 可能 than 特能.Is it my hearing? Some interesting vocab: 肥嘟嘟..fat..toot toot... Read more

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On July 06 at 2:36 AM by helenshen_counselor

@mike, at 3mins 9seconds, Jenny said: 先谈正事儿,xiān tán zhèngshìr, means to be on proper business, let's talk about business! Read more

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Posted on: War Zone
On July 06 at 2:26 AM by helenshen_counselor

@hpaa11, thanks for your question, or I'll never have the chance to listen to this funny dialogue, "charge","前进”,“冲啊!”,as for "run a... Read more