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On June 23 at 1:50 AM by changye

Hi christine30550 The 活 in the phrase "活该" is an adverb that means "indeed, very", and the 该 is probably equal to 应该 (should). So 活该 should be... Read more

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On June 23 at 1:42 AM by pearltowerpete

Hi wilsonwan , 这首词非常感动。谢谢你在我们forum 留言。   Read more

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On June 23 at 1:39 AM by pearltowerpete

Hi christine30550 My quick baidu search did not turn up a satisfactory answer. But I believe one explanation could lie in an alternate meaning... Read more

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On June 23 at 1:35 AM by wilsonwan

我送给大家一首非常著名的宋词给大家学习.这首词是南唐后主李煜写的. 虞美人 春花秋月何时了?往事知多少!小楼昨夜又东风,故国不堪回首月明中.雕栏玉砌应犹在,只是朱颜改.问君能有几多愁?恰似一江春水往东流.   各位,这是一位亡国的君主内心悲凉的写照. Read more

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On June 23 at 1:28 AM by pearltowerpete

Hi gadab , Welcome! Don't worry if you can't understand the poems just by listening. Classical Chinese is very different from modern Chinese. E... Read more

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On June 23 at 12:27 AM by christine30550

Hi Changye, Thanks for explaining the 该. Let me supplement jjfoerch's nice explanation. The 该 该 你管的事儿 has the same function as one in 该 你了 (... Read more

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On June 22 at 11:47 PM by changye

P/S correction On the other hand, one of my archaic Chinese dictionaries defines "小姐" as "宋元时对地位低下女子的称呼" (an address term for daughters women of... Read more

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Posted on: 对症下药
On June 22 at 11:43 PM by changye

Hi kuaizihaizi "白加黑" is a well known cold medicine in the PRC. There are two kinds of medicine in the package, white tablets and black tablets. White... Read more

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On June 22 at 10:45 PM by gadab

Hello! This was my first time I heared a chinese poem. I chose this one because I am musician:) I have a problem. I dont quite understand ancient chin... Read more

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Posted on: Pin Number
On June 22 at 9:18 PM by marcelk

When I enter a wrong password on a digital keypad door  I hear "mima tong". I guess it means wrong password but I can't find the exact chinese ch... Read more