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On April 11 at 2:29 AM by yi298641753

Nice one but the host could pronounce more clear. Thanks for the hard work then. Read more

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Posted on: Counting to 10
On April 11 at 2:20 AM by yi298641753

Nice video. But my tutor in Taiwan pronounced 匹 in the first tone. So is that means I could say that words in the first & fourth tone? Read more

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On April 11 at 2:16 AM by Jerry@ChinesePod

I would suggest getting a resource that teaches you about how characters are built. A few popular ones are Tuttle's " Reading and Writing Chinese Char... Read more

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On April 11 at 2:11 AM by Jerry@ChinesePod

Yes, it's common for "Newbies" to start getting boring at the 50 mark. That lesson I linked to above ("Learning about Levels") talks about splitting t... Read more

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On April 11 at 2:01 AM by 154117987

Hi, I have a few questions, please help. Thank you! 1. 璧 means jade? what is 合璧? 2. 想当然? Does it mean default? or take for granted? 3. 两害相权取其轻.... Read more

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On April 11 at 1:48 AM by 154117987

粗放式的发展模式, what does it mean? Read more

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Posted on: Elevator Emergency
On April 11 at 1:25 AM by Jerry@ChinesePod

This is a lesson from 2006, so it may have had more to do with limited access to photos than anything else! Read more

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On April 11 at 1:22 AM by BeccaChu

Focus on the single character itself, and try to make an association between the meaning and its image. You can start by memorizing the most common ch... Read more

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On April 11 at 1:16 AM by BeccaChu

Sorry we don't say "前午" and "后午". 上 and 下 have many meanings, they can be used to describe "before; last" and "after; next" as well. Like "上次" and "下次... Read more

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Posted on: Business Interviews
On April 11 at 1:11 AM by BeccaChu

When 教 means "to teach", we pronounce it as "jiao1", so it's a typo in the text. Read more