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On June 01 at 9:36 AM by helenshen_counselor

@bababardwan, all in good time! The movie is 《赤壁》，chìbì!  对了，cross my eyes, 用中文说，是“斗鸡眼”，dòujīyǎn 我奶奶也会常常说，你要是... Read more

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On June 01 at 9:35 AM by kerri881224

hi everybody: happy Chlidren's day····I wanna many candies,and more younger than me before``haha Read more

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On June 01 at 9:35 AM by pearltowerpete

  Hi bababardwan I just chatted about the 从小 issue with Jiaojie and Connie. They think the minimum age would be about 3 or 4 years. Unlike... Read more

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On June 01 at 9:24 AM by bababardwan

shenyajin, 谢谢你。现在我明白 "缺胳膊少腿"的意思。...so it can be used on inanimate objects too to mean incomplete. 好的，no exact age implication for 从小，but in my... Read more

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On June 01 at 9:23 AM by anonymous239594

锅盔是世界上最好吃的。 Read more

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Posted on: Buying a House
On June 01 at 9:03 AM by pearltowerpete

Hi christine30550 Thanks for sharing an interesting sentence. What an optimistic way of looking at loneliness ;-0 A 穷光蛋 is actually someone wh... Read more

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On June 01 at 9:02 AM by bodawei

@shenyajin The monkeys at Emei Shan are more dangerous than you imply - it is not a matter of stealing your camera (though they may do that as well... Read more

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On June 01 at 8:55 AM by bababardwan

John, Sure,but the way that ended was a classic for how all good series end...hanging and unable to wait for the next instalment.Anyhow,another grea... Read more

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On June 01 at 8:53 AM by helenshen_counselor

@bababardwan, “从小” 是说 from one's childhood, no exact age implication! "缺胳膊少腿", "incomplete", is a broader term！例如，这健身器械怎么缺胳膊少腿的？这张桌子怎么缺胳膊... Read more

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Posted on: Buying a House
On June 01 at 8:50 AM by christine30550

There's another expression for the "shiny stick" single person: 穷光蛋 (I guess that would be a poor lonely egg..., funny how eggs are used to express al... Read more