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Posted on: Xinjiang Delicacies
On May 27 at 8:21 AM by helenshen_counselor

@kesushan, to keep my tooth from the hammer, I'll be smart next time and wait for the hot 馕，BTW, it seems people use chopsticks or spoon to eat "手抓饭"... Read more

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Posted on: Tea Tasting
On May 27 at 8:12 AM by matt_c

@xuxhen lol I always thought it was 功夫茶 . Even my IMKQIM pinyin input tool gives me 功夫茶 when I plug in gongfucha. Thanks to you, now I know it is actu... Read more

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Posted on: Tea Tasting
On May 27 at 7:06 AM by helenshen_counselor

@pinkjeans, exactly, “要不” otherwise, or else, or, how about eg. 要不我去吧！要不今天晚上去看电影！ “还是”，more decisive. 我们常常说，还是你去买点...吧！我们还是去看电... Read more

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Posted on: Xinjiang Delicacies
On May 27 at 7:00 AM by kesushan

You forgot one of the best Xinjiang dishes (I lived there for 19 months and tried a lot of the food, and I always came back to this one... Read more

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Posted on: Tea Tasting
On May 27 at 6:50 AM by sebire

Hehe Pete, actually, I would say "insect" or "fly" or something. I use "bug" more for computer glitches! I'm so pleased there is a tea lesson, I lo... Read more

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Posted on: Tea Tasting
On May 27 at 6:46 AM by pinkjeans

So, the meaning of  要不 is as I originally understood it to be, which is more "if not", but I was thrown off by the translation in the PDF, "how a... Read more

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Posted on: Tea Tasting
On May 27 at 6:32 AM by helenshen_counselor

@pinkjeans, "要不你买一点儿...茶", What do you think of buying some ...tea? 我觉得里面有点商量的意思。 @miantiao，我也觉得别人送的似乎更好一点！   Read more

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Posted on: Tea Tasting
On May 27 at 6:23 AM by miantiao

我正在和我女友用QQ聊天，顺便看到这节课的主题，他说很喜欢喝茶，尤其是那种最好喝的，别人送的 Read more

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Posted on: Tea Tasting
On May 27 at 6:20 AM by miantiao

要不 就是要不然的意思。otherwise Read more

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Posted on: Tea Tasting
On May 27 at 6:17 AM by pinkjeans

So do we use 要不 like  还是? 要不你买一点儿菊花茶。 还是你买一点儿菊花茶。 Read more