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Interesting lesson Pete.  In the wikepedia enty on the An Lushan Rebellion it says,"the death toll is estimated to be up to 36 million, making it... Read more

I told this joke to my friend.  All she said was: 冷笑话 lěng xiào huà I think that means "corny joke" ;) Read more

If the Chinese love word play, why don't they have crosswords?  Read more

I tried the joke this afternoon. The good thing was my colleague understood me. However she went into trying to find other children of Mrs Flower : I... Read more

Bravo, excellent job! Could you clarify about the hamigua? You translate it as "cantaloupe", but MDBG Dictionary says these are "honeydew":... Read more

Great episode, learning about the food and geography together is a very good combination, it binds together two aspects of culture that might be a bit... Read more

@xuchen, pete I don't see the connection between nationalism and not being able to speak out against the Govt.; it's not something that can be forc... Read more

ok baba mate I tried out the "joke". The good news is my co-worker had no problem understanding my Chinese (this does not always happen) and he got... Read more

My tutor recently told me that 礼拜 lǐbài is used for speech, and 星期 xīngqī is used for writing.  Can anyone confirm this?  Or maybe... Read more

excellent series, my GF is from Xinajiang and I've just sent this vid to my parents to try to convince them to come over on a visit! does anybody t... Read more