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Posted on: Heading Home
On May 13 at 4:12 PM by dunderklumpen

There is a lot of 要 yao4 and 不要 bu4yao4 on nciku: 要 yao 不要 buyao Read more

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On May 13 at 4:01 PM by bill

I asked a young friend of mine who lives in 桂林 if she was familiar with this poem. She remarked that, yes I am,  it was in my high school text, a... Read more

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On May 13 at 3:30 PM by lydia1981

I was wondering, are the actor and the voice actor of the angry chef two different persons? btw, cool series!   Read more

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Posted on: Heading Home
On May 13 at 2:31 PM by rich

I was also thinking this afternoon that "要" can mean "need" as well, so while I agree the best rule is, as Amfool said, "你不要" = “别”, you c... Read more

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Posted on: Heading Home
On May 13 at 2:27 PM by meiguodog

'yao' in this instance is indicating a future action will happen rather than "wanting to" ...It's meaning would translate here as something more along... Read more

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Posted on: Going to Church
On May 13 at 2:08 PM by bababardwan

Ok mate,but the plot thickens.Who do we know that can speak many tongues? Who do we know who also seems to be intimately acquainted with Shakespeare w... Read more

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Posted on: Heading Home
On May 13 at 1:57 PM by garyrens

Thanks for your explanations guys! Read more

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Posted on: 小太监进宫
On May 13 at 1:51 PM by kubus

话题有趣，词汇丰富，这节课我给满分！我比较喜欢这些有想象力的课程，不像以前一些对白听多了会显得有点枯燥。我等不及下一节！ Read more

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Posted on: Going to Church
On May 13 at 1:45 PM by Tal

老兄，别怕！我就是凡人！Lǎo xiōng, bié pà! Wǒ jiù shì fán rén! ( Don't be scared old sport, I'm a mere mortal! ) Read more

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Posted on: Heading Home
On May 13 at 1:34 PM by bababardwan

Thanks Jenny.Interesting insight.I wonder how long they take to get to that stage [I presume this'll vary and depend on the couple themselves].Anyway,... Read more