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I had a lot of trouble trying to pronounce and hear the differance between cao di grass and sao di to sweep the floor, cao and sao sound so much the s... Read more

I almost hate to comment on this lesson because I don't want to re-open the can of worms. As a newbie/beginner I found this helpful: 对不起 Ask: "I... Read more

Expansion sentence 1a:  你们别吃了 (ni3men bie2 chi1 le) You've given the translation as "you guys, don't eat". I thought this translation wo... Read more

I found this lesson very amusing and helpful. If my brain would retain the words it would be even more wonderful.  You make a painful exercise (f... Read more

Thanks antony73 ! Read more

Rather, "Han outside the door".   Still, it sounds like "the guy who isn't in the specialist's club", really ilustrates the idea of being l... Read more

  上国随缘住，来途若梦行。 浮天沧海远，去世法舟轻。 水月通禅观，鱼龙听梵声。 惟怜一灯影，万里眼中明   韵译 ： 只要有机缘，随时都可以到中国来；一路雾霭茫茫，船只象在梦中航行。 天海浮沉，小船驶去那遥远的边际；超脱世俗，自然会感受到法舟轻盈。... Read more

被朋友放鸽子了 - I like this phrase. Can anyone explain the significance of the 鸽子(ge1zi / dove)? Am I right in thinking that doves represent peace... Read more

Came upon something interesting while researching "门“。 It turns out that "layman" is "门外汉“, literally "man outside the door". Read more

the background music was indeed quite loud this time, but I didnt felt annoyed by it; in contrary: I love this background music - is that erhu (sorry... Read more