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From MDBG. Terms between brackets are terms I added for context. 正规    zheng4 gui1    regular / according to standar... Read more

@vikram Did you buy online & get it delivered or did you buy it somewhere in Shanghai?   Read more

Anthony 73 Thanks for you explanation on 呢. That totally helps and its great to understand how works! Read more

kimiik, Yes, you can definitely use 大手大脚 in the literal sense to describe Michael Phelps. 钻洞 or 钻一个洞 do not have any metaphoric meaning. Read more

@waitingroom, Very valid points. I think daily life language could be especially challenging when people are not only speaking fast but with a... Read more

菲尔普斯(Michael Phelps) is often described as 大手大脚 上长下短 (big hands, big feet, big upper part of the body, short legs). But due to the quantity of food he... Read more

dunkerlumpen I think so. It's like saying 'one pint' (pint being an English measure word, like loaf). For example, we don't always say what we want... Read more

Thanks antony73 . That makes sense.   Here's one more "question"... 不好意思 ， 只 有 这 一 间 了 。 Buhaoyisi, zhiyou zhe yi jian le. I guess... Read more

dunkerklumpen I think 呢 it's a softer form of a question, like you say a suggestion, but for something already under consideration. So in the sen... Read more

Hi light487 try copy/paste 只有 into the search field and expand the search. Tick the "Lesson Dialogue & Vocabulary" box and go. You'll have a... Read more