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Posted on: Big Bed
On May 08 at 3:49 AM by pearltowerpete

Hi heimama , 啤酒 came to China only very recently (about a hundred years ago.) But the Chinese have thousands of years of drinking culture. Like... Read more

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Posted on: Big Bed
On May 08 at 3:36 AM by heimama

Why is it that the word for hotel has 酒 in it? Is there some historical connection between 啤酒 pi2jiu3 beer/alcohol and 酒店？   Read more

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Posted on: Funny Business
On May 08 at 3:17 AM by bill

While some of the new vocabulary is useful, I think the story line is a bit dull. This is not a situation in which most of us will ever find ourselves... Read more

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Posted on: 未来世界大战
On May 08 at 3:08 AM by bendidelaowai

@tgif  In my experience of learning Chinese, also from attending theory of military classes and other classes, therms are the hardest to grasp... Read more

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Posted on: Funny Business
On May 08 at 2:42 AM by pearltowerpete

Hi ewong, Until recently this character was extremely rare. Now, it is being used in Internet chat rooms, forums etc. because it looks like the mod... Read more

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Posted on: Funny Business
On May 08 at 2:41 AM by miantiao

@ewong 囧的口语意思是郁闷，烦恼，难过。 正式的意思是velvetleaf(一种植物）；另外正式的意思是明亮。   Read more

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On May 08 at 2:26 AM by miantiao

@tarcy 我也是在看着电子书，没想到书写得那么好。珠姐说得十分正确我觉得，内容有助于我们外国朋友加深理解现代中国年轻人的眼界。 不过一直坐在电脑面前就害我背痛了。当我归成都要立即买本行版而躺着床上慢慢看. Read more

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Posted on: Funny Business
On May 08 at 2:10 AM by ewong

囧- what does it mean? Read more

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On May 08 at 2:07 AM by suxiaoya

@matthiask I've just spoken with customer support and confirmed that this is fine.   Read more

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Posted on: Funny Business
On May 08 at 1:51 AM by pearltowerpete

Hi juzi I love your icon. 囧 (jiǒng) is an extremely popular character these days. Read more