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On May 06 at 9:26 PM by lujo

reigau, you are right ! Context is often or always the key. But, reading two consecutive "了" in a sentence is always disturbing (sorry, I have no exam... Read more

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On May 06 at 8:31 PM by Tal

As to your final point (how to read the character properly) it seems to me that context is the key here, as in so many aspects of the Chinese language... Read more

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Posted on: Hong Kong Visa Run
On May 06 at 8:26 PM by Tal

I'm quite sure that the word/character 学 cannot take the first tone, therefore your quoted sentence: 'xuēshēng qiānzhèng' must be wrong. The co... Read more

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On May 06 at 8:18 PM by lujo

This lesson is great, although actors were speaking very fast because they were all in hurry or nervous (thanks for Jenny, she repeated sentences nice... Read more

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On May 06 at 8:11 PM by mickeytoon

Werefox! There fox! There castle! Read more

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Posted on: Big Bed
On May 06 at 8:06 PM by joeborn

Are 预定 and 预订 interchangeable?  I've seen the former, too, defined as "place a reservation." Read more

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Posted on: 未来世界大战
On May 06 at 7:01 PM by jckeith

Heh, I should have known that ChinesePod would be one step ahead already. Thanks for the tip. Read more

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Posted on: 未来世界大战
On May 06 at 5:41 PM by zaneclaes

jckeith, Starcraft =  星际争霸   Its in the Advanced lesson here: http://chinesepod.com/lessons/%E7%BD%91%E7%BB%9C%E6%B8%B8%E6%88%8... Read more

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Posted on: What's Your Name?
On May 06 at 5:07 PM by sushant

Hey great lesson guys. its awesome to finally practice my spoken mandrin. However I am finding ti slightly difficult with the characters. any suggesti... Read more

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Posted on: Big Bed
On May 06 at 4:53 PM by jhfjhkj

大家好，very useful lesson. A small hint: in the expansion the text has a bug and reads   你 住 这 间 大 的 ，  我 住 那 小 间 的 instead... Read more