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PS> My wife just reminded me that we have a book by Alan Watts, "Cloud Hidden, Whereabouts unknown." It does reference this poem. So, I did know th... Read more
Hi cfantacone, you can say 升迁 shēngqiān for promotion. Read more
On reflection it's interesting to me that translations of the essence of this poem received a lot of attention here in the US in the 60's and 70's.... Read more
I'm trying to find the proper word for "promotion" but keep getting 提升 ( tí shēng) and cù xiāo which I think might mean pr... Read more
Once you have rented it, how to ask yourself: How much time is left? How much time before it is due back? Also, can you apply the word 租 to a pa... Read more
Nice lesson. The salesman was a good listening test. Earth-diagram is easy to remember. Q: 地铁 (subway) is earth iron. Is this... Read more
There is an interesting story of Jesuit missionaries trying to read a primal Christian revelation into old Confucianistic texts, in the hopes of setti... Read more
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Is it true that when you have two fourth tones in a row in two words, the first goes to a second? That's what it sounds like in the vocab pronun... Read more
@light, I've seen that kind of sandwich in Beijing and the sign on the cart was 土耳其, (Turkey) as in Turkish-style 肉夹馍. 'rou jia mo' is the chopped mea... Read more