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On April 25 at 5:53 PM by tvan

I won't pretend to know the subtleties in distinguishing between 普通话, 国语, and 中文.  However, with regards to 普通话, I have frequently heard Chinese... Read more

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On April 25 at 5:08 PM by light487

I have to admit that riding the bus in China can be a bit 害怕 hàipà (scary) but if you do a bit of preparation and have someone write or... Read more

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On April 25 at 4:47 PM by jackfrombelgium

Hi, 这里离我公司很近。 Is this Ok or do you have to say gonsi first and then zheli. Jack Read more

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Posted on: 中西方幽默
On April 25 at 4:16 PM by aajwani

i think the translation for 'dry' sense of humour would be 古怪离奇 Read more

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On April 25 at 4:07 PM by miantiao

an extension to changye's excellent explanation. 语文,文学 literature. (high school students refer to chinese as a subject at school as 语文, rather than... Read more

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On April 25 at 3:58 PM by chris

Hi all, A grammar question.  In the following Expansion sentence, what function does the "lai2" have?  Is it part of a grammar structure?... Read more

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On April 25 at 3:30 PM by miantiao

@afghan2009 公（共汽）车gong1(gong4qi4)che1。 bus （公）车站gong1che1zhan4。 bus station 车票  che1piao4. bus ticket     Read more

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On April 25 at 2:58 PM by afghan2009

how to say, " BUSTATION"? Read more

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On April 25 at 2:43 PM by jianting

Thanks, everybody! Da4 jia1 xie4 xie4 !   Please help me to correct these sentences. Qing3 ni3 men bang4 wo3 jiū zhèng zhe... Read more

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On April 25 at 2:25 PM by custodian

Great Lesson! - Loved all the examples. Question - Is it OK to use the word "gen 跟" instead of "li 离"?  I 我工作的地方 跟 我家很近。 Read more