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Posted on: Napkins
On April 24 at 12:52 PM by lotsofwordsandnospaces

Cheers  skedzinger , The zhǐjīn a bit to the syrup, but that hěnduō helped. I need to get a handle on different scales of th... Read more

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Posted on: Napkins
On April 24 at 12:51 PM by bendidelaowai

湿巾 - I think is the wet tissue:) Read more

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Posted on: 沙漠寻踪
On April 24 at 12:32 PM by bendidelaowai

@matt_c  :)) I would probably explore GIS usage in Antarctica...:) but I don't think this falls into "Saved by the Gong" academic disciplines... Read more

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Posted on: Napkins
On April 24 at 12:22 PM by bodawei

@light487 卫生纸 weishengzhi is okay for toilet paper. 卫生translates here as something like 'sanitary'.   Read more

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On April 24 at 12:10 PM by bodawei

@chanelle77 Thanks for shedding some more light on swearing in a foreign language - it is less of a mystery for me now.  Not that I have anyth... Read more

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Posted on: Picking Up 拿
On April 24 at 11:54 AM by light487

@calkins: 拿铁咖啡 was the first "new" word I learnt when I arrived in mainland China. :) I used it throughout my stay in China on a daily basis, usually... Read more

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On April 24 at 11:41 AM by light487

I've been told that a common insult is to call someone a pig: 你猪! or just 猪! Maybe we could have a QingWen about insults and not-so-nice expressions w... Read more

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Posted on: Napkins
On April 24 at 11:34 AM by light487

Hehe.. I didn't know the word for napkin when I was in China, so I just used hand gestures and the word 片 piān :) A little wrong and always got a laug... Read more

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Posted on: Napkins
On April 24 at 11:33 AM by skedzinger

yao4 hen3 duo3 zhi3 jin1 :) :) ;) typical newbie way to say it! Read more

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Posted on: Boston
On April 24 at 10:39 AM by little_fan

I have a friend who studied in the Boston University,I saw the pictures she took,very beautiful. Read more