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On March 27 at 3:03 AM by ElshaYiu

“颖”原本是指东西末端的尖锐部分,因为这个部分非常特别、非常突出,后来人们也会把很特别和出众的东西称为“颖”;比如这里的“新颖”就是指新鲜而且特别,new and special. Read more

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On March 27 at 2:45 AM by ElshaYiu

您好,以下是句子的订正: 1 :10 我以前送别人生日礼物的时候,****送了别人好多本书呢;“图省事儿”送了别人。 1 :24 我说这几个,后来怎么都不理我了;我说这几个“人”怎么后来都不理我了呢。... Read more

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On March 27 at 2:15 AM by BeccaChu

Yes you're right, it should be the pronounced as the first tone. We're sorry about the mistake. Read more

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On March 27 at 2:12 AM by BeccaChu

Only when 正 appears in 正月 , it's pronounced as first tone, meaning the first month. In all the other usages, it's pronounced as the fourth tone. Read more

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On March 27 at 2:07 AM by ElshaYiu

It's a way of being polite or 客气, so you can just continue the conversation like the other person in the dialogue, or you can answer it with " 托您的福,万安... Read more

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On March 27 at 2:06 AM by BeccaChu

Thank you so much for your feedback! Maotai is a rather expensive kind of 白酒(baijiu), and the price continues to rise in recent years. There are even... Read more

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On March 27 at 1:37 AM by Jerry@ChinesePod

It's definitely not wrong to use duìbuqǐ when asking for something. I know some other language-learning programs teach it early on as a way to... Read more

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On March 27 at 1:35 AM by Jerry@ChinesePod

I believe you're right. I've reported it as a mistake. Thanks for catching that! Read more

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On March 27 at 1:34 AM by 839870613

I see. But I feel that I clearly hear the fourth tone though... maybe when you say it really fast... Thanks! Read more

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Posted on: 4 Tones of Zhu
On March 27 at 1:34 AM by Jerry@ChinesePod

Glad it was helpful! I agree that the tones are the most difficult part of Chinese. Read more