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On March 25 at 12:01 PM by Jon325

At around 1:46 the caption just has an "o" instead of the text for "One book". Keep up the good work! ChinesePod is the best part of my morning. Read more

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On March 25 at 10:27 AM by ElshaYiu

Hi We have 12 vocabulary for this lesson and 咀嚼 is one of them. All vocabulary words have pinyin, meanings and sound so you can hear the pronunci... Read more

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On March 25 at 9:57 AM by BeccaChu

Taizhong and Tainan are cities in Taiwan so i'm afraid they are not interchangeable with ZhongTai and NanTai. However, if you want to say "the norther... Read more

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On March 25 at 9:49 AM by Engelchen Lili

I see. Thanks for taking the time to check! Read more

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On March 25 at 9:47 AM by guybou

你好，麻烦你帮我改或确认以下这些从课程里面写下来的句子，谢谢！ 1 :10 我以前送别人生日礼物的时候，****送了别人好多本书呢。 1 :24 我说这几个，后来怎么都不理我了？ 1 :49 不过呢，我们书虫还有更形象的用法。 1 :54 特... Read more

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On March 25 at 9:44 AM by BeccaChu

When we use 多 as an adverb, we can pronounce it as the first tone or the second tone. When it's pronounced as the second tone, It sounds more casual a... Read more

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On March 25 at 8:59 AM by BeccaChu

差别与差异的意思比较相近，差距强调的是两个事物相差的程度，你可以把它想成“相差的距离”。 Read more

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On March 25 at 8:52 AM by BeccaChu

Yes absolutely, you can say both. 边 is used more conversationally while it's more likely to see 面 in the textbooks. Hope this helps:) Read more

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On March 25 at 8:49 AM by Jerry@ChinesePod

你说的对，平时这是ChinesePod的目标。 这里描述Advanced的课程 ： Advanced lessons are the black-belt of ChinesePod: you can already speak circles around your friends, b... Read more

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On March 25 at 8:48 AM by BeccaChu

上边 and 上面 are interchangeable in this context, the difference is that 上边 is more colloquial and it's more likely that you hear it in northern China. W... Read more