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Posted on: Does it Have Bones?
On March 30 at 1:57 AM by vm3u

can we just say 骨 to refer to bones, rather than saying 骨頭 ？ Btw, this was a pretty cool lesson. thanks! Read more

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Posted on: Clearing the Table
On March 30 at 1:55 AM by changye

Hi stanimal The most basic form of the sentence is " 拿餐巾纸来 " (bring napkins), and you can make it more specific/polite by adding some words, for ex... Read more

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Posted on: Clearing the Table
On March 30 at 1:33 AM by pearltowerpete

Hi stanimal Thanks for some good questions. 1) Here, the 再 means "again" or "more." (一）点 literally means "a bit, a little" but here it means "... Read more

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On March 30 at 1:31 AM by lujiaojie

mudphud: Miss, could I have some chopsticks? 小姐/服务员， 有筷子吗？ Xiǎojie / Fúwùyuán, yǒu kuàizi ma? How many? 要几双？ Y&agrav... Read more

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Posted on: 普通人的慈善
On March 30 at 1:25 AM by pearltowerpete

Hi kuaihaizi 笔 is a measure word for sums of money. So in this case, a good translation of 只有排场大，有明星、名人，大笔捐款的才叫慈善 would be something like "Only... Read more

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On March 30 at 1:23 AM by changye

Hi thenorthface Does the word 山东棒子 connote derogatorily too? Incidentally, I hear that there are a lot of 山东人 living in 大连 (da4lian2)/辽宁省 (liao2nin... Read more

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On March 30 at 1:23 AM by lujiaojie

aeriph : You cay say: “我筷子用得不对。”or “我用筷子用得不对。” Read more

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On March 30 at 1:22 AM by pearltowerpete

Hi alexyzye Qing Wen lessons are designed to focus on fairly narrow distinctions. This one was supposed to illustrate the correct usage of the v... Read more

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Posted on: Zombies!
On March 30 at 1:19 AM by pchenery

I think that the Audio Review is truncated. It stops right after "Now, try these words in context"...   Read more

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On March 30 at 12:42 AM by thenorthface

@changye your words about "棒子" maybe through Internet, But in China, Someone also calls Shandong(a province of China) people "山东棒子". Maybe som... Read more