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Posted on: Soaking in Hot Springs
April 15, 2016 at 2:19 AMThis question comes up a lot and actually, when I googled it, our own website came up as the top hit. You can read the thread here.
1.The traditional notes are generated from the simplified ones, so the generation of 裏 is based on what the system has decided.
2.both have identical meaning, stroke number and radicals. Constance just told me that they both contain the clothes radical, but one is on the side (裡) and one is split on top and on bottom (裏) （the 里 is inside the clothes).
3.裏 is the older character, but I would say 裡 is much more common in textbooks and online these days.
4.the original meaning of 裏 was clothing worn on the inside.
Posted on: I'd Like an Americano Please
April 15, 2016 at 2:00 AMYeah and 這邊用/这边用/zhè biān yòng
Posted on: "Traffic Light Monkey" Mascot
April 14, 2016 at 4:56 AMOK I have fixed the notes and audio. They should all match up now.
Posted on: I'd Like an Americano Please
April 14, 2016 at 4:51 AMCheck these page for other Starbucks coffee names:
TW: http://www.starbucks.com.tw/products/beverages/drinks_products.jspx?cat=beverages
CN: https://www.starbucks.com.cn/cn/menu/beverages
Posted on: I'd Like an Americano Please
April 14, 2016 at 4:46 AMIn McDonalds (and elsewhere) I hear both 外带wàidài (outside take) and 带走dàizǒu (take away).
Posted on: Who Are You Voting For?
April 12, 2016 at 8:20 AMIt's a bit hidden granted. Maybe we can improve it's location.
Posted on: Who Are You Voting For?
April 12, 2016 at 1:17 AMApologies. Sometimes lesson comments can get missed. Did you submit the mistake using the Report mistake function as well? If you did, I apologize, If not, that's the best way to alert me. It's fixed now. Thanks
Posted on: Booking a Hair Appointment
March 31, 2016 at 5:57 AM哈哈
Posted on: Nope, You Cannot!
March 31, 2016 at 1:59 AMThanks for your interest, and we're glad you liked the video format. At the moment we're mainly focussing on Elementary lessons and Qing Wen lessons when it comes to video. A while back, ChinesePod decided to stop making Newbie lessons since there is only a finite amount of language that can be taught at this level (for more about this, check out 1:52 onwards of this show where John Pasden explains).
We usually recommend listening to 50 newbie shows before graduating up a level. I think you can start earlier than this, by mixing in some elementary lessons into the mix.
Also, since you're a newbie, we recommend you check out the Say it Right series of videos to get you started on the right path to pronunciation and don't make bad habits.
This is not to say we won't make Newbie videos going forward, but at present we are focusing on Elementary.
Posted on: "Traffic Light Monkey" Mascot
April 15, 2016 at 10:55 AMThanks for the feedback. The notes have been updated as well as the comma. The final sentence was "off script" so does not need to be added to the notes. They were just having fun. Hopefully these updates are all correct now.