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Posted on: One Egg Tart, Please
June 2, 2020 at 9:01 AMThanks for the feedback. I am glad that you find this lesson helpful.
Posted on: One Egg Tart, Please
June 2, 2020 at 9:01 AMI think it is not that common anymore nowadays.
Posted on: Animal Proverbs: Become a pig to catch a tiger
June 2, 2020 at 9:00 AMHi, thanks for your feedback. I apologise for any discomfort you felt when hearing the example sentences we mentioned. In our future videos, I ensure that these contents will be filtered and we will give more neutral examples to improve the quality of lessons. Thanks again for this feedback.
Posted on: Character Mind Map: 出 out
May 29, 2020 at 4:31 AMThanks for the positive comment. I think this is what ChinesePod is trying to aim for, finding a different way to make learning Mandarin a journey that everyone is welcomed to join. I am very glad that you find this lesson useful.
Posted on: Character Mind Map: 出 out
May 29, 2020 at 4:29 AMI would say that the character is easy to recognise as well. There are other character mind map lessons, go check it out!!
Posted on: How to Use Chopsticks
May 29, 2020 at 4:26 AMThe lesson is not on youtube at the moment, but we do have another lesson about chopsticks. Check it out!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpc6lEl61LE
Posted on: Coffee Break Series - 5 Ways to Say I’m Sorry
May 26, 2020 at 6:36 AM失礼 literally means to lose manner. When it is placed in a sentence, it means sorry for being rude. Usually we put it at the end of the sentence, and by repeating it twice, it indicates that you are very apologetic in this case.
Posted on: Continued Tone Change Series #1 - Studying for an Exam
May 26, 2020 at 6:31 AMWhen the second word is the fourth tone, the first 一 becomes the second tone. For example, you mentioned 一页ye4 一样yang4 一块kuai4. Check out this lesson https://www.chinesepod.com/lesson/tone-change-series-2-%E4%B8%80-yi and this lesson https://www.chinesepod.com/lesson/tone-change-rule-yi-%E4%B8%80 for more information on tone change of the character "一".
Posted on: Animal Proverbs: Become a pig to catch a tiger
May 25, 2020 at 7:17 AMHi, can you please point out where this is?
Posted on: Animal Proverbs: Can't get both fish and a bear's paw
June 2, 2020 at 9:11 AM不是...就是... is the structure expressing the only two possibilities that are happening. For example, 他整天不实在打游戏就是在睡觉。He is either playing games or sleeping the whole day. 他们约会的时候，不是去电影院就是去咖啡厅。When they go on a date, if it is not to a movie theatre then it is to a coffee shop.
不是...而是... is an easier structure expressing "but/rather". For example, 他不是中国人，而是日本人。He is not a Chinese, but a Japanese.
Please let me know if you have any other questions.