User Comments - YuQinCai

Posted on: Dream Girls

When you say 哪一種(nǎyìzhǒng) very quickly it becomes "něizhǒng", when people say "nǎzhǒng", actually "一" is implied so it doesn't really matter which one to pronounce. They are both correct.

Posted on: What Star Sign Are You?

 12个星座都帮你写在这里  ：）

1. Capricorn摩羯座 mójiézuò, also called 山羊座 shānyángzuò
2. Aquarius 宝瓶座 bǒpíngzuò
3. Pisces     双鱼座 shuāngyúzuò
4. Aries       白羊座 báiyángzuò
5. Taurus     金牛座 jīnniúzuò
6. Gemini    双子座 shuāngzǐzuò
7. Cancer    巨蟹座 jùxièzuò
8. Leo          狮子座 shīzizuò
9. Virgo        处女座 chùnǚzuò
10. Libra         天秤座 tiānpíngzuò
11. Scorpio     天蝎座 tiānxiēzuò
12. Sagittarius 射手座 shèshǒuzuò

Posted on: Two Movie Tickets Please

In its meaning of "by, near" there should be several choices of sides and directions.

For example "你想做靠窗还是靠走道?" "你住靠山还是靠海的房子？"

You could just say "我最喜欢的餐厅在我朋友家旁边" unless the context is discussing "is the restaurant closer to my house or your house?" then you can say "我最喜欢的餐厅比较靠他家"

Posted on: Copy and Paste

Good question! These two patterns have overlap in their usage.

"又...又..." pattern is used to describe two things with same feeling.

"既...又..." puts more emphasis on "both" are true but not necessarily same feeling.

 In this case, "坐地铁又方便又省钱" is a good sentence as well.

 Here is a classic example of "既...又..."

"对婚姻，我既期待又怕受伤害。" (duì hūnyīn, wǒ jì qídài yòu pà shòu  shānghài。)

I'm looking forward to marriage while at the same time, I fear that it can be hurtful.

Posted on: How To Say "Cannot"

起 has many extended meanings and usages.

This 起, as a potential complement, means the potential to afford (to buy something.)

• 他很有钱，他住得起这个房子。tā hěn yǒuqián, tā zhùdeqǐ zhège fángzi.

(He is rich. He can afford to live in this house. )

• 我最近没钱，吃不起这碗牛肉面。wǒ zuìjìn méiqián, chībùqǐ zhèwǎn niúròumiàn

(I'm lack of money lately, I can't afford to eat this beef noodle.)

Posted on: You're Infuriating

可, placed before verb, adj(SV), adv, is to emphasize the degree.

Posted on: What Do You Want To Ask?

Yes, both of the sentences are good to mean the same thing in the context.

• 你现在喝的那杯茶好喝吗？(nǐ xiànzài hē de nà bēi chá hǎo hē ma?) 

This one makes it sound like the person has been drinking many cups of coffee and we are talking about this one he is drinking right at this moment.

• •你的那杯茶好喝吗？(nǐ de nà bēi chá hǎo hē ma?)

This one could mean the tea he is drinking, or the tea made by him, the tea near him...etc.

Posted on: Pinyin Terms

You are right! In the Pinyin system, almost all the finals are vowels except for the nasal sound, ng.

Posted on: Don't Cut The Line

Ya. you can say 过海关, 通过海关"过海关时不能戴帽子" (You can't wear a hat while going through the customs.)“退税商品都要先通过海关” (Tax refund products need to go through the customs inspection.)

Posted on: Asian Rainy Season

The first sentence with "说不停" is the only correct sentence among the three.

保持 is to stay in a particular condition, you can say "保持安静" (bǎo chí ānjìng/keepquiet.)

"继续 Verb" (jìxù) or "一直 Verb"(yìzhí) might be the words you are looking for.Here are some example sentences. "

• 下课了，老师还一直讲课。"“下课了，老师还继续讲课。