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Posted on: Bad Service Restaurant
January 9, 2008 at 9:45 AMStay tuned for an upcoming lesson on the also famous "Toxic Fumes Restaurant" and "Filthy Delicious Restaurant" from ChinesePod neighborhood food joint fame.
Posted on: Bad Service Restaurant
January 9, 2008 at 7:29 AMIt's an experience not to be missed. Any interested cpoddies can include a trip to the BSR as part of their tour of the ChinesePod factory. It's truly a legend (in our minds, at least). If you're lucky, JP of SpanishPod will even do his 500 decibel 'fuwuyuanr' yell for your entertainment.
Posted on: The Double 了 (le) phenomenon
January 9, 2008 at 7:25 AMhi MaYue, The Grammar Guide is still in the works and will be out at some point in the not too distant future!
Posted on: Bad Service Restaurant
January 9, 2008 at 7:21 AMhi alexyzye, You can also use 对 (duì) here, but the tone of 冲着 (chōngzhe) is stronger, more intense. Very suitable for someone sneezing into one's food.
Posted on: Describing Athletes
January 8, 2008 at 10:05 AMhi heruilin, 身材 (shēncái) means figure, physique. 条件 (tiáojiàn) can include someone's physique, but is more referring to the qualifications a person has, or how a person meets certain conditions, i.e. 他是个很有条件的长跑运动员。 Tā shì ge hěn yǒu tiáojiàn de chángpǎo yùndòngyuán. and that would be because: 他腿很长、可以跑很长时间等等 tā tuǐ hěn cháng, kěyǐ pǎo hěn cháng shíjiān děngdeng，
Posted on: Negating Verbs: When to Use 没有 (méiyǒu), When to Use 不 (bù)
January 8, 2008 at 9:36 AMhi arthas86, Maybe you could just rework it a little, and say: 他又懒又没礼貌，所以我觉得他很没用。 Tā yòu lǎn yòu méi lǐmào, suǒyǐ wǒ juéde tā hěn méiyòng.
Posted on: Preparing for the Heat
January 8, 2008 at 9:35 AMhi scotts23, 遮阳帽 (zhēyángmào) is the welder mask thingy for blocking the sun 自行车披肩 (zìxíngchē pījiān) is the sorta cape thing they wear that has the sleeves, to block the sun. 袖套 (xiùtào) are the ones that the ladies just pull up like gloves to cover their arms. The measure word for fan is: 一把扇子 (Yī bǎ shànzi )
Posted on: Using Verbs 不出来 , 得出来
January 8, 2008 at 8:23 AMHi PaulC, Here are a few of those in Chinese: 可能补语 (Kěnéng bǔyǔ) Potential complements 结果补语 (Jiéguǒ bǔyǔ) Resultative complements 程度补语 (Chéngdù bǔyǔ) Complements of degree 数量补语 (Shùliàng bǔyǔ) Complement of quantity 状态补语 (Zhuàngtài bǔyǔ) Complement of state 趋向补语 (Qūxiàng bǔyǔ) Directional complement
Posted on: Using Verbs 不出来 , 得出来
January 8, 2008 at 5:42 AMhi without, The V + 得出来 (verb + de chūlai) structure already implied the 'ability' to perform/carry out the action. So you can use 能 (néng) in combination, or not. The meaning is basically the same.
Posted on: After You
January 10, 2008 at 2:05 AMhi darylk, Actually it is the 不 (bù) that changes to second tone when in front of another word that is fourth tone. However, in the written pinyin it is always kept as its original tone. It's only in the spoken Chinese that the tone changes. So, written 不用 'bùyòng' but pronounced: 'búyòng'