User Comments - amber
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Posted on: Tool Delivery
August 1, 2008 at 5:50 AMagentchuck,
内四角螺丝刀 (Nèi sìjiǎo luósīdāo) Robertson head screwdriver
weibwo,
水平仪 (Shuǐpíngyí) spirit level
激光水准仪 (Jīguāng shuǐzhǔnyí) laser level
Posted on: Fighting over the Bill
August 1, 2008 at 4:03 AMhi shenhe,
Yes, that would be correct to say!
Posted on: What's Your Name?
August 1, 2008 at 3:52 AMhi Lantian,
Could it be:
怎么称呼?
Zěnme chēnghu?
What do I call you; how do I address you?
Posted on: Tool Delivery
July 31, 2008 at 7:01 AMhi jillybterp,
榔头 (lángtou) is also a hammer, but bigger than a 锤子 (chuízi)
Posted on: Tool Delivery
July 31, 2008 at 5:36 AMhi misterjess,
Table saw: 台锯 (táijù)
Band saw: 带锯 (dàijù)
Framing square: 木工角尺 (mùgōng jiǎochǐ)
Crowbar: 铁撬 (tiěqiào)
Posted on: Tool Delivery
July 31, 2008 at 5:10 AMhi stillop,
Creative freedom is:
创造的自由
Chuàngzào de zìyóu
Posted on: Getting a Phone Number
July 30, 2008 at 4:30 AMhi johns,
'1' is also pronounced '幺' (yāo) when giving addresses and room numbers.
Just a side note--it's often written as the regular 一 (yī), but when read orally pronounced as (yāo)
Posted on: Fortunate Cookies
July 28, 2008 at 9:32 AMhi xiaohu,
The most common term around here is 饭店 (fàndiàn).
Posted on: When is the meeting?
July 28, 2008 at 2:10 AMhi drsami,
The supplementary vocab audio is here.
Posted on: Tool Delivery
August 1, 2008 at 5:56 AMuser14047,
把 (bǎ) is a general measure word for all tools. For long tools, you can also use 根 (gēn)