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Posted on: I don't want it!
May 19, 2008 at 2:40 AMhi light487, 要 (yāo/yào) is only pronounced in the first tone when it is combined with other characters to form a word. As in: 要求 (yāoqiú) to demand; to request 要挟 (yāoxié) to coerce 需 (xū) is also most often found in combination with another character. A very common word with 需 (xū) is: 需要 (xūyào) to need
Posted on: 成长的烦恼
May 19, 2008 at 2:34 AMhi maoxian, 合算 (hésuàn) and 划算 (huásuàn) have the same meaning, and can be used interchangeably.
Posted on: I don't want it!
May 19, 2008 at 2:21 AMHi Jung Mar, You can find out more about the relief fund for the earthquake victims here: http://chinesepod.com/earthquake_relief
Posted on: I don't want it!
May 19, 2008 at 2:18 AMhi eamuscatuli, 去你的 (Qù nǐ de） is an expression that means 'go away', but not in the sense of this lesson. It is more an expression you would use in a friendly way when your friends says something that you are refuting, you would jokingly say: 去你的 (Qù nǐ de）
Posted on: I don't want it!
May 19, 2008 at 2:13 AMhi quasifrog, If you use 小姐 (xiǎojie) in combination with a last name, it is OK, as in: 李小姐 (Lǐ xiǎojie). If you are in a restaurant, rather than saying 小姐 (xiǎojie) to call the waitress over, you can say 服务员 (fúwùyuán). In the south, it doesn't have the 'prostitute' connotation so much. But you can try the above for those areas where it does.
Posted on: I don't want it!
May 19, 2008 at 2:09 AMhi almajors, 死也不要 (Sǐ yě bùyào) is not used.
Posted on: I don't want it!
May 19, 2008 at 2:06 AMhi amichal, 有没有 (yǒu méiyǒu) means "to have or not" 要不要 (yào bù yào) means "to want or not" 有吗？(Yǒu ma?) means "do you have it?" 要吗？(Yào ma?) means "do you want it?"
Posted on: Lo and La （咯 & 啦）
May 19, 2008 at 1:40 AMhi wei1xiao4, Yes, the la they are adopting in OK la is the same 啦!
Posted on: Tattoos, TV and the Stock Market
May 19, 2008 at 1:36 AMhi jbradfor, Yes, 鸡 (jī) is a slang term for prostitute here as well!
Posted on: Pushy Insurance Salesman
May 19, 2008 at 2:42 AMhi zacmoose, It depends on the type of insurance you buy. In China, some policies will, at the conclusion of the term, give you back a deposit, if you have made no claims, etc.