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Posted on: Beauty Pageant: It's a Mess
May 14, 2008 at 3:30 AMhi songyian, "The ending is too sad." 结局太悲伤了 (Jiéjú tài bēishāng le)
Posted on: Beauty Pageant: It's a Mess
May 14, 2008 at 3:28 AMhi darylk, We have a Qing Wen episode on this very topic. It should clear it up for you: Two Iffy Words
Posted on: Welcome to ChinesePod
May 14, 2008 at 2:50 AMhi rutheight, Please go to the home page, then click on the tab "Your Feed". There you can select which podcasts you would like to receive.
Posted on: Beauty Pageant: It's a Mess
May 14, 2008 at 2:48 AMhi bluemoons, Yes, 了(le / liao) is a 多音字 (duōyīnzì), which means a character with more than one possible pronunciation.
Posted on: Saved by the Gong: Geology
May 14, 2008 at 2:45 AMhi LostinAsia, It was a 7.8: 7点八级地震 (7 diǎn bā jí dìzhèn)
Posted on: Tattoos, TV and the Stock Market
May 14, 2008 at 2:38 AMuser26113, Thanks for your added insights! It's great to know the viewpoint of other areas of China towards all the topics we discuss!
Posted on: Lili and Zhang Liang 12: The Breakup
May 14, 2008 at 2:32 AMhi nuevacarpeta, This 就 (jiù) is part of the sentence pattern: 一....就... (yī _____ jiù ________) Which means: As soon as _______ happens, then ________ happens. So in your example sentence: 一看他的样子就知道他心虚了. (Yī kàn tā de yàngzi jiù zhīdao tā xīnxū le.) As soon as I saw his manner I knew he had a guilty conscience.
Posted on: Condoms
May 14, 2008 at 2:29 AMhi chris, Are you on the pill? 你吃避孕药了吗？ (Nǐ chī bìyùnyào le ma?)
Posted on: Condoms
May 14, 2008 at 2:29 AMhi hitokiri, 要几盒？ Yào jǐ hé? How many boxes/packs do you want?
Posted on: Beauty Pageant: It's a Mess
May 14, 2008 at 3:52 AMhi changye, Here are a couple examples to help explain the difference between 继续 (jìxù) and 持续 (chíxù): 我不想继续呆在这里了。 (Wǒ bù xiǎng jìxù dāi zài zhèlǐ le.) I don't want to stay here any longer. 继续 (jìxù) indicates a future continuation of the action, something that will continue on after this moment. 这场雨持续了多久？ (Zhè chǎng yǔ chíxù le duōjiǔ?) How long has it been raining? 持续 (chíxù) indicates an ongoing continuance of the action.