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Posted on: Behind the Scenes at the Beauty Pageant
February 20, 2008 at 9:22 AMhi jhmulk, 内 (nèi) is more formal. It can be attached to the end of monosyllable nouns, as in 校内 (xiàonèi)， 国内 (guónèi) Fixed expressions using 里 (lǐ) and 内 (nèi): 里面 (lǐmiàn, 里边 (lǐbian) both mean 'inside, interior' 内部 (nèibù) also means 'inside, interior'
Posted on: Little Friends
February 20, 2008 at 3:03 AMhi galco17, You can use 小朋友 (xiǎopéngyou) if you are directly addressing a child. 小孩子 (xiǎoháizi) is used as a noun to mean 'child'.
Posted on: Choosing a Chinese Name and Safety
February 20, 2008 at 2:57 AMhi frank, Jiaojie helped you to choose a few: 付云龙 (Fù Yúnlóng) 付云波 (Fù Yúnbō) 付帅 (Fù Shuài) 付强 (Fù Qiáng) 付亮 (Fù Liàng) All of them are very natural Chinese names. Your choice!
Posted on: Behind the Scenes at the Beauty Pageant
February 20, 2008 at 2:45 AMhi garry, 等着瞧 (děngzhe qiáo) is a common expression in China. Correcting the English error now, thanks for pointing that out.
Posted on: Exchanging Money
February 20, 2008 at 2:33 AMhi galco17, For amounts from 1 to 9, one uses 几 (jǐ). For amounts from 10 and up, one uses 多少 (duōshao).
Posted on: Vegetarian Eating
February 20, 2008 at 2:30 AMhi galco17, It just means 'I have eggs' as it says in the translation.
Posted on: Hot Soup
February 20, 2008 at 2:24 AMuser14047, to say trendy, popular you can use: 热/ 热门, 流行, 红 (rè / rèmén, liúxíng, hóng) To say the 电磁炉 (diàncílú) (electric stove) or 煤气灶 (méiqìzào) gas cooker is hot, you would use 烫 (tàng). if the car is hot to the touch, you would say 烫 (tàng). If it is hot inside the car, you would use 热 (rè).
Posted on: Hot Soup
February 20, 2008 at 2:09 AMhi chris1, That was hot soup. 那个汤很烫。(Nàge tāng hěn tàng.)
Posted on: Chinese Celebrity: Bruce Lee
February 20, 2008 at 2:01 AMhi xiaohu, There's quite a few different 当's: 1) 当(dāng) 我们应当告诉他。(Wǒmen yīngdāng gàosu tā.) We should tell him. 我当然想去。(Wǒ dāngrán xiǎng qù.) Of course I would like to go. 我在chinesepod当翻译. (Wǒ zài ChinesePod dāng fānyì.) I am in charge of translation at ChinesePod. (meaning 'should', 'of course', or 'take charge of') 2) 当 (dàng) 合适；作为；认为 我把他弟弟当成他了。(Wǒ bǎ tā dìdi dàngchéng tā le.) I mistook him for his younger brother. 不要把我当客人。(Bùyào bǎ wǒ dāng kèren.) Don't treat me like a guest. (meaning 'to consider as' 'to treat as' or 'suitable, proper') 3) 当 (dāng) 当时 (dāngshí) at the time 当年 (dāngnián) during those years (used when talking about a past event in general time terms) 4) 当 (dàng): 当时 (dàngshí) at that very moment 当年 (dàngnián) the same year; that very year (used to point out the specific time something happened)
Posted on: You talking about me?
February 22, 2008 at 2:21 AMhi brooke, There are a couple ways you can say those sentences: 我跟爸爸说了那次吵架。 Wǒ gēn bàba shuō le nàcì chǎojià. 那次吵架我告诉爸爸了。 Nàcì chǎojià wǒ gàosu bàba le. 那本书你丢了，你跟妈妈说了吗？ Nà běn shū nǐ diū le, nǐ gēn māma shuō le ma？ 那本书你丢了，你告诉妈妈了吗？ Nà běn shū nǐ diū le, nǐ gàosu māma le ma？