User Comments - changye

Posted on: Blown Fuse

Hi catherinem

> in pajamas

That's no problem because you're in Shanghai, but I don't know about towels.

Posted on: Blown Fuse

Looks like my apartment building is not an isolated example in China

Posted on: Blown Fuse

In our apartment building, circuit breaker boxes are located not in every compartment, but at public corridors, and anybody can freely open the boxes and turn on/off breakers. As you might know, Chinese society is heavily based on mutual trust....in some ways.

Posted on: Suffix Magic

Hi epdchina

The Chinese word “科学” is not only a noun but also an adjective. For example, you can say “很科学的方法” (scientific method) or “这个方法不科学” (This method is not scientific), where the ”科学“ are adjectives. So, it can be said that “科学性” is made by combining “科学” (adjective) and “性”. Furthermore, the word “科学性” is not an adjective, but a noun, just like other “性” - words such as “可能性” and “偶然性”. You can say “这个方法很有科学性”，but not “这个方法很科学性”.

Posted on: Taxi to the Airport

That's right. It's 北大西门 (bei3da4 xi1men2).

Posted on: Hungry Traveler: Yunnan

Hi bodawei

Just for the record, “云彩” (= 云) means "cloud".

Posted on: Hungry Traveler: Yunnan

我住的城市里到处都能看到过桥米线店的牌子。
In my city, you can see the sign of 过桥米线店 everywhere.

Posted on: Upcoming lessons, lots of Chinese and a "jia you!"

Thanks. That's the best compliment I've recently received !!

Posted on: Upcoming lessons, lots of Chinese and a "jia you!"

I've just voted for Sarah, although I don't know what the voting is for.

Posted on: Working at the United Nations

Hi biyanuren

哎呀，这就是典型的“事实比小说更令人惊奇”！谢谢你提供宝贵的信息。潘基文说的英语听起来那么别扭，这是不是过度受法语发音影响的缘故? 据维基百科（英文版），潘基文除了韩英法语以外还会说德语和日语，一共“会”说五种语言。不管怎样，他大概可以算得上是一个人才，毕竟是联合国秘书长！