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Posted on: Lesson
March 11, 2008 at 7:33 AM

calkins, same thing. you can use them interchangeably.

Posted on: Where are you from?
March 11, 2008 at 7:16 AM

dorrit, Holland: 荷兰 (Hélán) you will see some other characters used, and even a transliteration of Netherlands 尼德兰 (Nídélán) , but Hélán is the standard here in China.

Posted on: Buying Batteries
March 11, 2008 at 7:08 AM

After pulling up a picture of one online, the girls here had never seen one off those odd looking 9v batteries in China. However, if you find a store that has one, you would say: 九V电池 （jiǔ V diànchí） I'm not sure why this makes me laugh, but it does.

Posted on: Buying Batteries
March 11, 2008 at 1:19 AM

This was inspired by my recent experiance trying to buy some double A's for my camera. Ha, no such thing here. So either study this lesson, or bring the dead battery in question to the store with you....

Posted on: #40
March 6, 2008 at 2:35 AM

The winner from last week is... belarusandy The guess was Casino, and the guess was right. Congrads and enjoy the free month of premium access!

Posted on: Stargazing
March 5, 2008 at 7:10 AM

March Visible Planets Morning Twilight...Venus, Jupiter, Neptune (3/3-31), Mercury. Evening Twilight...Mars, Saturn. Conjunction...Venus & Mercury (3/23).

Posted on: Stargazing
March 5, 2008 at 7:08 AM

Connie, if you didn't notice, this took place on a beach...ala Honolulu. Lets just say I know my star charts...

Posted on: My Scooter Won't Start
March 5, 2008 at 4:07 AM

taibeitimes, 灵 （líng） does carry the meaning closer to that of being effective. We went ahead and clarified that on the expansion for you.

Posted on: A Disappointment
March 5, 2008 at 3:00 AM

davidzainiujin， 决心 （juéxīn ） as a noun means determination, and as a v. means to resolve. 下决心 （xiàjuéxīn） as a v.o. means to be determined Here are some examples: 决心 1）n.决心书我已经写好了。 （juéxīn shū wǒ yǐjīng xiě hǎole） 2）v.我决心学好中文。 （wǒ juéxīn xuéhǎo zhōngwén） 下决心： v+o 你下决心嫁给他了？ （nǐ xiàjuéxīn jià gěi tā le） 下决心 和 决心 2）v. 一样。

Posted on: 河莉秀
March 5, 2008 at 2:49 AM

daixiong, 中文播客 （zhōngwén bōkè） ChinesePod 现在不能用汉字。不好意思