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Posted on: Choosing a Chinese Name and Safety
February 5, 2008 at 3:56 AMdarcey, what is your full name in english? -clay
Posted on: The Monks in the Temple on the Mountain
February 5, 2008 at 3:54 AMliguoliang, try again. the PDF is there. -clay
Posted on: Fast Food
February 5, 2008 at 3:51 AMrich, We can all use some more Chinese names for items at McD's. Everyone (but Amber) hits it up from time to time for that western fix.
Posted on: Flags and National Anthems
February 5, 2008 at 3:20 AMjwosmun, thank you for the heads-up.
Posted on: Cold from Biking
February 5, 2008 at 3:02 AMaryeh, you are right, 戴 (dài) is used for accessories like glasses, hats, and gloves, while 穿 (chuān) is to wear the essentials.
Posted on: Buying Train Tickets
February 5, 2008 at 2:55 AMbaillies, we will correct that soon. thank you.
Posted on: All About 所有 (suǒyǒu) and 都 (dōu)
February 5, 2008 at 2:53 AMnickjs, can you be specific on the qiān you speak of?
Posted on: Even you can use the (连...都...) pattern
February 5, 2008 at 2:09 AMEveryone, All my girls left me for the holiday, so bear with me while I try to tackle all your questions. I'm going solo for the next week...
Posted on: The Super Bowl
February 5, 2008 at 2:00 AMWow. best superbowl ever? best clutch drive ever? Best scramble/catch ever? We had a good ChinesePod showing at the BigBamboo yesterday. Us 5 along with another 400 or so crazy fans. At 6:30am, its was nearly standing room only. its was nuts. Im spending the morning catching up on all the interviews and highlights. Im still amazed. powerfuldragon, i look forward to it....
Posted on: Cooking
February 5, 2008 at 7:11 AMdave landis, 简单 （jiǎndān） would be best defined as simple. 容易 (róngyì) is best translated as easy. Just like in english, there are many time where the meaning for "simple" and "easy" overlap, but it is not always the case. ex. 这些面料很容易皱，不太好。 (zhè xiē miàn liào hěn róngyì zhòu) These fabrics wrinkle easily, they're not very good. here, using simple or 简单 （jiǎndān） wouldn't work here.