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Posted on: Don't Litter
January 28, 2008 at 8:52 AM

nihaomeg, Go to this link to see a series of sentences that use 会 (hui4) . You can also click on them all to hear the example too. http://labs.chinesepod.com/index.php?q=node%2F4&search=%E4%BC%9A&x=23&y=11

Posted on: Don't Litter
January 28, 2008 at 8:37 AM

sweetwatermelon9, Correct, they do say lājī for garbage on the mainland and lèsè in Taiwan. Lājī is the official Mandarin pronunciation, yet in Taiwan in changed.due to the influence of the local language.

Posted on: Evading Nosy Questions
January 28, 2008 at 7:42 AM

paulc In your first two example sentences, you cannot substitute out 没 (mei2) with 不 （bu）。 And you also cannot use 没 (mei2) to replace 不 （bu） in the 不怎么样 (bu4 zen3me5yang4) sentence.. The reason why is because in these two sentences, 没多少 (mei2 duo1shao3) 没多大 (mei2 duo1da4) The 有 (you3) is implied. Therefore you can actually say; 没有多少 (mei2 you3 duo1shao3) 没有多大 (mei2 you3 duo1da4) Also, the sentence 不怎么样 (bù zěnmeyàng) is old Chinese meaning ordinary or so-so, and it is just said in this manner. -clay

Posted on: Group Photo
January 28, 2008 at 4:42 AM

evelyne, Ha! I know, everyone it seems does this in China. After talking with Connie and JiaoJie, they claimed there is no particular reason why they do it. They just think it is cute.

Posted on: Group Photo
January 28, 2008 at 4:38 AM

soulman2001au, Yes, your are correct. The pronunciation for 风 (wind) is fēng.

Posted on: Diving
January 28, 2008 at 4:10 AM

nicolas, Yes, the 了 does express a change in situation. -clay

Posted on: Which friend?
January 28, 2008 at 4:07 AM

The PDF's are back...

Posted on: Make-up
January 28, 2008 at 4:04 AM

Pdf's back in business....

Posted on: Business Style
January 28, 2008 at 4:00 AM

simonparvi, could you be a little more specific in regard to what exactly you are having trouble with? look forward to hearing from you, clay

Posted on: Scams and Bus Culture
January 28, 2008 at 1:00 AM

That is craziness. I personally haven't been approach for tea by any of the locals, but it obviously happens here in Shanghai. I first heard about it when Bazza was here visiting. Until then, I had never heard of such a thing.