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Posted on: Doing the math with 算 (suàn)
June 13, 2010 at 6:21 AMIn the Lesson Transcript PDF, the title is given only as a single character ("suan4"), rather than the full title "Doing the Math with suan4".
Posted on: Winter Wonderland
December 7, 2009 at 12:16 AMThe new G1 app is awesome. Thanks!
I've been using the flash cards app on the G1 since it came out. The main problem I have is that the buttons, like "next", are so tiny and narrow that it is easy to hit the wrong spot accidentally and not realize it. Also, be sure not to double-click when you mean to single-click. Maybe this will help somebody.
Posted on: Delegating Tasks
June 6, 2009 at 4:57 PMWith reference to an earlier comment: I use Chinese Pod primarily orally, so I do appreciate it when the recorded lessons are self-contained, with comments about the tones, word meanings, etc. I study somewhat unsystematically and don't take the lessons in order, so it doesn't bother me to hear reminders about old stuff, either.
That's just the way I use it -- everyone's learning style is different.
Posted on: Hungry Traveler: Shanghai
June 28, 2010 at 1:58 AMJust discovered a restaurant near where I live in Seattle that serves xiǎolóngbāo. They're advertised in the window, though not listed on the menu. As shown the the poster, they were served in a steamer on a bed of cabbage. I cheated a poked a hole in each before putting in my mouth.