User Comments - lujiaojie
lujiaojie
Posted on: Giving 给 Another Look
October 11, 2009 at 3:18 AMchristine30550:
You're right.
There is another 给，which is like 被 (passive).
冰淇淋给孩子吃掉了！
(bing1 qi2 lin2 gei3 hai2zi chi1 diao4 le)
is great for "The kids ate up all the ice cream!"
Posted on: Giving 给 Another Look
October 11, 2009 at 3:12 AMbweedin:
I cooked this for you
可以说：这是给你做的（饭）。
Posted on: Dare to Use 敢
October 11, 2009 at 3:05 AMli4wei3 :
你写得很好！
3）今天下很多雪，我不敢开车。这句应该加个“了”，说：今天下了很多雪，我不敢开车。
Posted on: Baby Talk: Be good!
September 25, 2009 at 3:03 AMjingdezhen:
As a verb, 小心 (xiaoxin) and 当心(dangxin) are interchangeable. For example:
小心车！ 当心车！
xiǎochē chē! Dāngxīn chē!
Look out for the cars.
小心 (xiaoxin) aslo can be an adj. For example:
他做事很小心。
Tā zuòshì hěn xiǎoxīn.
He's very careful.
Posted on: Tone Change Rule: Yi '一'
September 16, 2009 at 2:24 AMmudphud:
一个人 should be yí gè rén.
wjefferys is right."Even if you pronounce 'ge' in neutral tone, it's really fourth and that will carry through."
Posted on: Assembling IKEA Furniture
September 15, 2009 at 7:56 AMdurfence, misterjess:
"I can build that stuff in my sleep"?
Yes, you can say:
我闭着眼睛都能装好这些东西。
wǒ bìzhe yǎnjīng dōu néng zhuānghǎo zhèxiē dōngxi.
Posted on: Giving 给 Another Look
October 11, 2009 at 3:22 AMlight487:
It should be: 快点儿给我回来。