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lujiaojie
Posted on: How many people are in your family?
January 19, 2009 at 6:07 AMI am the eldest.
我是最大的。Wǒ shì zuìdà de.
I have two little brothers and two little sisters.
我有两个弟弟和两个妹妹。
Wǒ yǒu liǎngge dìdi hé liǎngge mèimei.
Posted on: What is your job?
January 19, 2009 at 2:19 AMI am from the Philippines.
我来自菲律宾。Wǒ láizì Fēilǜbīn.
I am an English teacher.
我是一个英语老师。Wǒ shì yīge Yīngyǔ lǎoshī.
I teach both children and adults.
我大人和孩子都教。Wǒ dàrén hé háizi dōu jiāo.
Posted on: Choosing a Chinese Name and Safety
January 19, 2009 at 2:07 AMI think 雪莲 is pretty good.
Posted on: Choosing a Chinese Name and Safety
January 19, 2009 at 2:04 AM东毅 dong1yi4 is OK.
People often pick two symbols together to make a name.
Posted on: Introducing Hotels
January 7, 2009 at 9:40 AMYou are right.
Thank you for pointing that out.
It's fixed!
Posted on: Being Vague: 大概 (dàgài), 左右 (zuǒyòu), 上下 (shàngxià)
January 7, 2009 at 2:45 AM- christine30550：
三十来岁 over thirty
Posted on: Don't push that button
January 6, 2009 at 2:50 AMThe "是...的” pattern is generally used to describe things that happened in the past.
It emphasizes the time, place, method, goal, agent, or object of the action
For example:
我是三月来的。
Ｉ came during March (emphasizes time)
我是从美国来的。
I came from America (emphasizes place)
我是坐飞机来的。
I came on an airplane (emphasizes method)
我是来学汉语的。
I came to study Chinese (emphasizes goal)
水果是我买的。
I bought the fruit (emphasizes agent)
这是给你买的。
This was bought for you (emphasizes the object)
These sentences below are not " 是......的”pattern.
The person who is looking for miss Wang is very tall.
Your sentence "zhao3 wang2 tai4tai de ren2 hen3 gao1. "is right.
This sentence can not be built in another way.
If someone asks: 哪辆车是他的？
You can answer: 他的是大的。
If someone asks: 谁的车大？or 你的车大还是他的车大？
You can answer: 他的大。
Posted on: Plants Need Watering
January 20, 2009 at 3:22 AMThis may be better to learn with example sentences, instead of trying to understand the subtle differences between degrees of "happiness."
快乐 means that you feel happy or satisfied
新年快乐！
Xīnnián kuài lè
Happy New Year!
Zhù nǐ shēngrì kuàilè!
高兴 Happy and excited
很高兴认识你。
Hěngāoxìng rènshi ni!
I'm happy to meet you
Yǒu shénme hǎo xiāoxi? nǐ jíntiān zhème gāoxìng!
Tīngshuō tā yào lái, wǒ fēicháng gāoxìng. hé tā zàiyīqǐ hěn kuàilè.