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Posted on: Nothing More Than Only and Just

There is also another word " 仅” （ just)
eg: 我们班仅有2人得奖（in our class there are only 2 persons received awards)

Posted on: What does 厉害 (lìhai) mean, anyway?

Dialogue Recap:

我们今天谈论的词汇是 “厉害” (today we are going to talk about the word "厉害“有的时候是好的意思，有的时候是不好的意思（sometimes it has good meanings while sometimes it has bad meanings.)我有一个朋友他的老婆很厉害（i have a friend, his wife is very bossy)女强人（ a successful woman)我还有一个朋友他的老婆很厉害，因为他的老婆是一家大公司的老板（i have another friend, his wife is very successful, it is because she is the boss of a big company )那个服务员很厉害，脾气很不好（that waitress is very mean, she has a bad temper.)我知道clay很厉害，因为他棒球打得很好（i know clay is great, it is because he is good at baseball.）我的牙齿疼的很厉害（my teeth hurt intensely)飞机摇的很厉害（the airplane is shaking very badly)他们很厉害中文很好（they are awesome, it is because their Chinese are very good)

Posted on: Comparing 'Finally' Using 终于、总算、毕竟

I feel “终于” is more formal than "总算”。 in other words “总算” is more used in spoken Chinese. 

Posted on: One Visit After Another

thanks for this interesting lesson, there is also another word " 登门拜访” （go to visit someone at his home)

Posted on: Petty Chicken Idioms

generally, “鸡” means something bad in Chinese, sometimes it refers to prostitute

Posted on: “丧”文化──你看起来很丧

“乐观派”: Optimist.  you can also say  "乐天派"   

Posted on: 66 Enjoyable Characters with Joy #8

I like joy's enjoyable character lessons so much, it's always so fun and so interesting to watch her explanations for each character. 

Posted on: Chinese proverbs: Every experience is a lesson

You can also say "吃一堑长一智” (learn from mistakes)  it has the same meaning as "不经一事，不长一智”

Posted on: Mainland & Taiwan Lingo: Transportation

dialogue recap:

地铁 捷运 subway

公交车 公车 bus

出租车 计程车 taxi 

打的 take taxi 

左拐/右拐 turn left/ turn right

小拐/大拐 small turn/big turn

自行车 脚踏车 bicycle 

摩托车 机车 motorcycle

Posted on: Describing Fear

There is also another word: “吓人”(scary)

eg: 这部鬼片太吓人了（this horror movie is so scary!)