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Henry

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
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2008-05-19 / 05:25PM

Hi, how to say ‘i accidentally throw your things’?

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Henry

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2008-05-11 / 02:24PM

how to say “please don’t mention it again?”

is it: Bie2 zai4 ti2 le ba ?

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Henry

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2008-05-08 / 04:22PM

whats the word that means ‘to force oneself’ ? Like for example: Please don’t force yourself.. I remember there is a word for it but couldnt figure it out

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Henry

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2008-05-06 / 10:24PM

for the word ‘can’, if i for example wanna say something like “can you recommend me”, do i use ke3 yi3 or neng2 for the ‘can’ ?

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Henry

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2008-05-03 / 05:23PM

how to say this : i almost finish my school assignment?

is it: wo3 ji1 hu1 zuo4 wan2 wo3 de zuo4 ye4?

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Henry

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2008-04-30 / 11:30PM

Thanks Benny for the reply, but can i use yun3 nuo4 for ‘promise’ instead of bao3 zhang4? and does it apply well to the example sentence?

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Henry

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2008-04-30 / 06:05PM

hi how to say ‘promise’

for example: can u promise me not to smoke anymore? thx

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Henry

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2008-04-27 / 09:35PM

Just a practice:

1) wo3 zuo2 tian1 gang1 da3 qiu2 suo3 yi3 wo3 jin1 tian1 bu2 yao4 da3 (I just played ball yesterday so i dont want to play today)

2) wo3 de kao3 shi4 cheng2 ji1 bi3 ni3 geng4…

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Henry

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2008-04-26 / 11:48PM

Hi benny, dont mind explain how to use ‘zhe’ ? i am confused on when to use ‘zhe’ and when to use ‘zai4’ to indicate doing something..

how to say ‘at the moment?’ for example: at the moment we h…

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Henry

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2008-04-23 / 11:20PM

hi, just a quick question, how to say:
1) I have tried my best
2) It’s not that easy ?

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Henry

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2008-04-20 / 05:19PM

Hi, what is dai1 huir4 and how do i use it?

And what is the diff. between xuan3 and tiao1 ? thank you

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Henry

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2008-04-19 / 02:04PM

hello, i wanna if there is diff between shen2 me/shen2 mo and zen3 me/zen3 yang4?

my friend sometimes use shen2 me sometimes shen2 mo.. so i am confused here :S

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Henry

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2008-04-15 / 08:45PM

Hi, i am curious, why when want to try something, we would say ‘shi4 shi’ instead of just ‘shi4’ ? the same goes for ‘kan4 kan’ , ‘chang2 chang’ etc,…

How to say ‘to put a night/overnight’?

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Henry

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2008-04-14 / 09:14PM

Hi, I have two questions:
1) How to say ‘owe’ and ‘pretend’ ? for example, ‘u still owe me money’ and ‘dont pretend you dont know’

2)for the word bi3, do i have to put geng4 at the back? like f…

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Henry

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2008-04-12 / 11:15PM

ok, i am a little bit confused on the usage of chi2 and wan3..when/how to use one or the other?

btw, for the sentence ’ni3 ke3 yi3 zuo4 wo3 de nv3 peng2 you ma? , what is the function of zuo4 th…

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Henry

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2008-04-11 / 01:43PM

Thank you Jenny for your reply but correct me if i am wring.. i always thought ‘i woke up late’ = wo3 chi2 qi3 shen1 ? thanks again :)

cheers~

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Henry

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2008-04-10 / 01:16PM

hey how to say the following sentences:
1) i woke up late
2) ‘dont mind’ for example, you dont mind i drive faster? xie xie ni

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Henry

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2008-04-08 / 07:21PM

hello, are there any diff between shen2 me/shen mo, zen3 me/zen3 yang, shui2/shei2 and tiao1/xuan3 ? they are all interchangeable right? My friend, for instant keep switching between shen2 me/shen2…

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Henry

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2008-04-06 / 11:33PM

hi, i wanna ask if there is another word for nowadays/recently besides zui4 jin4? just curious on tht..

how do i use zheng4 as in ‘just’? can i say smtg like: wo3 zheng4 chi1 wan2 fan4? (i just …

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Henry

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2008-04-04 / 05:59PM

can give me some examples on how to use the word ‘ci3 shi2’ ? thanks

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Henry

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2008-04-03 / 09:02PM

how to say ‘wash face’ and ‘brush teeth’ in mandarin?

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Henry

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2008-04-02 / 08:42PM

benny/jenny, dont mind explaining on how to use ‘zhe’?. My friend said that it is to show that an action is in progress.. so something like du2 zhe (reading) or xue2 xi2 zhe (studying) ?

How to…

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Henry

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2008-04-01 / 05:01PM

benny/jenny, since ji3 dian3 means ‘what time’..
can i say ‘ji3 shi2’ for ‘when’ instead of shen2 me shi2 hou?

also, is this a correct sentence: wo3 yao4 kan4 ni3 you3 duo1 li4 hai (i want to …

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Henry

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2008-03-31 / 12:01AM

How to say the following sentences:
1) My class hasn’t over/finish yet
Is it: wo3 de ke4 hai2 mei2 wan2?

2) the sky is dark now
Is it: tian1 xian4 zai4 hen3 an4?

3) I am too tired that i a…

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Henry

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2008-03-29 / 03:53PM

how to say ‘lose’ (opposite of win) and ‘draw’ in a competition?

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Henry

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
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2008-03-28 / 12:11PM

If i wanna ask a person’s age, do I use ji3 sui4 or duo1 da4?

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Henry

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2008-03-21 / 03:34PM

Benny, whats the differences between , ming2 bai, dong3 and liao3 jie3? I always confused between them :(

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Henry

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2008-03-25 / 10:30PM

Benny, can you explain how on to use the word nong4? I know it has the meaning of ‘to do’ but my friend (also learning chinese) believes that it can also mean ‘to make’. For example, ni3 nong4 wo3…

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Henry

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2008-03-17 / 12:00AM

if i wanna say ‘the room is very dark’, is it ‘fang2 jian1 hen3 an4’ ?

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Henry

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2008-03-14 / 05:11PM

how do say ‘make’ in mandarin? for instant ‘you make me angry’?

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