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Have you ever come across "Difference between ...... and ...... in Mandarin Chinese." "How to say ...... in Mandarin Chinese" "What does ...... mean in Chinese?" Whether it's asking a question or answering the other, this is the place to share your Mandarin Chinese knowledge together.

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 young hotmail.com 
2009-02-18 / 02:43PM

내일 날씨가 종은데 등산 갈까요 ?

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 young hotmail.com 
2009-02-18 / 02:39PM

나는 내일 집에 있을 것입니다.

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 young hotmail.com 
2009-02-18 / 12:30PM

오늘 누구와 같이 점심을 먹습니까 ?

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chinachinaman

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 Kevin Chaput yahoo.com 
2009-02-12 / 02:49AM

Benny,
Ma fan zen me shuo "tradtional Chinese?
Simplified is “jian ti zhong wen” dui ma?

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chinachinaman

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 Kevin yahoo.com 
2009-02-13 / 04:49AM

Benny,
Would “ye xu wo ying gai li kai” be the correct way of saying “maybe i shoud leave”?

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 MrQuELcOm youtube.com 
2009-02-16 / 05:45PM

One question for you Sir Benny, “chao zhong” do the sounds ch and zh sound the same? if not so, how do you produce the sound “ch” they sound just the same to me! xD

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 trambui32 youtube.com 
2009-02-16 / 05:46PM

is mardian and cantonese the same

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chinachinaman

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 Kevin yahoo.com 
2009-02-18 / 03:04AM

would someone please explain the meaning of 听说?

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 crazydaisy08 youtube.com 
2009-02-16 / 05:47PM

When chinese is writen do you use symbols usually or words. Do the words always have the tones on them? How do you type with the tones? Lots of questions… Xie xie for your time! =) -Bex

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 batlin youtube.com 
2009-02-16 / 05:48PM

多少 duo1shao3 acts as an adjective describing 钱 qian2. In Chinese, I think adjectives are kind of like verbs as well (i.e. 大 means big, but you don’t need to say something ‘is’ big – 是 shi4 would be…

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laser2302

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 Lee Kong hotmail.com 
2009-02-18 / 01:43AM

Hi Benny!

What does the following sentence means?
格鲁吉亚是苏联解体后以俄罗斯为代表的转型国家之一

Thanks!

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chinachinaman

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 Kevin yahoo.com 
2009-02-17 / 03:54AM

Benny,
怎么样 & 你好嗎…are both of these equally polite to use when speaking to anyone? how about an adult?

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chinachinaman

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 Kevin yahoo.com 
2009-02-17 / 03:51AM

Benny,
please tell me what the difference is between 收到 & 受到 and when it is appropriate to use each.
xie xie

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 young hotmail.com 
2009-02-16 / 03:26PM

오늘은 아주 바쁩니다.

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 young hotmail.com 
2009-02-16 / 03:23PM

어제 친구와 같이 영화를 보았습니다.

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 young hotmail.com 
2009-02-16 / 03:17PM

hi, Kevin!
“kan dao”he"kan jian" are totally same words, so, can be used in same stiuation

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Double07Lou

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 Luis A. Nunez yahoo.com 
2009-02-13 / 01:47AM

Hi, I came across this sentence…

Sì lù chēzhàn zài nǎr?

My question is what is the meaning of lù in this sentence?

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laser2302

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 Lee Kong hotmail.com 
2009-01-23 / 02:14PM

您好Benny!最近好吗?祝您和您家庭都春节快乐!新年快乐!

您们过春节贴年画,对联,挂灯笼吗?吃饺子或汤圆吗?我听说在北方,人们过年吃饺子,南方人却吃汤圆,是吗?春节的准备怎么样?

我说得对不对,如果我说错了,请给我纠正。清指出我的错误。

谢谢!
李空

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Abstract : Knowing the space of time you are in is always important, especially when it comes to remembering the day, month or year. Find out who easy the system is Chinese for. Do you know today's date in Mandarin?

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 Jeffrey Woellhof hotmail.com 
2009-02-13 / 10:07AM

In taking the tests to get to a black belt, I noticed that the test only tells you your score at the end and whether you passed or failed. My suggestion is that when a person receives a passing gr…

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glitzprincess

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 rhodora palang yahoo.com 
2009-01-31 / 06:30PM

“kong hei fat choi” benny…….wei…wei ni hao??

what is suan tian in mandarin????

xieixie..

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hunza

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 hunzai gmail.com 
2009-02-02 / 05:53AM

i don’t have any Chinese around me what should i do to speak with any one who can speak Chinese

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micah

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 micahw hotmail.com 
2009-01-22 / 09:26PM

Benny, gong xi fa cai :D

well its still too early to say that but i wont be around during the chinese new year as i celebrate it too so i guess it wont hurt to wish u earlier hehe :P

I have t…

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chinachinaman

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 Kevin yahoo.com 
2009-02-13 / 06:58AM

can “ting jian” and “ting dao” be used in the same context or in different situations?

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chickenfriednice

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 Alexis Jackson yahoo.com 
2009-01-30 / 12:39AM

Animals? What do the chinese name them? And how do you use abbriviation?

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wujianhao

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 Alissia Jackson mail.com 
2009-02-04 / 11:48AM

Ni hao,
How would you say "once upon a midnight dreary.’ Because I think I might have the order wrong or didn’t use the right word.
Xie xie ni!!!:)

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 MemphisFlash youtube.com 
2009-02-02 / 01:26PM

Benny, How do you say; " I want to drink Chinese tea ‘and’ Ice water. ",…??? The combination word, ‘and’? Hao, duo xie nin!

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 JOSHDcoolbeans hotmail.com 
2009-02-10 / 12:02PM

yo how do you write in chinese?

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chinachinaman

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 Kevin yahoo.com 
2009-02-12 / 02:46AM

when is it correct to use 再说? does it mean let’s talk later? how would i use it?

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 michelle hotmail.com 
2009-01-29 / 11:29AM

ni hao wo jiao michelle.
i just wanted to ask you how do you ask for an email address in mandarin. xie xie

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