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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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 michelle hotmail.com 
2009-01-30 / 11:35AM

Really “cho” doesn’t have any real meaning? isn’t like “come on” or something? If it doesn’t have any meaning then it’s really interesting. are you fond of table tennis?

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nickjs

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 nicholas student.monash.edu 
2009-02-11 / 08:42PM

hello benny, may i know how do i say this in chinese:

1) Please do not break off the rope

2) You spread the disease to me

And, if i were to ask a person, “what sickness do u have”, do i sa…

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psychnurse

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 psychnurse carolina.rr.com 
2009-01-25 / 04:29AM

How do you say “Kiss me”

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 young hotmail.com 
2009-02-11 / 10:25AM

누가 너를 기억해요 ?

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baldtunahead

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 nikki.grr yahoo.com 
2009-02-02 / 12:34AM

what does bao bei means?

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hunza

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 hunzai gmail.com 
2009-02-02 / 06:43AM

hi how we can say in which apartment you are living ?

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 1Brockster15 youtube.com 
2009-02-02 / 11:12AM

Is it also OK to ask, “中国的人口有多少人?” or “中国的人口是多大?” I feel uncomfortable asking, “中国有多少人口?” because if 人口 only means “population,” not “person,” then “中国有多少人口?” sounds like, "How many populations doe…

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 greenace8 youtube.com 
2009-02-02 / 11:21AM

hi benny!!! I’m a big fan of your lessons!!! They really make Mandarin easier to understand!!! I’ve also heard “bu guo” being translated to “but” in English. What does it really mean? When do you u…

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Athena

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 Athena hotmail.com 
2009-02-04 / 02:18PM

Hi benny. I have a little confused about the word "刚"and "刚才"。what ’s the difference of them?

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Christy

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 Christy hotmail.com 
2009-02-04 / 05:02PM

ni hao askbenny wo de mingzi Bella :) wo de zhu zai Australia(aodalia?) wo xihuan nide dianshi(is that video/movie?) wo you yanjing de lanse he toufa de kafeise is that the right way around? or is …

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Christy

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 starwarsjediknights youtube.com 
2009-02-04 / 05:04PM

Wo chu sheng zai Ao da li ya ren

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Aada

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 ladyvenice13 youtube.com 
2009-02-04 / 05:10PM

hi benny but what about the number 0? what’s the chinese for zero ?

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Aada

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 aniltiwari55 youtube.com 
2009-02-04 / 05:11PM

Hi Benny this is Anil from India, thanks for replying to my last msg. I keep visiting china for business. The main problem I encounter at hotel and restaurant. Kindly translate the few phrases that…

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hunza

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 hunzai gmail.com 
2009-02-05 / 04:16AM

can u help i would like to learn how to write in chinese

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Aada

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 HungarianVeritas youtube.com 
2009-02-05 / 10:03AM

Hi Ben! I would like to learn Chinese. As your experience how much time does it take to reach a useful level?

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Chevere

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 Shelby LaMonica yahoo.com 
2009-02-08 / 07:07AM

Hello. Ummm, how what is the pinyin to say “they are so cute” if i am talkin about more than one male?

谢谢!

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 batlin youtube.com 
2009-02-10 / 11:57AM

It sounded more like you said “对,因为昨天晚上我去酒吧,非常累”? Not sure if the last words were “fei1chang2 lei4” or something else.

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hunza

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 hunzai gmail.com 
2009-02-02 / 06:20AM

what does laopo means and please what should i do i m getting difficult while making sentences because i got confused to arrange the sentences

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 young hotmail.com 
2009-02-11 / 10:16AM

Hi, Batlin!
I very like BOBO, too !
Some day if we have time we go to watch their show together !

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 United777300 youtube.com 
2009-02-10 / 11:55AM

Is it true as I have read it over the internet that when you have two 3rd tones in a row in a sentence the first 3rd tone is changed to a second tone and the 2nd 3rd tone remains the same? Like Ni3…

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 TheWhiteAsian7 youtube.com 
2009-02-10 / 12:05PM

xiexie benny xiansheng, ni shuo zhongwen fai chang hao. hehehe. wo shuo zhongwen yidian. zai jian..

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 batlin youtube.com 
2009-02-10 / 11:59AM

Did she say “我觉的Bobo很漂亮”? Is it 的 or 得 here? I’m not sure exactly when 得 should be used, and they can sound the same.

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dexter

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 dexter gmail.com 
2009-02-10 / 10:26AM

Love this site! Keep up the good work!

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laser2302

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 Lee Kong hotmail.com 
2009-02-09 / 10:49PM

你好Benny!

元宵节快乐!

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dookiegbr

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 纪伯伦 gmail.com 
2009-02-09 / 01:28PM

Hi Benny,

I’m working on a school project about a career of the future, and I’d like to know how to say “career of the future”, and also how to say some of the most common and the newest career…

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nickjs

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 nicholas student.monash.edu 
2009-02-07 / 01:11PM

ni hao benny, how do i say the following sentences:

1) his looks is similar to my brother
2) what is your interest?
3) Since you break the stuff, you need to repay the money
4) Please do not …

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Chevere

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 Shelby LaMonica yahoo.com 
2009-02-09 / 02:02AM

is this correct to say “they are so cute?”

他门很帅

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rokimo

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 rolly jun antisoda yahoo.com 
2009-02-08 / 02:53PM

ni hao!!! wo jiao rolly, im a new member(what’s “i’m a new member” in chinese?)
can you please add a typing chinese practicing link here where in we the members or students could practice writing …

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 rolly jun antisoda yahoo.com 
2009-02-08 / 02:29PM

ni hao ma? wo jiao rolly, wo mei tian xue xi pu tong hua,

in pinyin characters, can you please specify or explain how this characters are built .. to come up as a word. cause i believe each cha…

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