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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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 Will hotmail.com 
2009-02-02 / 02:30AM

Fala Benny, como faço pra aprender Mandarim, estou indo pra China em 2 meses.. help me please!!!
Abraço…

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 effhashemm youtube.com 
2009-02-02 / 11:07AM

hello Benny, gong xi fa cai!

During Chinese new year, there’s the phrase “long mah jing shen” always being mentioned.

Though sometimes me and my friends would always joke that it means "drago…

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 shaolinnessa youtube.com 
2009-02-02 / 11:10AM

ni hao benny gong xi fa chai.

I was wondering if you could help me with a translation my gong fu shifu has sent me after i wished him what i wished you above and i could not translate it fully….

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 lhseng youtube.com 
2009-02-02 / 11:25AM

you shi hou ren chian mandarin = chinese. Wo jue de bu dui. Mandarin = Hua Yee. Pu xi pu dong huat. Dui ma Benny ?

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 aniltiwari55 youtube.com 
2009-02-02 / 02:06PM

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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 atmanatoh youtube.com 
2009-02-02 / 01:58PM

hey, benny! could you tell me what the characters are for “fei chang”?

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 Takamori1234 youtube.com 
2009-02-02 / 01:53PM

Perfect video! Can you maybe make some with more difficult chinese? I`m learning it for a while now, and I think it`s easy compared to other languages like French or Japanese ( but Japanese is also…

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hunza

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 hunzai gmail.com 
2009-02-02 / 06:21AM

i can’t arrange words xie xie

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2007-11-28 / 07:12PM
Chinese Mandarin Learning : Hope All Goes Well   Learn

Abstract : Being able to say the right thing at the right time, is often the details that we miss in language learning! Now today, find out some basic but meaningful phrases to button any occasion!

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2007-11-28 / 07:16PM
Chinese Mandarin Learning : Rent A Vehicle - Part 2   Learn

Abstract : When going on holidays, you'll sometimes be confronted with the option of renting a car. Here we'll learn some important words and phrases to make sure you clarify all the small print and details before renting your preferred vehicle.

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lulanke

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 Roland Parijs yahoo.com 
2009-01-30 / 05:27PM

你好‘话’小姐(本霓先生)

下个月我想举行讲座关于语言和语言的字母系统的历史。
所以我一定要讲关于中文和中文汉字。
我学校的名字是“MONDRIAAN“,这是一位很有名的荷兰画家的名字。
我有问你,你们中国人写他的名字这样“蒙德里安“

万事如意

陆蓝克

Dear Miss Word

I am going to give a lecture about l…

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laser2302

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 Lee Kong hotmail.com 
2009-01-30 / 03:37PM

Hi Benny, can you tell me the usage of 一会, 一次 and 一番?

I was reading a sentence and I came across this 一番. Here’s the sentence:

一位戴眼镜的男士还亲自躺在上面感受了一番

Thanks!

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 michelle hotmail.com 
2009-01-30 / 07:06AM

hello :D i was just wondering. Have you seen table tennis players from china? well they are always saying cho after they win one point. what does that mean?
and how do you say “now”
Thank you ur…

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aayoush

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 shrestha aayoush yahoo.com 
2009-01-29 / 07:38PM

how can i improve my chinese listening, i can not understand people speaking chinese at all even basics?

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hunza

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 hunzai gmail.com 
2009-01-28 / 04:05AM

ni hao Benny i m too curious to learn chinese plz help me now i am a bennyian so plz do some thing for me

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laser2302

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 Lee Kong hotmail.com 
2009-01-29 / 02:18PM

Hi Benny, hope you’re having a great time in the spring festival!

I have a question. What does 椅子原来由主椅 means in the following sentence?

另外,性文化节开幕前就被媒体热炒的合欢椅,也成为人气最旺的产品之一。展位摆放了古典型、大班型、休闲型三种类型…

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 majhal yahoo.com 
2009-01-28 / 07:48AM

any reading materials that is easy for me to understand. Coz currently Im working in a company owned by a chinese. Everyday I mingle with them without understanding their language…Help me pls

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2007-11-28 / 07:14PM
Chinese Mandarin Learning : On The Phone And Answering Machine   Learn

Abstract : Ever made a long distance call into or out from China? Sometimes the connection is pretty bad so you need to ask the caller at the other end to either repeat or speak louder, or sometimes even both!

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 Chris yenindustries.com 
2009-01-28 / 01:21AM

Hi Benny, I love your site! I’m heading over to Africa for about 4months and will not have easy access to the internet, but I want to continue learning Mandarin from you. Is it possible to download…

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Emie

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 Emie jack yahoo.com 
2009-01-28 / 02:51AM

Ni Hao …

zaoshang hao Benny

How are you doing ? hope ur alright

i really like your website ..

but i need to ask you something

i would like to learn the pronunciation of the chi…

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 majhal yahoo.com 
2009-01-27 / 11:32AM

pls. send me a reading materials of basic chinese mandarin….thanks

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 majhal yahoo.com 
2009-01-27 / 11:34AM

pls benny send the reading materials at my email…

ms.expensive_love@yahoo.com

xiexie :)

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chinachinaman

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 Kevin yahoo.com 
2009-01-27 / 04:06AM

“Ni Gui Xing” or “Zen me cheng hu ni” which one is more polite in certain situations and to whom should they be used towards?

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laser2302

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 Lee Kong hotmail.com 
2009-01-23 / 02:17PM

Again, Happy 牛 Year! I have a question. Take a look at the following sentence:

日前报道,美国投机金融大鳄索罗斯和“股神拱头铺赝时预言,美元将在近几个月内大跌。

What does 股神拱头铺赝 means in the above sentence?

Thanks!

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 Ben frontiernet.net 
2009-01-25 / 12:24AM

“Happy New Year” is Xin nian kuai le! ???

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danilo

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 Danilo Pia tiscali.it 
2008-11-09 / 06:37PM

My teacher sudgest me this trick, is very hard but I think there are many in chinese language studies: sì shì sì, shí shì shí, shísì shì shísì, sìshí shì sìshí. Could you send us more? I’m really i…

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 lhseng youtube.com 
2009-01-23 / 03:15PM

you shi hou ren chian mandarin = chinese. Wo jue de bu dui. Mandarin = Hua Yee. Pu xi pu dong huat. Dui ma Benny ?

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2007-11-28 / 07:20PM
Chinese Mandarin Learning : Gym Membership   Learn

Abstract : As they say “A Healthy Body, A Healthy Mind!” One of the best ways of strengthening that temple they call our bodies, is to break our procrastination and say “I will join!”. Join Benny and make sure you understand everything about your membership!

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 AngelMalus youtube.com 
2009-01-21 / 12:18PM

Is there any way to get your lessons in MP3 to hear while I drive?

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wujianhao

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 Alissia Jackson mail.com 
2009-01-21 / 10:39AM

Hello, again! I have another question. How do you make something in the past?

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