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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.

wujianhao

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
Registered on : 2007-08-23
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Posts : 49
Responses : 30
Comments : 8
 Alissia Jackson mail.com 
2009-01-21 / 02:49AM

Hello, Benn! I have a question about one of the experiences. It was the one about adj. and adv. The sentence for the best teaher in the world after you put shi jie the word shang is placed afterwar…

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Henry

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
Registered on : 2008-03-04
Language : None
Posts : 62
Responses : 24
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 Henry yahoo.com 
2009-01-21 / 12:28AM

What’s the diff. between sheng3 and cun2 in the context of the word “save” . is cun2 only be used for money?

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laser2302

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
Registered on : 2008-08-31
Language : None
Posts : 148
Responses : 113
Comments : 0
 Lee Kong hotmail.com 
2009-01-20 / 03:26PM

Hi Benny, what does 老江湖 (old rivers & lakes) means in the following sentence?

他们锐气勃发、光芒四射,遮盖了“老江湖”

Is it a Chinese idiom?

Thanks!

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Melanie

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
Registered on : 2009-01-20
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Posts : 1
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 Melanie Berry gmail.com 
2009-01-20 / 11:25AM

Hi, can’t make any of the lessons start?

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 lhseng youtube.com 
2009-01-20 / 11:05AM

I am confuse with ths 2 statement: Ni Jue de Zen me yang ? (What do you think ?) with Jin Tian Ni jue de zen me yang ? (How is your day ?). Isn’t it “jue de” means to think ? So it.. ’Jin tian Ni j…

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 april07 youtube.com 
2009-01-20 / 11:19AM

Hi Benny
First of all, I want to say thank you for sharing your mandarin with us.
I find yours are much better than some I search in.
I am Chinese but doesn’t speak well in chinese but always le…

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shenbao

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
Registered on : 2009-01-14
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Posts : 2
Responses : 19
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 Isaac Ll yahoo.es 
2009-01-19 / 11:21PM

你好, 老师!
我有一个问题: Now that I have graded to blue belt (yay!) I can’t see any blue lessons. Is there anything I missed? How can I further improve my mandarin?

THank you very much for your dedication!

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fushen

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
Registered on : 2009-01-19
Language : None
Posts : 2
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Comments : 1
 Lin fushen hotmail.com 
2009-01-19 / 09:53PM

O, wo wan chi, wo te blog xe cai:
http://justmeNus.blogspot.com

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fushen

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
Registered on : 2009-01-19
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Posts : 2
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 Lin fushen hotmail.com 
2009-01-19 / 09:52PM

I just added your site at my blog. I would appreciate if you can teach us Mandarin words about friendship. Example..
I am glad to have you as my friiend.

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 medlinsrednose youtube.com 
2009-01-19 / 05:10PM

thanx man…i really appreciate it…question why do chinese gals like long blonde hair??? ever one i see tells me that…

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 ryuda89 youtube.com 
2009-01-19 / 04:54PM

why do the dashes on top of the “o” in “wo” change? Are there different pronunciations depending on the situation? Such as at 2:34 and 0:32

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 United777300 youtube.com 
2009-01-19 / 05:18PM

Let me know what you think.

Here’s the previous letter:

I am learning chinese through your website. It’s been exciting and challenging. For me some of the hardest sounds to make is nu with tw…

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Experience
Learning Type : Experience
Learning Level : Chinese Mandarin Level
Rating : rating
Bookmarks : 14
2007-11-28 / 07:20PM
Chinese Mandarin Learning : At The Post Office   Learn

Abstract : Post offices can be a real challenge, so that's why we're going to tackle it straight on! Check out this experience and let's get confident in sending those parcels back home!

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 templje youtube.com 
2009-01-19 / 04:52PM

Thank you again. I am going throu all of your videos now! I think english speakers struggle a LOT with pronunciation and accent. I would like to see a video of you explaining how many sounds are pr…

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Comic
Learning Type : Comic
Learning Level : Chinese Mandarin Level
Rating : rating
Bookmarks : 9
2007-11-28 / 07:48PM
Chinese Mandarin Learning : Can I Try It On   Learn

Abstract : Everyone likes to try on new clothes, especially when making sure it fits first, before buying it! Learn the ever important words to make sure something fits before purchasing!

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Learning Type : Comic
Learning Level : Chinese Mandarin Level
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2007-11-28 / 07:49PM
Chinese Mandarin Learning : Presidential Suite   Learn

Abstract : For those rare occasions or in our dreams, we may experience the luxury of the Presidential Suite... whenever that day comes, you will be ready to say it in Chinese!

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Pasha

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
Registered on : 2009-01-18
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Posts : 1
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 paul todd googlemail.com 
2009-01-18 / 03:24AM

how do I get started?

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nickjs

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
Registered on : 2008-05-01
Language : None
Posts : 92
Responses : 11
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 nicholas student.monash.edu 
2009-01-17 / 05:00PM

hello benny ,

in my previous post, busybody means that someone who likes gets into other people’s affairs/business.. how do i say “she is very busybody” in chinese?

How do i say the word "sho…

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Experience
Learning Type : Experience
Learning Level : Chinese Mandarin Level
Rating : rating
Bookmarks : 15
2007-11-28 / 07:18PM
Chinese Mandarin Learning : At The Airport - Catching A Flight   Learn

Abstract : Airports are always an exciting place to be in, whether arriving or departing, international or domestic, some phrases will always remain constant! Learn some useful phrases and also some questions that may be asked of you!

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Comic
Learning Type : Comic
Learning Level : Chinese Mandarin Level
Rating : rating
Bookmarks : 9
2007-11-28 / 07:51PM
Chinese Mandarin Learning : Why why why   Learn

Abstract : Learn how to say the ever important words of “Why” and “What”! You will definitely be using these every day!

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chinachinaman

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
Registered on : 2007-07-25
Language : None
Posts : 209
Responses : 78
Comments : 0
 Kevin yahoo.com 
2009-01-17 / 04:30AM

how would you say these “let’s talk” “we’ll talk to you later” “don’t talk to me like that”? i’ve seen different ways of using “talk/speak”
保重

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chinachinaman

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
Registered on : 2007-07-25
Language : None
Posts : 209
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Comments : 0
 Kevin yahoo.com 
2009-01-17 / 04:54AM

没有人要的孩子 does this mean “no one wants a child” or “child wants nobody”? the 要的 in that place kind of confuses me

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gtdedc

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
Registered on : 2009-01-16
Language : None
Posts : 1
Responses : 1
Comments : 0
 Dean Eduard ymail.com 
2009-01-16 / 03:48AM

is it right to say wo xi huan ni?
wo = I
xi juan= like
ni= you

right?

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 medlinsrednose youtube.com 
2009-01-16 / 05:36PM

i am not sure if the comment i posted on your page went through or not but i have a really pretty chinese girl that i would like to ask out in “CHINESE” so how do you say would you like to go out o…

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 6casi8modo9 youtube.com 
2009-01-16 / 04:49PM

It’s just the same, but said with different dialects. I think the southern chinese add the “er” :)

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 lhseng youtube.com 
2009-01-16 / 06:19PM

Benny, what did you say ?.. Yes, yesterday night I went to alcohol bar (chui bar)? (ei tin hen lay)definately tired ?… is that correct ?

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 lhseng youtube.com 
2009-01-16 / 06:10PM

Tai Kang Road is in Shanghai ? hei, tell me more interesting places in Shanghai and Hangzhou. I will be there next month, exactly 30 days from today.

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 way2hunk youtube.com 
2009-01-16 / 06:08PM

Ni hao wo de lao shi Benny! your the best mandarin teacher..i am currently in xiamen now, your lessons are so much fun because i can learn easily. I want to ask if you have an outline of where shou…

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 willdawg840 youtube.com 
2009-01-16 / 05:39PM

English is my native language as well.. I said that Chinese is easier, mainly because the language is more ‘conceptual’ than English. I also did some research for a paper for one of my college clas…

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 sto1ensou1 youtube.com 
2009-01-16 / 05:38PM

gao xing also means happy right? peace out

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