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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.

laser2302

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 Lee Kong hotmail.com 
2009-01-16 / 01:56PM

Hi Benny!

What does 返券 means in the following sentence?

在离苏宁不远的一家大中电器门店中,每台手机返券100元至600元的促销活动也吸引了不少的抢购者。

Thanks!

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laser2302

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 Lee Kong hotmail.com 
2009-01-15 / 03:03PM

Hi Benny!

What does 大关 means in the following sentence:

可拍照手机都跌破了1500元大关

Thanks!

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shenbao

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 Isaac Ll yahoo.es 
2009-01-15 / 03:57PM

As far as I know, you don’t pronounce the tone marks when singing. Does it make it difficult for you to understand a chinese song listened for the first time? It sure might lead into confusion some…

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2007-11-28 / 07:19PM
Chinese Mandarin Learning : Alternative Ways of Expressing Time   Learn

Abstract : Like in English, there are different ways to tell or express the time! Basic terms like “half past” or “quarter to” have their Mandarin equivalent too! Make sure you're never late for an appointment or date and learn these basic time expressions!

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wujianhao

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 Alissia Jackson mail.com 
2009-01-08 / 10:07AM

Ni hao, benny!! I’m sorry haven’t been on in a while, but I am graduating this year and I have been super busy! I have question I kinda asked before. I was just wondering about sentence stucture in…

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 CMY77 youtube.com 
2009-01-14 / 10:36AM

why don’t u write pinyin on the video?..

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 kwicksandz youtube.com 
2009-01-13 / 11:55AM

Nice videos benny! I have a question How would i say When is my next chinese lesson danny

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laser2302

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 Lee Kong hotmail.com 
2009-01-13 / 03:15PM

Hi Benny, what does 三是全球竞争力警讯频传。

Here’s the paragraph:

三是全球竞争力警讯频传。这表现为出口成长相对缓慢,今年来比大陆低近二十五个百分点;民间投资迟滞不前,超额储蓄及外汇存底激增,反映岛内经济失衡造成资源闲置,可能削弱日后经济发展的动力;失业性复苏阴影笼罩,民间消费力量未全然释放;岛内贫富差距不断扩大;财政收支恶化,债台高筑。…

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 rjwd85 youtube.com 
2009-01-13 / 01:35PM

how do you say: I live in China Town

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 nerdyasian youtube.com 
2009-01-13 / 01:34PM

hi benny, i was just wondering, what dialect of mandarin are you teaching? Are you teaching shanghainese or standard mandarin?

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 khaalideeyoopeeyoo youtube.com 
2009-01-13 / 01:30PM

Really it’s a good way that every body can learn this, it’s simply. i meet many Chinese people in my town, it’s really funny sometimes when they’re speaking.. these days i do to speak a lot of the …

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 gmfk12lk youtube.com 
2009-01-13 / 01:26PM

whats harder korean or chinese?

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 Claudia Calisti tiscali.it 
2009-01-12 / 07:43AM

Hi! Benny! MY email is claudia.cal@tiscali.it and I send it to you as requested to have my name in Chinese.
My name complete is CLAUDIA,(Laura ,Alida) CALISTI. Claudia, my name, means lame.(for…

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 warren yahoo.com 
2009-01-11 / 12:55PM

Benny,
You are a great teacher. Can you spell out “symptom” in pin yin? I am listening to your lesson on youtube, and I cannot make out what yiou are saying for "symptom.
thanks!

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nickjs

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 nicholas student.monash.edu 
2009-01-11 / 01:23AM

ni hao benny!

How do i say the following in chinese?

1) You lost my wallet

2) the police shoot down a robber a moment ago

3) she is very busybody

xie xie ni benny. hope u have a gre…

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 Claudia Calisti tiscali.it 
2009-01-10 / 03:05PM

Hi Benny! My name is from Latin (old Italian ’cause I am Italian)and it has a bad meanings : Claudia/o means lame! On the contrary my family name sounds very good: it means very beautiful and came…

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victorhsk

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
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 Victor Hugo 維克多·雨果 hotmail.com 
2009-01-10 / 02:43PM

嘿Benny!

Whats the function of the 儿 in some words? When can i contract it with the word like in 点儿 – diar-, 哪儿- nar-?

When are u going to put the new micro classes in the maps??

谢谢,再见!

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 David 'GuruConnector' Hall yahoo.com 
2009-01-10 / 01:42PM

Hi Benny!

Great site! Do you have a group yet on Facebook! Feel free to connect with me there, or anyone else reading this that is interested in China. I will be moving there next month for th…

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Shakamuni

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
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 Shakamuni yahoo.com 
2009-01-10 / 06:22AM

你好,本霓!

What’s the difference between:

我学习化学。
我学化学。

I’ve read in my textbook that 学 is a noun and 学习 is a verb, but I also have seen only 学 used as a verb…
Could it be so?

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 steve tongchu.com.cn 
2009-01-09 / 08:07PM

Hi Benny,

My friends keep asking me if i like kou3 jiao1. what does this mean?

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micah

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
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 micahw hotmail.com 
2009-01-08 / 09:45PM

hello benny, how do i say ‘he is sweating’ in mandarin?

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ceeje

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 Carl Jetter chinaconnections.com.au 
2009-01-08 / 05:03PM

What means my friend

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 HappyEclipse youtube.com 
2009-01-07 / 06:45PM

你好benny 你好吗 i like your videos and watch them and my question is: how can i write “i think you are very beautiful” in chinese?

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chinachinaman

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 Kevin yahoo.com 
2009-01-07 / 08:03AM

how would i say “keep the change” like when paying the check?

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 DirEnGay youtube.com 
2009-01-07 / 06:44PM

I’m currently learning Mandarin, Korean and Japanese. My Japanese is at an intermediate level but my Mandarin and Korean is still very basic. I only know a couple of phrases (can’t write accents on…

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 amarjeet gmail.com 
2009-01-07 / 04:15PM

ni how benny..

how to say in chinese “have a good day”

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micah

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
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 micahw hotmail.com 
2009-01-07 / 12:36AM

hello benny

I mean is to ‘lodge a police report/ to report someone to police’

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micah

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 micahw hotmail.com 
2009-01-06 / 06:30PM

nin hao benny,

how do i say make police report in chinese?

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 3dgatw youtube.com 
2009-01-06 / 11:01AM

nin hao benny…. after that message you sent back i started thinking about what i need to improve in in chinese learning and one thing that might help me is if you just send me some pointers on li…

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 Aoina376 youtube.com 
2009-01-06 / 10:43AM

我可以说"你喜欢买东西"? what is the difference between 买东西和购物?

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