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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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 Mikazo654 youtube.com 
2008-10-24 / 10:21AM

That’s “What kind of movie do you like.” :) I just want to know how to say, “What kind of movie is this?” Thanks Benny.

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 Velhobarril youtube.com 
2008-10-24 / 10:26AM

I think I am yr oldest pupil (48yrs). I am an old black and poor teacher, thank to yr capacity……I got also an OLD CHINESE GIRLFRIEND!!!!Thank you, my young master!!!

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 Wunpawng youtube.com 
2008-10-24 / 10:42AM

Thanks for your effort. Can you please subject on politics and economics? Thanks.

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 DeathStar012 youtube.com 
2008-10-24 / 10:50AM

Hey!, Benny!.. :D..
What’s “Your Such A Loser” In Chinese :D..
Ehehehe.. Thanks..

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laser2302

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 Lee Kong hotmail.com 
2008-10-22 / 03:56PM

Do you know a former premier of China 朱鎔基. I read his name somewhere written as 朱(金+容)基. Can you please explain me why do we have to divide 鎔 into 金+容 and write it like this?

I know that 金 and 容…

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marv1050

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 Marvin R. sbcglobal.net 
2008-10-18 / 07:36AM

I want to try to take the test to get my next belt but the pinyin appears jumbled (all mixed) up. What should I do? Thanks for your help.

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nico

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 Nicolas Vanegas hotmail.com 
2008-08-24 / 02:26AM

ni hao again benny hey i need to know in what cases i use “mei” and “bu” by example “wo mei you ka fei” and the other is “wo bu xi huan” well i wait your answer soon ok xiexie zai jian

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 hotsteppa101 youtube.com 
2008-10-06 / 05:00PM

Hi Benny, you have for ‘Whats your name’- “Nǐ jiào shén me míng zì?”. I saw somewhere else “Zen me cheng hu nin?” Whats the difference?

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laser2302

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 Lee Kong hotmail.com 
2008-10-21 / 01:28PM

Hi Benny, what does 极富巴蜀韵味 means in the following:

30分钟后,记者跟着兄妹俩来到琴台路一家名叫“竹叶青”的茶坊前。这里装饰得古色古香,极富巴蜀韵味。

Thanks!

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chinachinaman

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 Kevin yahoo.com 
2008-10-21 / 05:52AM

when is it appropriate to use懂 or 明白?

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 CrypticMusician youtube.com 
2008-10-21 / 06:09PM

On the word “xie xie”, even though one “xie” is a different tone then the other, they’re characters are still exactly the same? Could you explain why that is, Benny?
Thank you. You’re a really gre…

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 beginmaster youtube.com 
2008-10-21 / 06:25PM

您好我的名字马蒂亚斯。我生活在一个小城镇在瑞典,我想转移到中 国在2011年。
Was that right???

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 jk41 youtube.com 
2008-10-22 / 01:11PM

hey benny my name is jesse I was wondering how do you say
( when is the movie due ) is just that I found this chinese video store and i would like to rent a movie and also practice my chinese.

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nico

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 Nicolas Vanegas hotmail.com 
2008-10-22 / 06:44AM

你好 benny 你好吗? hey benny 我需要知道 the exact meaning of zhì pǐn (制品) well i wait your answer ok 谢谢
再见

泥古拉斯

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diego667azul

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 Diego Fernando Mainero hotmail.com 
2008-10-22 / 01:48AM

Hi benny, do you know why i see circles and squares and other symbols whenever i try to do the tests? Is there anything i can do about it? Thanks benny!
By the way! I´m flying to china next year!…

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 DnAntexoAllo youtube.com 
2008-10-21 / 06:07PM

man i’m from Greece and I want to learn chinese(mandarin) in my city we haven’t got
school for chinese and I need some lessons to my home if you want come to my country
:P ], {[]} ][, :P Zaijian

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sandrasweety

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 sandrasweety hotmail.com 
2008-10-20 / 03:00PM

sorry feeling a bit sad i dont know much of this language :S:

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diego667azul

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 Diego Fernando Mainero hotmail.com 
2008-04-21 / 04:47AM

Hi benny! how are you?
My question is: what does one say when someother snisses?

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diego667azul

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 Diego Fernando Mainero hotmail.com 
2008-10-20 / 11:58AM

Hi benny, i really like your job here!!!
Here is the question: I have lernt that you cann´t say bu2 yao4 meaning ¨don´t wont¨using Bu4 xisng3 instead. But what if this is followed by a noun? for i…

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 jk41 youtube.com 
2008-10-20 / 03:25PM

hey benny i was wondering how long would you think it will take to master chinese. if you say 7 months is not enough. I was wondering?

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Anqi

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 Andrea Franco hotmail.com 
2008-10-21 / 02:09AM

What are the uses of “ba”?

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ashleyj722

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 Jon Ashley yahoo.co.uk 
2008-10-21 / 01:05AM

Hey Benny! How is it going? I can’t believe I’m still learning chinese thanks to your website. One question for you. How do I say

play guitar? Is the verb we use 拉 as in 拉小提琴 To play the vi…

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chinachinaman

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 Kevin yahoo.com 
2008-10-21 / 05:50AM

行 can be said as xing & hang..please provide examples of both

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birdfreebird

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 Amin Star hotmail.com 
2008-10-19 / 11:55PM

Benny 先生,您好!
我刚刚注册您的网站。我很喜欢里面的课。 我自学中文一年了。找到您的网站我很高兴,它会帮我很多。
能帮我个忙吗。能告诉我怎么写我的中文简历用中国类型?
感谢您!

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birdfreebird

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 Amin Star hotmail.com 
2008-10-20 / 11:25PM

Hi Benny.. Why I see pinyin as squares in this website?? How to solve this problem

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laser2302

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 Lee Kong hotmail.com 
2008-10-20 / 11:14PM

Hi Benny, this is related to the previous question I asked you about this sentence….强调从战略高度看待和处理两国关系.

You indicated 和 can only be used to mean “and”, however, I think it can also be used to me…

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laser2302

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 Lee Kong hotmail.com 
2008-10-20 / 09:09PM

Do you know a former premier of China 朱鎔基. I read his name somewhere written as 朱(金+容)基. Can you please explain me why do we have to divide 鎔 into 金+容 and write it like this?

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lokmij

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 Robert Almendarez aol.com 
2008-10-20 / 12:36AM

the white belt exam characters don’t display properly, but the rest of the exams do.

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 Mikazo654 youtube.com 
2008-10-20 / 11:43AM

Ni hao Benny!

By “musical” do you mean instrumental? Instrumental is when only instruments play (no vocals). Also a musical is a noun, and means a musical performance, as in "Let’s go see a musi…

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laser2302

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 Lee Kong hotmail.com 
2008-10-20 / 11:41AM

金刚 generally means “King Kong” but what does it mean in 金刚小石 and 金刚小玉. Is it some sort of a title or something because 小石 and 小玉 are names, right?

昨天中午2时许,金刚小石、金刚小玉在母亲带领下,来到本报,一见记者面,兄妹俩便作了番自我介绍:…

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