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laser2302

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 Lee Kong htomail.com 
2008-09-03 / 04:23PM

I was reading some news and I came across this heading:

保险公司称保户有骗保嫌疑 立案能否成拒赔理由

I don’t understand the second part of this heading, i.e. 立案能否成拒赔理由

I know what the words mean individually, b…

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 tolansof youtube.com 
2008-09-02 / 02:00PM

hi benny! i have a question: how do you pronounce the chinese R (initial)? because i heard that it has a unique sound and different from the English r.

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laser2302

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 Lee Kong htomail.com 
2008-09-03 / 12:23PM

I have another question:

该协议的主要内容有:以军将退至1967年第3次中东战争以前的边界

What does 退至 means? I know that 退 means “to cancel” or “quit” and 至 means “to” but don’t know what it means collectively. Does 退至 her…

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laser2302

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 Lee Kong htomail.com 
2008-09-03 / 11:18AM

Hi Benny, Have a look at the following sentence:

以色列总理沙龙则指责《日内瓦协议》“不合法”,并竭力阻止协议的签署。

What does 则指责 means? Also, what is the usage of 则 over here.

Thanks!

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 jissaikun youtube.com 
2008-09-03 / 11:09AM

so can i say “ce suo zai na li?”
or
“yu shi zai na li?”

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 musickingbaby0 youtube.com 
2008-09-03 / 11:01AM

Thank you Benny.
How to say “I love you” and “I love you very much” in Shanghainese?
I’m not want to ask"I like you!"

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Classy26

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 Shia Shia yahoo.com 
2008-09-03 / 06:34AM

Hi Benny,

I am so pleased to join at your land and want to improve my Chinese language, therefore I am really happy to learn from you. I would like to ask you some questions hope you could help …

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 ElinLouisa youtube.com 
2008-09-02 / 01:59PM

do chinese people write in the symbol language or the word way?

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 complicatedgirl004 youtube.com 
2008-09-01 / 03:47PM

Can I also say :

Ni zui jin hai hao ma?

Because I have been using that a lot lately rather than Ni zui jin zen me yang.

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 mysticgeek youtube.com 
2008-09-01 / 03:57PM

Some constructive comments.First DROP the background Music. If you want to be taken seriously(as a teacher) . Second BoBo speaks very quickly. Of course he is speaking normally since he is Chinese …

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 hamaz youtube.com 
2008-09-01 / 03:59PM

Ni hao Benny! Ni ke yi bang wo ma?

In the video, I heard you say “Qing wen…xi shou jian zai na li?” Does “Qing wen” mean please?

Xie xie!

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laser2302

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 Lee Kong htomail.com 
2008-09-02 / 01:37PM

Hi Benny, I have another question to ask. Take a look at the following sentence:

为了庆祝此事,五角大楼不惜重金,花900万美元为这个旅量身订造了新军服:迷彩上装上配有方便口袋,肘部还有护垫,带有粘扣的衣领能阻挡沙尘进入,由此可见,五角大楼对“斯瑞克”可谓是寄予厚望。

Can you explain …

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laser2302

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 Lee Kong htomail.com 
2008-09-02 / 12:42PM

Hi Benny, take a look at the following sentence:

军方希望这种战车有朝一日能取代前不久巴格达闪电战期间隆隆驶过沙漠的装甲车

I don’t understand some words in this sentence. What does 不久巴格达闪电战期间隆隆驶过 means?

“Military hopes that t…

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Henry

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 Henry yahoo.com 
2008-09-01 / 02:31PM

Hello Benny, I have several questions I would like to ask:

1) is ji1 hu1 (几乎) the only word that means ‘almost’? like if i wanna say almost died/finish something, I will say ji1 hu1 si3/zuo4 wan…

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laxmichichra

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 laxmi chichra gmail.com 
2008-09-01 / 12:36PM

one more ques…
The white belt lesson does not teach how to write the characters, right???
How r v supposed to learn that…
will they come in the next level or what

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 jasmine5510 youtube.com 
2008-09-01 / 02:36PM

hi benny— i’ve been learning chinese from your videos and have been commenting. i think you’re a great teacher and you have the best videos/lessons for me to learn mandarin. I know cantonese so it…

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asifteeni

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 Asif zafar hotmail.com 
2008-08-31 / 07:15PM

HI Benny, thanks for your great work,
Please tell me can I get all training video, in CD or DVD, in the form of torrents or by EMS?
if yes, please tell me the procedure.

Thanks
Asif from Nanjing

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 Irjs93 youtube.com 
2008-09-01 / 03:36PM

i owuld love to come to that :( :) Benny, could you do a ‘Household items’ video, eg, Tv, Table, Chair etc. Thanks. Xie Xie

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 jeffcyho youtube.com 
2008-09-01 / 02:41PM

Hi Benny. I like the way you emphasize on the tones. Keep it up.
What’s the difference in using’您看起来’? to ‘您看上去’

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laser2302

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 Lee Kong htomail.com 
2008-08-31 / 01:56PM

Hi Benny, I’m Lee Kong, a newly registered user. I have a question that I would like to ask you. I was reading some Chinese news article and I came across the following sentence:

据称事发地点在营地内的一集装箱…

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Drawsson

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 Johnnatan Valencia hotmail.com 
2008-08-31 / 01:21PM

How could I learn caligraphy? is there a way to practice so I can remember the characters? thanks

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laxmichichra

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 laxmi chichra gmail.com 
2008-08-30 / 01:21PM

hey how i get the lessons.
I have seen what i have to do in the map but how to do it???

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micah

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 micahw hotmail.com 
2008-08-30 / 11:48AM

Benny, is this the way to say “i have tried before”. wo3 you3 shi4 guo?

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 Jane hotmail.com 
2008-08-31 / 03:49PM

Hi Benny, I would like to known one of the lines that you say in Chinese, right at the beginning of the video " Learn Chinese – “Movie Making With Benny 3” ", in minute 0:13 to be specifical. The v…

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 D'orru yandex.ru 
2008-08-30 / 07:23PM

Hi, Benny! Is there in chinese “all the things we do turn for the better”..
(i dunno how i can this exactly in english, in russian it’s “Всё, что ни делается-к лучшему”.)
I need the pinyin, tones…

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 tcwoua yahoo.com 
2008-08-30 / 09:17PM

hi benny, can i ask how can you say plus,minus,times,divide and equal in chinese? for example is 40,000 divide 1000 equals 400…thanks…:D

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blacksh33p

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 zoe lawrence btinternet.com 
2008-08-30 / 05:27AM

when i load my map i click on it but it does not open up. It looks like in each “hour” there are a couple of experiances cause they flash up then disapear again and there is a loading sign. I dont …

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 kerrygirl123 youtube.com 
2008-08-27 / 06:10PM

Ni hao benny what is i am english?
Im called kerry. Ive registered on your website and your helping me loads.
Thanks benny! xie xie
zai jian !

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 ralgirdas youtube.com 
2008-08-29 / 06:20PM

Ni hao, Benny. I love your lessons :) I desided to learn some Chinese:)
Do you now, how to say Lithuania in Chinese?
It’s a country there your national basketball team trainer is from. So and i :…

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