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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.

Henry

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
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 Henry yahoo.com 
2008-04-03 / 09:02PM

how to say ‘wash face’ and ‘brush teeth’ in mandarin?

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arthas

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
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 lawrence hotmail.com 
2008-04-03 / 01:06AM

hm,hěn jiǔ méi lái bennysland le. Just drop by here to say hi to all of you guys out here. Dà jiā hǎo :)

yay, i have finally reach black belt level :D. I would like to thank everyone who have he…

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eltenochtitlanes

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
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 Charlie Jordan wronghead.com 
2008-04-03 / 01:17PM

Hi Benny and Bennyians.

The words 女朋友 and 男朋友 are defined as “girlfriend” and “boyfriend” respectively in Beginning Chinese books. But unless I’m mistaken, I ran into a text that implied that …

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Henry

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
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 Henry yahoo.com 
2008-04-02 / 08:42PM

benny/jenny, dont mind explaining on how to use ‘zhe’?. My friend said that it is to show that an action is in progress.. so something like du2 zhe (reading) or xue2 xi2 zhe (studying) ?

How to…

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youngloco

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
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 luke georgiou hotmail.com 
2008-04-02 / 04:50PM

Ni hao lao shi benny. i just started a manderin class in my uni. a few of my class mate quit the course because they are making us learn charecters straight away. do you think it would be easier w…

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charinacampos

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
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 charina p. campos ph.imshealth.com 
2008-04-02 / 03:34PM

Hi Benny! you are very inspirational to all non-chinese speaking persons to learn the language. May i ask is mandarin and hokkien (fookien) the same language? Just curious. Thanks!

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Henry

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
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 Henry yahoo.com 
2008-04-01 / 05:01PM

benny/jenny, since ji3 dian3 means ‘what time’..
can i say ‘ji3 shi2’ for ‘when’ instead of shen2 me shi2 hou?

also, is this a correct sentence: wo3 yao4 kan4 ni3 you3 duo1 li4 hai (i want to …

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 dakota hotmail.com 
2008-04-02 / 10:43AM

hi benny good work i wanna say hi im dakota plz do it thnx

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eltenochtitlanes

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 Charlie Jordan wronghead.com 
2008-04-01 / 04:03PM

Hello Benny,

My question is about the word “的”. Some people seem to pronounce it as [di], while most text books spell it [de] in Hanyu Pinyin. I was wondering if the [di] pronunciation was li…

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NickWaters

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
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 NickWaters gmail.com 
2008-04-01 / 03:20PM

G’day to all my fellow Bennyians! ;o)

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BubblyCola

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
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 Terrica Johnson yahoo.com 
2008-04-01 / 08:55AM

if i learn mandarin do i have to learn cantonese as well? is there a difference?

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 玛丽亚 yahoo.com 
2008-03-12 / 12:26PM

祝你生日快乐!
问你:怎么能弄一个准备HSK课本?
在中国有没有汉字课本?我住在罗马尼亚。怎么能定一个这样的课本?
谢谢!
玛丽亚崖老师

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wujianhao

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
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 Alissia Jackson mail.com 
2008-03-30 / 05:59AM

Ni hao, Benny! I was wondering if you have made an experience about animals and if not do you think you can. Xie xie ni!! :)

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Henry

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
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 Henry yahoo.com 
2008-03-31 / 12:01AM

How to say the following sentences:
1) My class hasn’t over/finish yet
Is it: wo3 de ke4 hai2 mei2 wan2?

2) the sky is dark now
Is it: tian1 xian4 zai4 hen3 an4?

3) I am too tired that i a…

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 poetswolf1985 gmail.com 
2008-03-31 / 11:07AM

Why is 1 pronounced ‘yao’ and not ‘yi?’

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Loha92

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
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 fara yahoo.com 
2008-03-29 / 04:46PM

hi… i would to know the meaning for this words ?? 改变龟毛 ……. ??
pls help ..
btw… thanx in advance … :D

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ToshimiKira

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
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 Toshimi Kira msn.jp 
2008-03-30 / 04:54PM

I love this site! I can make many friends! xie xie Benny

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jimy

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
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 jimyhenderson hotmail.com 
2008-03-24 / 06:34AM

你好 benny
How do i say " I play the guitar becouse i’m a guitarist"

谢谢你!

jimy

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 Teoh Boon Kian hotmail.com 
2008-03-25 / 08:17PM

i need to know about recivingbay/warehouse close on every sunday and public holiday,
how to say or write in chinese words?
Because want to make a notice.

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iEnix

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
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 Chris hotmail.com 
2008-03-26 / 12:17PM

Ni hao, Benny!
I wanted to know if you have pod casts for iPods or other mp3 players. I think being able to listen to it when a computer isn’t around (such as on the plan going to china, or drivin…

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DAGSTER

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
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 Harmeet hotmail.co.uk 
2008-03-28 / 05:11AM

Nihao Benny. Ni hao ma? long time is everything ok. I buyed my first car yesterday:) i always wanted one have you got a car?

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steven

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
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 Prons youtube.com 
2008-03-28 / 10:29AM

您好,我自学习中文一年,但是我中文还不足够的。 我有一天要试着汉语水平考试,但是我不知道哪里有HSK学习material。 可以告诉我哪里找?

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DAGSTER

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
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 Harmeet hotmail.co.uk 
2008-03-28 / 11:46PM

Hello Benny and Jenny the brand of the car my car is Audi A4 from version 2007. What about you which BMW are you considering to buy. Also how to travel to your office is it bus?
What about you Jen…

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Michelle1019

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
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 Michelle Wimer gmail.com 
2008-03-29 / 09:04AM

Wish me luck! I get to teach English as a foreign language. I don’t get paid for it and I only have one student, but who cares! dances The poor girl came to America not knowing any English an…

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Henry

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
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 Henry yahoo.com 
2008-03-29 / 03:53PM

how to say ‘lose’ (opposite of win) and ‘draw’ in a competition?

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Henry

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
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 Henry yahoo.com 
2008-03-28 / 12:11PM

If i wanna ask a person’s age, do I use ji3 sui4 or duo1 da4?

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lansili

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
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 kwyyy youtube.com 
2008-03-26 / 03:30PM

xie xie ni Benny! Thanks God there’s something out there helping ppl like me to learn mandarin!!! this is great!!!

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lansili

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
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 lansili youtube.com 
2008-03-26 / 03:25PM

I don’t understand third tone, it has you going a little down then way up, but my friend who lived in china says its the other way around…

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steven

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
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 Steven Gilmore gmail.com 
2008-03-14 / 12:53PM

Ni hao Benny, how to say “I like spring” in Chinese? Xie xie!

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jurkie

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
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 julio yao lao hotmail.com 
2008-03-15 / 08:27AM

ni hao benny, wo shi Julio, wo shi shanghai ren, wo shi dan shi xD, wo zhu cheng zai Panama, wo shi si ba sui, ni ne?

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