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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.

Stephen

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
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 Stephen W hotmail.com 
2010-10-29 / 06:42AM

Hi Benny; I want to say, “You are young enough to be my (younger) brother”? My guess is, “Nǐ gòu niánqīng zuò wǒde dìdi”. Am I even close? Thanks

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artmaniac

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 Hannah Elizabeth yahoo.co.uk 
2010-10-25 / 10:57PM

Benny,
Thank you for your videos and the whole website,
could you please tell me the characters and pinyin for these phrases:

Asia
Africa
Australasia
South America
Artic
Antarctica
No…

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artmaniac

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 Hannah Elizabeth yahoo.co.uk 
2010-10-23 / 10:52PM

Benny, I would like to say these sentences, please help! They are to do with school subjects:

I don’t like geography because the teacher is odd.

I really like art because it is my passion.

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Bookmarks : 60
2007-05-10 / 12:00AM
Chinese Mandarin Learning : This One And That One   Learn

Abstract : If you're like me, and always eating from small stores or shopping in the lanes here in Shanghai, then this can prove to be a useful phrase to make sure you get exactly what you want (or need!)

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 claudia tiscali.it 
2010-10-18 / 03:13PM

Dear Benny:
is it correct to say:
wo3 xi huan wode muqin bi3 wode fuqin.
I want to say: I like more my mother than my father.
Is it correct this use of BI3 in this kind of sentcences?
thanks!

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dramore

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
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 Dr Amore fastmail.fm 
2010-05-04 / 04:42PM

what’s the difference between:
累lei and 困kun?

Thanks in advance

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Ilovedramaseries

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 Mooisme yahoo.com 
2009-10-25 / 07:25AM

Pinyin xiaojie! ni hao ma? wo yao zhidao zenme do i convert Chinese Pinyin into my computer where i can type and Change Mark tones or do you know where i can go to download it? xie xie ni, zai jian.

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 sarah hotmail.com 
2010-10-08 / 10:25PM

can u help me how to learn chinese please

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2009-04-01 / 12:00AM
Chinese Mandarin Learning : When Will You Go Shanghai   Learn

Abstract : Traveling is so common these days. How do you find out when your friend will be going on his or her next trip. Well, here you go.

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Jenlara25

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 洛珍妮 hotmail.com 
2010-10-08 / 06:53PM

Hi Benny,

I love your Chinese learning site, and I have one suggestion to help make it better. One thing I would love to see is a section focusing on pronunciation. I’m finding it very difficul…

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rosa

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 Rosario hbschennai.com 
2010-10-02 / 04:33PM

How do say in mandarin " Is it faraway from here?"

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 claudia tiscali.it 
2010-10-05 / 01:36PM

Hi Benny! are the following sentences correct?
Iam a doctor( in Medicine)=wo shi YI SHENG
I am a doctor (in Languages)= wo shi BO SHI

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RobertVicencio

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 RobertVicencio gmail.com 
2010-10-05 / 11:22AM

How do you say “Intention”?

As in: “Do you understand the ‘intention’ of this word?”

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diana0322

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 diana0322 yahoo.com 
2010-10-05 / 02:10PM

Hi benny ^^
how to say Comic book in chinese~

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rosa

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 Rosario hbschennai.com 
2010-10-02 / 04:34PM

" What do you want to Eat?"
“He is a friend of my elder brother”
He will go to china next september"

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clau

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 claudia calisti(claudita) tiscali.it 
2010-05-13 / 09:44PM

hi Benny! I have some questions.
ni ji sui la
ni duo da le
have the same meaning?

ni shi boshi?

or
ni boshi ma?
to say : are you a doctor?
wo jiu shi
correct to say yes I am (a d…

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 wanwanbing ymail.com 
2010-09-25 / 02:03PM

Hey,

What’s the word for adopted or to adopt a custom and to adopt a child from another country? Someone in my family adopted a child from china and I want to learn to how say it.

xie xie

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saralapierre

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 sara hotmail.com 
2010-09-15 / 01:15PM

你好benny? I need some help again from you? Can you help me translate some of these words?

I wanted+verb
I wanted to tell you yesterday.

I hated+verb
when I was a kid I hated eating garlic…

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Cross

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 Paul hotmail.com 
2010-09-17 / 08:53PM

Hello benny I have not joined yet, I an currently doing rossetta stone, pimsular and considering your program. My question is this how dors your program work ? Is it a computer soft ware youtube v…

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Stephen

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 Stephen W hotmail.com 
2010-09-18 / 05:39AM

Hi Benny, Recently I needed to say, “I know how much it costs to make these”. The best I could come up with at the time was, “Wǒ zhīdao zuò jièxie dōngxi yǒu shénme huāfèi”. Is there a better way …

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Stephen

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 Stephen W hotmail.com 
2010-09-16 / 04:42AM

Hi Benny, What’s the best way to say “Don’t be a ….”. Like, Don’t be a nuisance, or Don’t be a trouble maker. Is it just “Bie taoyan”?

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LAMBO12

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 LAMBO yahoo.com 
2010-09-12 / 03:55PM

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 a…

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 terry hotmail.com 
2010-09-10 / 01:54PM

Hello everyone,

How can I say corruption in chinese?

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Learning Type : Micro-class Video
Learning Level : Chinese Mandarin Level
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2009-04-01 / 12:00AM
Chinese Mandarin Learning : How Is The Weather Today?   Learn

Abstract : Sunny? Rain? Snow? Find out what the weather is by asking around. Very often this is the ice-breaker when you meet someone for the first time.

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 joe hushmail.com 
2010-09-07 / 08:13AM

Hello,

How can I say “jail” or “prison” in Chinese?
eg. he’s going to jail for committing a crime.

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Experience
Learning Type : Experience
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2007-05-12 / 12:00AM
Chinese Mandarin Learning : How to Make Friends in the Bar?   Learn

Abstract : They say it’s better to try and fail, then fail to try! With this experience, we are going to minimize our “failure” in making new friends at a bar, by knowing the best way to start a conversation! Let’s put our “confidence jacket” on and go get ’em!

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 yangyang hotmail.com 
2010-09-07 / 07:17AM

這個句子是怎麼說的?
I accidentally knocked it down。
It was not on purpose。 I didn’t do it intentionally.

I did it on purpose.
I intentionally did it.

是怎麼說的?

謝謝你!

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mcdonnellm2

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
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 mcdonnellm2 hargray.com 
2010-09-05 / 08:01AM

Is there a way to print small flashcards for practice on the go?

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 DEREK FromYouTube.com 
2010-08-24 / 01:07AM

Dear Benny:
We are your fans from Taiwan. Could I ask you a question?
My student studying in 清華大學 invents a special way to memorize 中國高考 500句(mnemonics)
Do you think this kind of book have a mar…

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laser2302

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 Lee Kong hotmail.com 
2010-09-02 / 09:34PM

Hi Benny, please have a look at the following Chinese dialogue:

A: 最多时候,有三十多家儿呢
B: 啊 是吗 有三十多家
A: 有三十多家儿,十几户儿都有
B: 是吗 那这个院子应该特别大才行

What’s the use of 才行 in the last sentence of the dialo…

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