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It's so interesting how the gestures are all different all over the world! Many people might rely on gestures when they first learn a language, but ac... Read more
要 usually refers to actions that will happen in the future, so in this case you can translate it into "want/will". But interestingly this sentence wit... Read more
Interesting question! For me, the black tea looks red, so it makes a lot of sense to call it "red tea"! What do you think is the color of 红茶? Read more
Exactly! 受 usually means receiving something abstract, especially with emotions and feelings. E.g. 受骗, 受惊, 受寒. And 收 refers to receiving an actual obj... Read more
Hello! I'm glad to hear that you ventured beyond your level and still managed to enjoy this lesson. That's great! I think the term used to have bad co... Read more
I'm at new elementary level, so this was beyond me, but I really wanted to tune in for the cultural content as well as just hear the language being sp... Read more
For example, 受灾 ，受影响，受欢迎 would all be examples of "receiving" or getting something intangible, whereas 收信 would be used for getting a physical letter... Read more
Just kind of random, I would like to know what is the reason the word for red, 红、is used to say black tea 红茶? Read more
Becca, would it be fair to say that 受 is used for receiving something abstract, like receive a welcome, whereas 收 is for concrete or specific things,... Read more
Hello. Regarding the first line: 我上大学的时候很喜欢听音乐 Couldn't this also be interpreted as "When I'm at college, I really like to listen to music"? Read more