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You have 7 years to learn Mandarin

May 01, 2008 at 01:42 PM

A recent article in Fortune Magazine talks about the rise of China as a economic superpower.  I've always heard China would be the leading economy by the mi... Read more

EV71 outbreak, cancellation of Midi Festival etc.

May 01, 2008 at 10:31 AM

As <a href=" http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-04/29/con... ">新华通讯社 reports</a> there is a fatal outbreak of enterovirus 71, or EV71,... Read more

Hanzi Helper (take two)

May 01, 2008 at 07:26 AM

I can't add a comment to the other thread for some reason, and the previous thread looks like it was truncated. A bug got into that posting perhaps? Or is it jus... Read more

Are you dreaming in Chinese?

May 01, 2008 at 02:53 AM

So last night I had a very realistic dream in Chinese.  The character in my dream was speaking perfect Mandarin to me.  I remember thinking, "Wow, his... Read more

Hanzi Helper & PlecoDict

May 01, 2008 at 02:53 AM

Anyone use Hanzi Helper and PlecoDict ? If so, do you know how to export HH data to Pleco?   I've exported as a .txt file, but can't get it into Pleco o... Read more

Music genres

May 01, 2008 at 02:42 AM

Dajia hao, I am trying to find a list of music genres (rap, house, techno, folk, etc.) translated into Chinese; I know I've seen them on Cpod before, but I was w... Read more

Podcast 858

May 01, 2008 at 01:45 AM

Probably been asked before but has anybody seen podcast serial number 858? It's missing from my iTunes and I can't find it in the lessons. Read more

Sexy Beijing Interview with Author Qiu Xiaolong

April 30, 2008 at 11:29 PM

Here's an interview with the crime novel writer Qiu Xiaolong. Like many people, I very much enjoyed reading those inspector Chen novels. <object width=&q... Read more

Study Tool

April 30, 2008 at 04:03 PM

I made a small web-application to learn chinese characters and count, how many I already know. I thought maybe somebody else may use it too. Just paste some chinese... Read more

Bungee world record using condoms

April 30, 2008 at 03:54 PM

-->     2008年04月29日     --> 葡萄牙男子另类蹦极安全套做弹跳绳蹦极 bèngjí n. bungee jumping 弹跳 tántiào v. jump; bounce 安全套 ānquántào condom 绳 shéng n. rope; s... Read more