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Pinyin characters not displaying properly

March 21, 2008 at 09:39 PM

Hi all, Does anyone else have a problem with characters not being displayed properly in the Pinyin translations?  I have setup my machine as to the recomme... Read more

Regionalisms and different ways of pronunciation

March 21, 2008 at 04:20 PM

A chat with some of my (Taiwanese) friends put me onto the task of finding out as much as possible about pronunciation/vocabulary variations within Mandarin. (Note t... Read more

Just wondering, how many members are there on this site?

March 20, 2008 at 11:17 AM

How many members are on this site, and where are people from?  just curious.... Read more

How much does it cost to raise a child in Modern day China?

March 20, 2008 at 09:34 AM

How much does it cost to raise a child in Modern day China? Again doing a bit of research.  Anybody out there find some information?  If you stumble on any... Read more

How many people are born in China every year?

March 20, 2008 at 09:31 AM

How many people are born in China every year? How many people are born in China everyday?  Can anyone help me with that?  Doing a bit of research. Where wo... Read more

Good Use of Mandarin

March 19, 2008 at 11:59 PM

www.ucbcomedy.com  Click on the Asian Tears video. This explains what Amber and Clay are doing in China.  They're really 48 and 50. Read more

Science report : parents stress influence children's health

March 19, 2008 at 06:22 PM

--> 父母生活过分焦虑影响孩子健康父母的情绪会影响子女的身体健康美国一份研究报告提出，父母的生活中如果焦虑很多，会导致孩子和他们一样面临健康问题。《新科学家》杂志发表由美国罗切斯特大学科研人员撰写的研究报告称，他们发现如果父母存在焦虑或抑郁问题，孩子的健康问题也高于平均。他们的研究还发现这些儿童的焦虑情绪影响到他们的免... Read more

Sugestions of cantonese pod?

March 19, 2008 at 02:16 PM

I have only just started on this and i find it easier to learn with talk down approach, but I was wondering I really want  to learn Cantonese as my boyfriend is... Read more

Flying to Beijing tomorrow!

March 19, 2008 at 01:30 PM

Hey guys, I'm venturing into China for 4 weeks, starting from tomorrow, armed with nothing more than my CPod knowledge and a guide book. I have to get to Hong Ko... Read more

wo xihuan Jenny Ken

March 19, 2008 at 01:18 PM

As you know, i'm a new comer. I have only tried few newbies. I love the way you introduced each lesson and gave some jokes sometime. This is a good chinese websi... Read more