General Discussion
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很, 眼, 即, 根, and 跟
December 06, 2007 at 06:45 AM
Today's theme: characters that contain the component 艮. 很 We'll start with a character that should be familiar to almost every student, 很 [hěn] -- "very." 很 is proba...
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Stunted education
December 05, 2007 at 02:43 PM
My latest blog screed concerns the deep problems of Chinese education over here .
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胎, 婴, 孩, 儿, and 子
December 05, 2007 at 02:31 AM
Today we're going to talk the big question -- where does baby vocabulary come from? These five characters will get you started on the vocabulary you need to go all t...
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Chinese IS a blackhole (some not-so-motivating but humous look at Chinese)
December 04, 2007 at 11:17 PM
Something I received from a friend today (a guy named Rob) that is so true as I get into the stage where new words so DO NOT stick with me: &nb...
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Can we have an update on when this new version will be complete?
December 04, 2007 at 10:45 PM
I really miss the English on the Expansion Drills. Half of my lesson's vocabulary does not have sound. I don't understand 88Group. I feel I...
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Mentally compartmentalising languages
December 04, 2007 at 09:13 PM
Does anyone here have the same problem as me? The more Chinese I learn, the worse my French gets! All I could think of last night was "je shuo francais yi dian&...
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You know you're addicted to learning Chinese when...
December 04, 2007 at 08:39 PM
You see a box from a Chinese supplier at work and can't resist working out the pinyin of the company name and writing it on the box. 格威塑胶模具有限公司
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Introduce Yourselves!
December 04, 2007 at 02:44 AM
Our group is growing larger, and yet none of us has properly introduced ourselves! Let's rectify that. :) My name is John Biesnecker, and I work at Praxis Language....
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护, 乎, 湖, 忽, and 壶
December 04, 2007 at 02:19 AM
I've decided to scrap the idea of scheduled "theme days," instead just letting things fall where they may. Whimsy is a powerful driving force! 护 We'll start with 护 [...
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Too Pushy?
December 03, 2007 at 11:23 PM
Just a quick question, does 要 sound, um pushier, than 想？ Thanks in advance, Melissa.
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