General Discussion

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how to type characters?

December 02, 2007 at 12:23 PM
Nin hao everyone,  you guys seem to be able to print Chinese characters on and off on your computer... how do you do that? what kind of software? or do I need a... Read more

Kiwifruit (from 獼猴桃 to 奇異果)

December 02, 2007 at 11:47 AM
That's funny to see  how the name of this chinese fruit now uses the transliteration of the western name in HK and Taiwan. Is it the same in mainland-China.... Read more
Forbidden You must login or signup before viewing this section. This is what I get when trying to [Edit]   my Public Profile & Privacy Details. Needless to... Read more

拦, 藻, 羽, 园, and 王

December 02, 2007 at 07:33 AM
拦 We'll start the day with 拦 [lán], "to block (the way)." Though according to the dictionary it's used in a lot of compounds, none of them are very common. Instead 拦... Read more

Wow, I just moved up a level...

December 01, 2007 at 07:04 PM
After 10 weeks I just tested higher on the audio test. I have added new subscriptions to my iPod feed, but for some reason they arent coming through on my iTunes pod... Read more
I’ m really happy for the return of the text version… I agree, the pdf could be useful, or even nice, if you cannot display Chinese characters on your c... Read more

How would you say?.....

December 01, 2007 at 03:25 PM
Hi everyone! Im new to ChinesePod. It'd be fantastic if someone could help me out on this. How would I say:  "What to do after having arrived in China?... Read more

文, 言, 字, 词 and 诗

December 01, 2007 at 02:00 PM
The last two lessons have been pretty tough -- 廖 and 毙 are, admittedly, not characters you run into every day. Today we'll take it down a notch, and look at five cha... Read more

Problem with account

December 01, 2007 at 07:23 AM
Hi. I am having trouble accessing my account info and profile details. When I click on a link it asks me to login or sign up but I am already logged in. Am I doing s... Read more
I have the problem that some fonts seem to make the characters with more strokes appear to be just a blob on the screen! Of course increasing the font size helps but... Read more