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What I Have Lived For

September 19, 2012 at 08:05 AM

Three passions, simple but overwhelmingly strong, have governed my life: the longing for love, the search for knowledge, and unbearable pity for the suffering of man... Read more

What constructions should I use to speak hypothetically?

September 18, 2012 at 10:39 PM

I'm trying to figure out if there is a grammatical pattern to be followed in speaking about a past hypothetical situation. My teacher has set it up as "假如（circumstan... Read more

Top Chinese brands

September 15, 2012 at 04:52 PM

An article in the Australian press today talks about how China has not managed to create any global brands.  A list of the top 50 brands by value are at this li... Read more

FAQs

September 15, 2012 at 01:47 AM

Prominently display the FAQs on the website.  Give it the same status on the menu bar as the "Community", "Tools", etc. lesson bar on Chinese pod.  Add to... Read more

Best Smartphone

September 14, 2012 at 12:42 PM

With the new iPhone 5 about to be released, I'd love to canvass poddies opinions about which smartphone is best these days, and obviously any advantage one may have... Read more

lesson on "save"

September 14, 2012 at 06:07 AM

Are there any lessons on the different concepts of 'save/saving'?  For example, You can 'save' money at the store when things are on discount; you can 'save' mo... Read more

Flash Card Vocabulary

September 13, 2012 at 01:44 PM

A few questions about flashcards and getting vocabulary into them 1) Is there a web page that describes how to use the flashcard feature? If so, it may answer my que... Read more

Translating "for"

September 13, 2012 at 11:19 AM

How to say: "For me the weekend doesn't come"? I find myself in a lot of situations where I want to use "for". Many of them can be reframed. Like: "For Australians i... Read more

Welcome to the Website Navigation and Use Thread

September 13, 2012 at 09:43 AM

Hello fellow Poddies!  If you have any questions at all about site navigation or how to use the features of the website feel free to leave a post :) Read more

Phonetic elements in characters, do they work in Cantonese and other dialiects?

September 13, 2012 at 06:24 AM

I'm curious about something: since I started learning characters, I've learnt that a substantial number of characters have a phonetic element, so they don't give any... Read more

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