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Diagramming sentences

March 27, 2012 at 10:50 AM

For those so inclined. Might prove helpful for those of us struggling with complex Chinese sentences. http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/03/26/... Read more

Diagramming sentences

March 27, 2012 at 10:49 AM

Diagramming sentences. This might be helpful, so i'm putting the link here. I do think its interesting that the last sentence says, "does diagramming a sentence teac... Read more

Learning before bed boosts recall

March 27, 2012 at 04:02 AM

I read an article on lifehacker today that I thought would be interesting to those, like me, learning Chinese. Here's an excerpt: "The study in question asked partic... Read more

Iphone app -Chinese pod

March 26, 2012 at 09:16 PM

Hi all, If I have a premium subscription I can access all the lessons on the website but I cannot on the iphone (only courses, so the free one); am I doing something... Read more

Setting Up Anki

March 26, 2012 at 05:37 AM

Some users have had questions about setting up Anki flashcards to fit ChinesePod's format. A user, Roy, took the time and sent us this set-up configuration for chara... Read more

Golden Koala Chinese Film Festival

March 25, 2012 at 01:49 AM

Has anyone been to the Golden Koala Chinese Film Festival in Sydney or Melbourne? If so, how was it and any movies you'd recommend? How do we get it to come to Brisb... Read more

A question about 并于

March 24, 2012 at 09:36 AM

Can someone please explain the use of the word 并于 in the sentence: Pablo和来自阿根廷的Elsa相恋已7年有余，并于一年前在巴塞罗那结婚. Why in this sentence is there no 了 added after 结婚? Read more

IN or UNDER a tree

March 24, 2012 at 12:18 AM

I found a reference to 睡在樹上的年輕人. Does this refer to young people who sleep IN trees or UNDER trees? ie. does 樹上 mean 'in the tree' or 'under the tree' ? (BTW, please... Read more

Superlative and comparative

March 23, 2012 at 07:09 PM

The people from my village in the mountains of Greece are constantly bragging about the square in the centre of the village, which is indeed very beautiful. As a gen... Read more

Wednesday Call

March 23, 2012 at 06:26 PM

Hi Helen, I was on skype on Wed at 830 for our call but you did not appear online. I also pinged you on skype.    Tara Read more