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Marketing tactics

March 23, 2012 at 11:13 AM

Two weeks ago I received an email from Chinesepod saying my subscription is ending. I was so busy I didn't have time to think about it. Today I came back to the site... Read more

Andrey-28

March 23, 2012 at 08:42 AM

Week 1     1. Intermediate - Sina's Microblogs 1424 2.     3.     4. Intermediate - A Magazine Subscription 1461 5.     Week... Read more

how to say "dramatic comedy"?

March 23, 2012 at 12:14 AM

I learned a long time ago that comedy is 喜剧(xi3ju4), and I recently learned the word for "drama", which I think is 戏剧 (xi4ju4).   So, how can we say "dramatic c... Read more

Sound

March 22, 2012 at 05:12 PM

Anyone else having trouble with the sound on this website? Other sites youtube etc. the sound works fine. I can't get any audio from this site. Read more

Motivation to study Chinese has dropped

March 21, 2012 at 10:15 AM

I've been studying Chinese for about 2 and a half years at this point and I've found lately that my Chinese has got worse.  I am forgetting words and expressing... Read more

姑父 and 姑夫

March 20, 2012 at 09:00 AM

I learned the word 姑父, meaning "uncle", on Chinesepod a long time ago. I've been trying to memorize this word, but haven't been able to. Just now I was thinking that... Read more

difference between 失业率 and 就业率？

March 20, 2012 at 05:49 AM

Can anyone explain the differnce between 失业率 and 就业率？ I was teaching an English class and the mentioned "unemployment rate" to my Chinese students. When I saw that m... Read more

pronunciation of 好莱坞 (Hollywood) ?

March 19, 2012 at 12:39 AM

Is the last character in  好莱坞(Hollywood) supposed to be read 1st tone or 4th ? Some dictionaries show one and some show the other.  The reason I want wan... Read more

Input Method for writing pinyin with tone marks

March 18, 2012 at 02:08 PM

Hi there, i'm currently using the Sougu Pinyin Input method for my Mac.  It can be found here http://pinyin.sogou.com/mac/   But for some excercises I need... Read more

Beijing- Study Abroad

March 17, 2012 at 11:42 PM

I am a highschool student going over to Beijing area in a few months and am going to spend a year learning mandarin.  Nothing is set in stone and im looking for... Read more

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