General Discussion
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Am I tone-deaf?
June 10, 2009 at 09:14 PM
Ok, so the title is only half-serious. Anyway, I find that when listening to native speakers (and fluent non-native speakers) speaking at a normal pace, I cannot det...
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Western Brand in China
June 10, 2009 at 02:21 PM
listed as what I call to mind first~~ pepsi cola 百事可乐 7-up 七喜 mirinda 美年达 mountain dew 激浪 tropicana 果缤纷 gatorade 佳得乐 cocacola 可口可乐 sprite 雪碧 fanta 芬达 qoo 酷儿 minute m...
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Revoking the Poetic License
June 10, 2009 at 12:16 PM
I wanted to post to this group about William McGonagall, perhaps the worst poet in the English language. I really want to encourage the study of Chinese, so I set ou...
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Liaozhai Zhiyi 聊斋志异
June 10, 2009 at 02:53 AM
For those who are interested the latest offering from Librivox is: 聊斋志异 by 蒲松龄 《聊斋志异》，清代短篇小说集，是蒲松龄的代表作，在他40岁左右时基本完成，此后不断有所增补和修改。“聊斋”是他的书屋名称，“志&rdqu...
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Chinese Movie - 做头
June 10, 2009 at 12:08 AM
I recently watched the movie 做头, starring 关之琳. It is a charming drama set in modern day Shanghai. The language is fairly clear and easy to follow, so I extracted the...
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费德勒 Fèidélè
June 09, 2009 at 03:34 PM
Click image for large view - Photo by Benoit Tessier/Reuters Fèidélè T : 費德勒 S : 费德勒 Translation (roll over) Example...
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woerterbuch
June 09, 2009 at 12:35 PM
Hi Leute, welches woerterbuch chinesisch deutsch/ deutsch chinesisch ist eurer meinung nach zu empfehlen? Dabei wuerde ich neben buechern auch online-websites und co...
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Mars mission
June 09, 2009 at 12:12 PM
Reading about Yinghuo, new Mars probe, at http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-06/09/co... Dictionary translates Yinghuo as either 硬货 yìng hu&ogr...
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Grammar Help - English Please!
June 09, 2009 at 06:23 AM
Hi, I don't know if anyone has asked for this before but...grammar is tough enough - can't we get all grammar explanations in both Chinese and English? Hmmmm?
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Radicals 16-20 (4 of 30)
June 08, 2009 at 09:53 PM
jiōng 'borders' Strokes: 2 Examples: 冉 同 肉 笔画： shú héng zhé gōu. Although this Radical has four bǐhuà, it has only two strokes. Hé...
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