General Discussion

Welcome to the group. This group is intended to help like-minded people study together.

Hi All, My name is Walt Goodridge. The cool people at Chinesepod have suggested I write a post to announce the book, <i>Chicken Feathers and Garlic Skin:... Read more

Learning Mandarin in Shanghai

April 21, 2009 at 06:14 PM
Quick, but perhaps not-so-easy, question: To what extent is one able to learn and practice Mandarin in day-to-day life while living in Shanghai? Are all the locals i... Read more
Living in Shanghai from a Xi'an girl perspective : http://blog.rednet.cn/user1/219713/archives/2008... Read more

One among U for being together as one

April 21, 2009 at 09:31 AM
hello every body! I am a congolese of Brazzaville, who learn Chinese for many years. I want to be one of the members of New Zealand group as this is my dream country... Read more

Congratulations

April 21, 2009 at 09:23 AM
I speak chinese very well without being student in China. :-) Read more
Hi, In My Country, students start learning chinese from the Grammar school to the university. And i was among those students who proudly learnt that language since 1... Read more

Why I'll cancel my subscription

April 21, 2009 at 08:38 AM
I have been studying Chinese for almost a year now since I'll be working in Shanghai starting late this summer. I have found CP very useful however my main crit... Read more

1 year old studying Chinese!!!

April 21, 2009 at 05:10 AM
Check out my one year old studying Chinese.  Every two weeks there will be another video.  Both You tube and Youku.  This link is TO THROW THE BALL.&n... Read more

An example of 干脆

April 21, 2009 at 05:01 AM
Can someone show me an example of  干脆 as both an adjective and an adverb in a sentence? I hear it quite often in movies and dramas said at the beginning of a se... Read more

Introspection on Chinese study

April 21, 2009 at 05:00 AM
I have recently crossed a few milestones in my Chinese study.  The most mechanical of which is that I re-enlisted in chinesepod for a fourth year.  I also... Read more