General Discussion

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MP3 Player recommendations

February 28, 2009 at 10:30 AM
Hi, folks, I'm just about to put my old and creaky Sony Walkman MP3 player out of commission (goodbye SonicStage, and good riddance), and was wondering if anybody ha... Read more
chinaseite.de hat ein Buchprojekt initiiert, um das gegenseitige Verständnis zu fördern: http://forum.chinaseite.de/ftopic6125.html Es werden verschiedene... Read more

Behind the fiery curtain

February 28, 2009 at 08:06 AM
--> 发表日期 28/02/2009 四川藏区发生藏族僧人自焚事件 就在藏人庆祝藏历新年之际,与西藏自治区交界的四川省藏区有一名藏族僧人在周五藏人节日活动中自焚,但他立刻被武装警察带走。 路透社从北京发回的消息说,这位藏族僧人来自四川西部藏区的基尔提佛教寺院;他当天携带一面西藏雪山狮子旗和一幅达赖喇嘛的肖像,前去参加藏历新年... Read more

228 Incident

February 28, 2009 at 04:19 AM
On the Chinese side of the date line, today is the anniversary of a 1947 Nationalist Chinese massacre now referred to as 228.  On February 28, 1947, the Nationa... Read more

雕像 diāoxiàng

February 28, 2009 at 03:52 AM
Click image for large view - Photo by Oli Scarff diāoxiàng   female   male   雕像   雕     Example Sentence T 週四在倫敦,一名公司雇員在一座巨大的女性... Read more

Chinese-pinyin-english translator

February 27, 2009 at 12:15 PM
Hello- First time caller; long time listener.  I was wondering if anybody could give me advice on where to find some useful software.  In addition to liste... Read more

成语 (chéng yǔ) Flashcards

February 27, 2009 at 10:45 AM
If you have PlecoDict, here is a great flashcard set with about 250 成语.  It goes great with version 2 and the new audio feature.  Enjoy! Click here to down... Read more

Dr. Tim Xie on learning Chinese

February 27, 2009 at 08:39 AM
You can listen to my recent audio interveiw with Dr. Tim Xie on the subject of learning Chinese and other things here . Read more

Resorting to Thailand

February 27, 2009 at 06:40 AM
--> 发表日期 27/02/2009     东盟高峰会     ASEAN卡动画 东盟十国高峰会在泰国召开 东南亚联盟十国高峰会27日在泰国华欣(HUA HIN)正式登场。这是东盟召开的第十四届高峰会议,会议将寻求办法来消除全球经济危机造成的后果,以保护东盟成员国的出口贸易。但与会十国... Read more

Taking mobility for granted

February 26, 2009 at 09:03 PM
I was walking on my way to work, wading through downtown Chicago traffic, passing by the Mercantile Exchange, amidst the morning traffic... listening to Chinesepod a... Read more