General Discussion

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Vera

December 15, 2008 at 10:16 AM
I still do not see any lessons posted to me.   Brad Read more

火夜的切分

December 15, 2008 at 10:08 AM
火夜的切分 was unexpectedly interesting here. I first thought that 切分 was the chinese for break-dance (切分舞) but I was wrong. The chinese for break-dance is 《霹靂舞》. 切分 has... Read more

最简单的“了”:

December 15, 2008 at 09:49 AM
1 我买了三张票。(完成) 他睡了一个小时。(完成) 我学了两个小时中文了。(了1表示完成, 了2表示继续) 2 下雨了。(变化。以前不下雨,现在下雨了。) 我不去中国了。(变化。以前想去,现在不去了。) Read more
Man kann natürlich bei amazon.de einkaufen, aber die Preise sind nicht so der Hit. Dann geht grundsätzlich amazon.cn / joyo, aber ich bin da zuletzt beim A... Read more

phonetic map : 孚 fu

December 14, 2008 at 08:57 AM
@ 孚 fu 浮 fú floating; unstable; provisional; inflated 浮动 fúdòng to float; drift; fluctuate 心浮 xīnfú to be impatient; unstable 浮报 f&uacute... Read more

phonetic map : 夫 fu

December 14, 2008 at 07:44 AM
@ 夫 fu * 夫 fú . 夫己氏 fújǐshì a certain person 夫 fū husband; man; person 丈夫 zhàngfu husband 夫人 fūren Lady; Madame; Mrs. 大夫 dàifu phy... Read more

phonetic map : 丸 wan

December 14, 2008 at 07:28 AM
@ 丸 wan 汍 wán . 汍澜 wánlán to weep profusely 丸 wán small ball; pellet; pill; bolus ** 弹丸 dànwán pellet; shot / tiny 药丸 y&agr... Read more
I'm finding that Shaw Bros. movies seem to be good for improving my listening skills.  They were made in Hong Kong, but always have a Mandarin soundtrack and En... Read more

phonetic map : 或 huo

December 13, 2008 at 08:36 PM
@ 或 huo 或 huò adv. perhaps; maybe; probably / or 或者 huòzhě perhaps; maybe 或然 huòrán probable 或则 huòzé or; either or 惑 hu&og... Read more

My interview and blog post

December 13, 2008 at 09:43 AM
My interview with the Absolutely Cultural podcast is here . My latest blog post is here . Read more