Posts | General Discussion

Do you understand?

December 05, 2008 at 10:28 PM

Hi there, I am wondering if there is a phrase to ask if someone understands what I am saying to them. I was told that "明白了吗" is only used by senior to junior as in... Read more

Was war euer neues Wort des Tages auf Chinesisch ?

December 05, 2008 at 08:41 PM

Mein Wort des Tages nach einem lustigen Mittagessen mit 2 chinesischen Kolleginnen, passend zum Saison: 圣诞老人   shèngdàn lǎorén  . 你们... Read more

Does anybody use Pleco? ( a Dictionary)

December 05, 2008 at 05:46 PM

Hey guys, I wanted to know if anybody here uses this program called Pleco? http://www.pleco.com It's a very extensive dictionary, has the ability to write a characte... Read more

[成语] 不郎不秀 Vs 不稂不莠

December 05, 2008 at 02:05 PM

不郎不秀 (bùlángbùxiù) and 不稂不莠 (bùlángbùyǒu) are two Chenyu meaning useless. But from the characters, I wonder if 不郎不秀... Read more

01 year 02 week into study

December 05, 2008 at 12:10 PM

Hello everyone, I have to work tonight, and all day Saturday and Sunday. Because of this, I will give an update now as I won't be able to on Sunday. This week was ch... Read more

Grammer

December 05, 2008 at 11:45 AM

肯定句 means a statement, right? But can anyone tell me what does 排比句 mean? Much Appreciated Davey Read more

phonetic map : 龟 gui

December 05, 2008 at 08:09 AM

@ 龟 gui 龟 guī tortoise; turtle 海龟 hǎiguī n. green/sea turtle 龟卜 guībǔ divination by tortoise shells 龟甲 guījiǎ tortoise-shell; oracle bone jun * 龟 jūn chap; chapped 龟... Read more

phonetic map : 九 jiu

December 05, 2008 at 07:33 AM

@ 九 jiu 究 jiū to study carefully; look into / actually; after all 研究 yánjiū study; research / to discuss 究竟 jiūjìng actually; after all 九 jiǔ nine; man... Read more

phonetic map : 轨 gui

December 05, 2008 at 06:53 AM

@ 轨 gui 轨 guǐ rail; track; course; path 轨道 guǐdào track; orbit; course 轻轨 qīngguǐ light rail   匦 guǐ box 票匦 piàoguǐ ballot box; ticket box Read more

ACTFL 2008 Conference

December 05, 2008 at 06:07 AM

Ken and I are attending the annual conference for the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages [ link ]. It's in Orlando, Florida this year, and activit... Read more