General Discussion

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长臂猿

November 26, 2008 at 03:26 PM
Okay, so to go along with my gradual emergence from lurkerdome I figured I should have a somewhat cleverer screen name than my own name minus the spacing and capital... Read more

Glossary Glitch

November 26, 2008 at 02:21 PM
Has anyone else noticed the following glitch, using Firefox 3.0.4?           The hanzi is displayed for about one second, then it turns into... Read more
Photograph by Eddie Adams, Vietnam 1968     chǔsǐ   female   T : 處死   S : 处死     Example Sentence s T 罪犯已被 處死 。 S 罪犯已被 处死 。 zu&igr... Read more

Good Site

November 26, 2008 at 12:38 PM
Hi everyone! My friend say this is good site and I think he true..i happy because i really want learn the england language. but i have no many money to pay the subsc... Read more

What's wrong with my user ID ?

November 26, 2008 at 11:50 AM
Here's how the current monthly ranking looks like. For some reason, I seem always to be listed at the bottom of that list, as if my number of posts were displayed in... Read more

Everyday Chinese

November 26, 2008 at 08:05 AM
Hi all, Every time I go to the Shanghai railway station I hear people saying what sounds like "fapiao fapiao". Could someone please explain the meaning and clarify w... Read more

phonetic map : 卓 zhuo

November 26, 2008 at 07:40 AM
@ 卓 zhuo 卓 zhuó tall and erect; eminent 卓立 zhuólì to stand firm / upright 卓越 zhuóyuè outstanding; brilliant 桌 zhuō table; desk 上桌... Read more

phonetic map : 乞 qi

November 26, 2008 at 06:19 AM
@ 乞 qi 乞 qǐ to seek; plead for 乞丐 qǐgài beggar 乞求 qǐqiú to beg for; implore 乞假 qǐjià to ask for a leave of absence * 吃 qī . 吃吃 qīqī (sound of gi... Read more

Vocabulary tab

November 26, 2008 at 05:09 AM
Hello everyone, I am new here, and Ive been using my trial subscription for two days now, and I have learned alot about the Chinese language in this time. I enjoy th... Read more

Emperor Ai of Han - “断袖之癖"

November 25, 2008 at 08:22 PM
In ancient China, there was a famous emperor, 汉哀帝 (Emperor Ai of Han), who may be the first (and only) gay emperor of China! He had a relationship with a minor offic... Read more