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phonetic map : 羊 yang

October 13, 2008 at 07:55 AM
@ 羊 yang * 洋 yáng ocean; vast; foreign 出洋 chūyáng to go abroad 洋溢 yángyì to be permeated with 羊 yáng n. sheep 羊羔 yánggāo la... Read more

phonetic map : 霸 ba

October 13, 2008 at 07:16 AM
@ 霸 ba 壩 bà (full form of 坝 ) dam; dike 霸 bà hegemon; tyrant / to dominate 霸权 bàquán supremacy 霸市 bàshì to corner the marke... Read more

phonetic map : 耑 duan

October 13, 2008 at 04:30 AM
@ 耑 duan 耑 duān (old form of 端 duān) chuan 喘 chuǎn to gasp for breath 喘气 chuǎnqì to breathe deeply; pant 痰喘 tánchuǎn asthma 端 duān extremity; reason /t... Read more
Hi Kate, I'm really glad you opened this topic. The first thing that would improve the overall experience would be with an easier way of posting.  It took my a... Read more

Nice To C You - The Chinese C

October 13, 2008 at 01:25 AM
The Chinese "C" Sound The next in our series about aspiration is one that is deceptively easy to non-native speakers, yet the vast majority of foreigners say wr... Read more

Stanza ebook reader

October 12, 2008 at 10:30 PM
This is an excellent iphone app: http://www.lexcycle.com/ There's lots of free books available through the online catalogue, no Chinese ones it seems though (except... Read more
Come sometime on Friday afternoon I will be making a speech to around fifty close family and friends. Some of that speech (well enough to apologise that I need to sw... Read more

稻田 dàotián

October 12, 2008 at 07:52 PM
Photograph by Keren Su     dàotián   female   male   稻田   Sorry, there is no animated stroke order available for 稻. ... Read more

Return of The Drug Dealer - Redeption

October 12, 2008 at 07:42 PM
Inspired by the Chinesepod Intermediate lesson, The Drug Dealer I wrote this story as an experiment.  This time, I wanted to offer it up in the groups forum. &n... Read more

phonetic map : 申 shen

October 12, 2008 at 05:30 PM
@ 申 shen 伸 shēn to stretch; proclaim 延伸 yánshēn to extend 伸冤 shēnyuān to seek redress of injustice 申 shēn 9th/12 earthly branches / to express; explain 申请 shē... Read more