General Discussion
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壁画 bìhuà
September 12, 2008 at 06:25 PM
Photo courtesy of Gesang , who restores these in Tibet. Not a bad gig, eh! bìhuà T : 壁畫 S : 壁画 &...
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"My birthday", 224 characters. newbie/elementary level.
September 12, 2008 at 03:53 PM
This is a short text suitable for elementary/intermediate. After the text there is three links to an external site where the same texts is available with regular ann...
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I use Twitter and occasionaly Tweet in Chinese
September 12, 2008 at 01:06 PM
If you are a Twitter user then this is the place to share your experiences, ideas and suggestions for using Twitter to increase learning and understanding of a new l...
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Reading challenge: Dr. Mingmar says...?
September 12, 2008 at 12:28 PM
Hello advanced readers! :-) I had a bad cold in Tibet for some days...and weak lungs from a disease I had in Switzerland before I left to Tibet... ...and so my lungs...
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New Website to Practice your Chinese!!!
September 12, 2008 at 09:34 AM
Greetings Chinesepod people! I have developed a new website and one of the many uses of the website is to practice your Chinese! Head on over to the webs...
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月饼 yuèbǐng
September 12, 2008 at 05:17 AM
In honor of Mid-Autumn Moon Festival, September 14. yuèbǐng T : 月餅 S : 月饼 Example...
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Character etymology for Elementary - Keys, Wallet, Phone 南
September 12, 2008 at 05:00 AM
Fourth and last cardinal point is: 南 (nán, south). Character: 南 Traditional form: 南 Pinyin: nán Meaning: south; southern part;...
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Character etymology for newbie "Pretty Clothes" 你
September 12, 2008 at 04:07 AM
I like the explanation for this character. It is so logical once you see it. Character: 你 Pinyin: nǐ Meaning: You HSK level: 1 (basic) Frequency: 38 Strokes: 7  ...
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