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How to say 'some' of some item

July 26, 2013 at 10:58 PM

Hi, everyone ... I'm confused about how to say 'some' of something - as in 'I want to buy some fruit'. One of the textbooks I'm working with seems to indicate that y... Read more

How to say "tastes/smells like"

March 09, 2013 at 04:29 AM

Is there a direct translation for "this smells like that?". The best I can find in the dictionary is "味同嚼蜡“ (tastes as if one is chewing wax, meaning tasteless... Read more

中国朋友 Zhongguo pengyou

December 31, 2012 at 05:00 AM

I would like to say happy Canada NewYear to all of my chinese friends, but am not quite sure how to put the sentence together? 加拿大 Jiannada 新年快乐 Xinnian Kuaile ? 谢谢... Read more

我忘了吃饭 (Wo3 wang4 le chi1 fan4)

July 13, 2012 at 04:15 PM

Dà jiā hǎo! In lesson 0341 (Expansion) I read 我忘了吃饭 (Wǒ wàng le chī fàn) Now, my book says "In a sentence with verb construction in series 了(le)... Read more

在某人身上

May 06, 2012 at 03:50 AM

我最近经常听到“在某人身上”这个短语。在我听到这个短语的情况下，我容易听明白意思是什么，不过我自己不知道怎么用。麻烦老师们帮我解释一下这个短语，也帮我举几个例子！ Read more

The complement of state de

April 27, 2012 at 04:38 PM

I've been reviewing the 得 as a complement of state. I've been studying the corresponding qǐngwèn as well (http://chinesepod.com/lessons/howre-you-doing-%E...... Read more

confused by 见

April 23, 2012 at 03:46 AM

女学生见腧某一直摸，忍不住大喊...   This sentence is from a new piece about a female student who was molested on a bus.  I am under the impression that the 见 means "see"... Read more

Verb Tenses

April 15, 2012 at 11:51 AM

Can someone please explain how the verbs work? For example: I go, I went, I will go, I would go. I have tried researching this but I find it difficult to comprehend.... Read more

When to use 是 and when not to use 是？

April 07, 2012 at 02:54 PM

I get very confused on when to use 是 and when not to use it.  For example: 今天是我的妈妈的生日. You use the verb  是 in this phrase but then in a phrase like: ... Read more

的 instead of 了

April 05, 2012 at 02:57 PM

In the following conversation: 这是什么茶叶? zhèshì shénme cháye? 这是中国茶. 我从浙江带来的. zhè shì zhōngguó chá. W... Read more

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