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Hope

February 16, 2012 at 04:23 PM
John 3:16 " For God so loved the world that He gave His on and only Son that who ever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life" Read more

a quick Question

February 16, 2012 at 01:19 PM
Is this question correct? Nǐ zuò fàn hǎo, xièxiè (你做饭好 , 谢谢.) and Nǐ hěn kèqìle, xièxiè  (你很客气了,谢谢.) Tha... Read more
Just wondering, from your experience in China, what are some of the most useful sentences and sentence patterns? This of course could go on and on, but at least in m... Read more

Gun safety terminology?

January 26, 2012 at 01:45 AM
This probably isn't an issue for the average foreigner in China but I thought I'd ask. My father in-law is visiting my wife and I here in Virginia, and I thought it... Read more

Help!

January 23, 2012 at 08:02 PM
I just started chinese pod and I want to learn the characters, not just the pinyin. How do I get the characters to show? The screen only shows boxs where there shoul... Read more
Hi all, I was hoping you could shed some light on the meaning (and if there is - cultural background) on the following two phrases: 好男一身毛 (hao nan yi shen mao) - a h... Read more
Dear chinesepod, I am puzzled by using  儿 ér in some words (and not using it in some other words). Except few  You, Shanghai-based chinese... Read more
I am guessing most people on desktops and laptops, Windows and Mac, use some kind of 拼音 as an input method? Does anyone use their touchpad to write out characters in... Read more

"或是" vs "或者"

January 05, 2012 at 01:20 AM
It looks like you use "或是" as or meaning from A or B only A or only B.   "或者" could mean A or B or both.   Am I correct? Are there any other differences? Read more

"a shot of?"

December 31, 2011 at 10:55 PM
How do you say "a shot of", as in "a shot of vodka"? I've had no luck with online dictionaries. Danac     Read more