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How to write traditional Chinese characters?

August 21, 2011 at 02:50 AM

Okay all you Hong Kong, Taiwan or Chinese character purists, do you know of a website that shows how to write traditional Chinese characters stroke by stroke? Animat... Read more

Signage error? Is the extra dot in 通 wrong?

August 14, 2011 at 06:08 PM

Take a look at this sign. Is the 通 with the extra dot an actual word? Read more

Just curious - what's the most frequently used tone?

August 14, 2011 at 12:16 PM

Including the neutral fifth? I was reading the article below and got to wondering.   http://lingomi.com/blog/2011/04/whats-the-most-c... Read more

Same word - character written differently. Why?

August 10, 2011 at 02:58 PM

For example, 睡, 直, 着 are not written the way they look on the screen as you see them now. 睡, the vertical side strokes are not touching the horiz... Read more

地, 得 or 的?

August 08, 2011 at 02:29 AM

I wish someone could clearly explain to me the distinction between the verb and noun modifiers (I hope this is the proper name): 地 ,得 and 的. Even though, they are al... Read more

Saying hello for someone else.

August 06, 2011 at 04:47 AM

How exactly can I say "He/She asked me to say hello" or "He/She says hi"? (indirect greeting) It seems too simple, but the correct grammar has eluded me for ages. In... Read more

What is the difference between 周五 and 星期五 and 礼拜五?

August 03, 2011 at 02:38 AM

I see 星期 more often than 周 and 礼拜.  Is what is in the link below pretty much correct? http://www.cjvlang.com/Dow/dowchin.html It basically says 星... Read more

电影

August 01, 2011 at 01:49 AM

I have a question concerning a translation in the movie "Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon". It's about 2/3rds of the way through the movie. To set the scene, Zhang Ziyi... Read more

Dear Amber

July 18, 2011 at 11:24 PM

Okay Dear Amber was the all time best show ever.  That was all I used to ever listen to!!  Now is there any show with that same intention and a little more... Read more

Writing Chinese!

July 18, 2011 at 11:14 PM

Okay, so I have a question, how does everyone write chinese characters so easily on chinesepod?  If I tried I would have to go through google translate. Read more