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越...越... (yuè ... yuè ...)

April 24, 2010 at 01:18 AM
In one of my grammar books, it is stated that in the 越[verb1]越[verb2]pattern, the first verb can be a stative verb or an activity verb (to use their terminology), bu... Read more

What is the difference...

April 21, 2010 at 05:41 AM
...between 在+verb and 正在 + verb? Read more

更 and 还

April 21, 2010 at 05:23 AM
Is there any difference in meaning or emphasis between 今天比昨天更冷 (Jīntiān bǐ zuótiān gèng lěng) and 今天比昨天还冷 (Jīntiān bǐ zuótiān hái lěng) a... Read more

A question about One

April 20, 2010 at 07:04 PM
Okay so I was reading in a book about the tone changes to Yi. It seems that if Yi precedes a forth tone then it becomes a second. but that if it precedes  a fir... Read more

I have more questions about 了

April 19, 2010 at 06:14 AM
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The yan sound

April 17, 2010 at 02:14 PM
I'm confused about the sound written as 'yan' as in 眼睛。According to this page http://chinesepod.com/tools/pronunciation/sectio... the sound üan is written 'yan'... Read more

Is double 的 possible?

April 17, 2010 at 12:19 PM
It seems as if you can make an adjective act like a noun by adding 的, e.g. 高的是我的朋友 gāo de shì wǒ de péngyǒu "The tall one is my friend."  But what... Read more
Even after using online dictionaries, I find it a little unclear what is the best way to say these sentences.  Note: I wrote in bold the words I specifically ha... Read more

Need help translating 'guitar' words.

April 06, 2010 at 02:59 AM
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那么 and 这么

March 31, 2010 at 04:16 AM
In the sense of meaning 'so', I have never understood the difference between 那么 and 这么. For example, what is the difference between 那么漂亮 and 这么漂亮? Read more