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John
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April 24, 2007 at 2:24 AMdamon, Very, very soon...
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April 24, 2007 at 2:23 AMThe chipmunks will be eradicated very soon.
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April 24, 2007 at 2:20 AMAnne, Thanks a lot! I wasn't heavily involved in the ChinesePod redesign specifics, but one thing I can make sure of is that the lessons stay good!
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April 21, 2007 at 11:56 AMtsinping, 二百五 (érbǎi wǔ) means 250. 二百五十 (èrbǎi wǔshí) also means 250. 205 must be expressed as 二百零五 (érbǎi líng wǔ), as Bazza says. It takes some time to get used to it, but once you do, the system is really convenient. Some other examples: 六百八 (liùbǎi bā) 680 三千七 (sānqiān qī) 3700 一万二 (yīwàn èr) 12,000
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April 21, 2007 at 5:33 AMhenning, Really? Opens fine for me... Anyone else having problems with the PDF?
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April 21, 2007 at 3:36 AMThe broken link is fixed. Sorry about that.
Posted on: Chinese Onomatopoeia
April 20, 2007 at 5:29 AMAlexYe, The word you're talking about is "xūxū," a baby talk word meaning "go pee-pee." It's written 嘘嘘 (xūxū).
Posted on: Chinese Onomatopoeia
April 20, 2007 at 5:28 AMAnne, Yeah, it's true... this lesson is understandable by students of most levels. The "dialogue" pretty much speaks for itself! I decided to classify it as Upper Intermediate because it's likely at that level that you'll actually begin to be able to use onomatopoeia in full sentences. But it sure makes for a fun lesson! :)
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April 19, 2007 at 10:27 AMtsinping, I don't want to replace Amber, but she's on vacation, so we're all stuck with me for a little while... :(
Posted on: Shut up!
April 24, 2007 at 2:27 AMAnne, Yes, 三八 (sān bā) is a derogatory term for women, implying nosiness, noisiness, and just general bitchiness. I can't read German, but from what I understand, the word did not really come from 三八三八妇女节 (Sān-Bā Fùnǚjié) as the Danwei TV episode implies.