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Purrfecdizzo

Posted on: 给力
July 17, 2013 at 4:58 PM

So are people still using this word, or is it so like 2011 now.....

Posted on: ChinesePod Jobs in New York! In Shanghai!
July 17, 2013 at 2:36 PM

Im curious, did you find someone for the host position? How 'solid' would the Chinese have to be?

Posted on: 三十六计
July 17, 2013 at 2:18 PM

你找到 ‘走为上’ 句子在哪儿

Posted on: Hot Pot Chitchat
July 17, 2013 at 2:12 PM

What I really enjoy about this lesson is the natural language and the topic - particularly at the intermediate level. 

Posted on: Giving an Example
July 17, 2013 at 10:28 AM

Interesting, I don't think that I have heard 举 used to mean the verb 'to give' ... As I think about it... I could see it as 'put up' an example, kind of like 'lifting weights'  ‘举重’ ...

Posted on: Making Comparisons Using 比 bǐ
July 16, 2013 at 2:40 PM

Hey guys,

I am happy to learn about the 一天。。。一天 usage, and I don't recall encountering this before, so to me, it is new. Anyway, I want to understand this better, so I want to talk a little about it.

We all understand that 一天 is obviously referring to a measure of time. I would imagine that it must be able to be used for other measurements of time. 一年。。。 一年 etc. What about other forms of measurements, i.e., weight.. Would 水一桶比一桶重 work? I know this is not a likely sentence to arise in conversation, but I am curious about the construction.... I don't know, but I am curious. After all this time of learning Chinese, It is good to know that there is still room to explore and learn.

Thanks,

George

Posted on: Making Comparisons Using 比 bǐ
July 16, 2013 at 2:16 PM

That happens to me all the time. I will be studying a concept in one resource, then an hour later, I will find the same concept in another, or hear it used in the wild.... Guess that is par for the course....

Posted on: Making Comparisons Using 比 bǐ
July 16, 2013 at 2:14 PM

Is adding the 的 after 哥哥 necessary or just a suggestion. My thinking is that it would be understood that the comparison is about the language, so it isn't necessary..... Is my thinking incorrect in this case?

George

Posted on: Making Comparisons Using 比 bǐ
July 16, 2013 at 2:09 PM

Hey Clay (as he may not check Chinesepod anymore, I guess this is open to anyone), what do you mean here by 'throws it off'?

Thanks,

George

Posted on: English Letters Make Chinese Words
May 12, 2013 at 8:26 AM

I can say for myself that I have heard 'going dutch' before moving to China, so maybe it has to do with where you are from.