User Comments - amber
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Posted on: Google vs. Baidu
October 21, 2008 at 6:00 AMI noticed that they say 下载 (xiàzài) in Taiwan, and 下载 (xiàzǎi) in Mainland China.
Posted on: I can't find my glasses!
October 21, 2008 at 4:30 AMhi bobm112,
Just tested it and it plays OK for me... not sure!
Posted on: Post-Graduation Plans
October 21, 2008 at 2:46 AMhi azul,
东西 Dōngxi can be used for both concrete and abstract things.
Posted on: Last and Next
October 21, 2008 at 2:35 AMhi all,
出年 (chūnián) is not used in Mandarin Chinese.
Posted on: No Walking on the Grass
October 21, 2008 at 2:32 AMhi houban,
我得修剪草坪了。
Wǒ děi xiūjiǎn cǎopíng le.
I need to mow the lawn.
Posted on: Introducing the Managers
October 20, 2008 at 7:50 AMhi grettir,
It all depends on the context. A 快 (kuài) sentence can also have a feeling of hurrying someone, or telling someone to do something quickly; it will just depend on the tone of voice and context to know.
时间不早了，快走吧！
Shíjiān bù zǎo le, kuài zǒu ba！
It's getting late, hurry up and go!
Posted on: No Walking on the Grass
October 20, 2008 at 7:04 AMhi checkingoutchina,
保护 (bǎohù) means to protect, safeguard, as in:
我们要保护环境。
Wǒmen yào bǎohù huánjìng.
We need to protect the environment.
保重 (Bǎozhòng) means to take care (of oneself), as in:
保重身体
Bǎozhòng shēntǐ
Take care of your health.
请多多保重。
Qǐng duōduōbǎozhòng.
Please take good care of yourself.
Posted on: No Walking on the Grass
October 20, 2008 at 6:56 AMhi mikenotinjubei,
That's correct, yes.
Posted on: Lying in Chinese
October 20, 2008 at 3:56 AMhi christianroper,
The speaker in the expansion recording pronounces 哪里 as 2nd tone, 3rd tone Na2li3. Na here is officially 3rd tone, but when two 3rd tones are together, the first one will change to 2nd tone.
Generally, depending on accent, 哪里 will be pronounced either (nǎli), or as in the expansion recording.
Posted on: No Walking on the Grass
October 21, 2008 at 6:28 AMhi barackobama66,
不能在草地上走。
Bùnéng zài cǎodì shang zǒu.
不可以在草地上走。
Bù kěyǐ zài cǎodì shang zǒu.
Both of these are correct, and have the same meaning.