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bababardwan
Posted on: Getting Married in China
March 7, 2011 at 11:27 AMhmm, but this site in January this year:
http://jingulu.web-52.com/Article.asp?id=1670
was still quoting that official site, so maybe it's not changed since 2007.
Posted on: Getting Married in China
March 7, 2011 at 10:50 AMhang on, Zhongwen wikipedia also has it at 9 元 :
http://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%BB%93%E5%A9%9A%E8%AF%81
and the article was revised 17th January this year, so I guess if there has been a change it's been within the last 2 months if wikipedia is to be relied upon.
Here's the official site:
http://www.mca.gov.cn/article/shfw/wmfw_hydj.shtml
..there are lists of the registry offices there with their phone numbers. I doubt they'll be there at this time though.
oh man, I thought I'd found the webpage on the official site with the cost which had it at 9元, but the websites page is so outta date...2007:
http://sws.mca.gov.cn/article/bszn/200712/20071200005306.shtml
Posted on: Getting Married in China
March 7, 2011 at 10:33 AMyou should try hitting 'em for a 4元 refund.
...but seriously, several sites seem to also say 9 元, but they're all last year, one mid last year. The only post I've found from this year [2 days ago] also says 9元 but it's just on some sort of forum here:
http://wenwen.soso.com/z/q270442895.htm
Posted on: 中国通
March 7, 2011 at 8:12 AMPlease correct or confirm:
3:00 XJ： 不过他的中文[的确]是很好的我觉得
3：05 XJ： 【比如说】，啊，“不需要翻译”，【就】说“纯粹的中文，好了”
3:25 XJ: 别的其他的 [什么意思？ redundant?]
Posted on: 中国通
March 7, 2011 at 7:39 AMOnly just seen this reply now. Thanks John. Yeah, that's really helpful to get a feel for it. I think I was thinking the "bad" thing was preceding it, but you're explanation of the "bad" thing after it has put me on the right track. The rest of the explanation is really helpful too...I know what you mean by comparing it's structure and usage to 说不定。 I feel I understand it well now...great teaching :)
Posted on: License Plate Characters
March 7, 2011 at 5:24 AM"if not a little too personal".
...haha, sorry 'bout that chief. Disclaimer: any resemblance my comment has to being applied to persons...yada yada.....
"I consider myself properly one of the riff-raff"
哈哈, how very Aussie of you. Being from the convict colony this is natural, but I can't help but think it must sit ok with Chinese values of 谦虚 also， 你这个中国通。I'm not sure how other cultures will understand it, hehe. ;)
Posted on: License Plate Characters
March 7, 2011 at 4:54 AMyou're paying extra for the dream, while the journey lasts, that you too are that little bit extra 转 and thus, this bus is just right for you
Posted on: Getting Married in China
March 7, 2011 at 3:57 AMnah, there' no 2ishness in there mate,it's 纯粹 3 【妻子不能判断】 ，呵呵
Posted on: Getting Married in China
March 7, 2011 at 3:51 AM"NOOOOOO!"
..哈哈, I thought that might be your reaction ;)
Posted on: Overseas Chinese
March 7, 2011 at 1:05 PMI think you're referring to zazhong....but yeah, it's considered 贬称 so I'll not post the characters as I don't subscribe to that way of thinking. Mind you, their meaning is not offensive in their own right, it's just a couple of the translations. I guess with all these things it is the intentions/attitude of the speaker that matters and how it is received as to whether it is considered insulting or not. I guess we have a curious bunch here, so I'll post the link to the article about it:
http://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%9D%82%E7%A7%8D_%28%E8%B4%AC%E7%A7%B0%29