User Comments - derek
derek
Posted on: Hiking
June 10, 2008 at 1:33 AMtvan,
thanks for the link. In the past couple of years I have noticed a big increase in the number of mountain bikes in China, but only in the cities. I have not seen anybody riding them off-road and had never heard anybody talking about mountain biking as a sport.
Posted on: Hiking
June 10, 2008 at 1:29 AMLast year I met some people from the 杭州市登山运动协会 - Hangzhou Mountain Climbing Association. They do not actually climb mountains with ropes and pitons, they are just hikers. 登山 and 爬山 seem to be quite flexible in there usage.
Posted on: Hiking
June 10, 2008 at 12:48 AMI listen to cpod while riding my mountain bike through the hills near my home. Does this qualify as 爬山 or is there another term for mountain biking?
Posted on: 对症下药
May 3, 2008 at 3:41 AMVery useful LANGUAGE lesson. Lucky I resisted the urge to rush down to the pharmacy and get inappropriate medical advice. :D
Posted on: Diet Coke
May 3, 2008 at 3:20 AM我很喜欢喝非常可乐, 比Coca-cola和Pepsi-cola好喝.
Posted on: Regional Accents Part I
April 24, 2008 at 2:55 AMwiggin01, Thanks for the youtube link, 好搞笑的!
Posted on: Going to the Pharmacy
April 24, 2008 at 2:03 AMThanks Amber, I have not heard 消消气 before, great term. I will try it out on some people and see what reaction I get. :)
Posted on: Regional Accents Part I
April 22, 2008 at 1:45 AMVery useful lesson. It took me a long time to understand Zhejiang accents, especially in the south of the province because people mainly speak the local dialects - 丽水话 and 庆元话. These dialects are completely different from 普通话 and heavily influence their accents. Also people in the countryside often mix up Mandarin with their local language. 真让我头疼!
Posted on: Going to the Pharmacy
April 22, 2008 at 1:10 AMIs there a Chinese equivalent for the term "Chill Pill"?
Posted on: SBTG: Sun Yatsen
June 10, 2008 at 2:31 AMA question on the pronunciation of 孙. I have heard it pronounced as "su-en" and also like the english "soon" with no "e" sound. Is this because of regional accents or is it just abbreviated when spoken quickly?