User Comments - gaojian
gaojian
Posted on: Politely Declining an Invitation
August 25, 2010 at 12:52 AMIt might be hard for them to do. ChinesePod already has a huge staff focusing on many different aspects of making the website and Chinese learning go smoothly for us users. Every CD that comes with a textbook comes with the same issues (having a few voices). I think the only way to mix things up in this respect is to get out and use your Chinese with real people. Not only are you going to hear a variety of voices and voice registers but you can get exposer to a flowing and unscripted conversation.
Posted on: Learning about Levels
August 23, 2010 at 3:31 AMBecause a lesson a day isn't enough? Or because you have studied every lesson on ChinesePod?
Posted on: Learning about Levels
August 22, 2010 at 2:35 PMThanks for the podcast. If anything I was reaffirmed of my placement in the Chinesepod system. Although I have studied Chinese for around 4 years I used a very systematic aproach (text book learning) and still find a lot of new content (perhaps not the grammar) in the intermediate lessons. I have been a member for a long time, but only recently an active one.I hope to keep up with my new pace of two or three lessons a day for as long as I can. Upper Intermediate here I come!
谢谢你们！
Posted on: Lhasa
August 21, 2010 at 2:04 AMI agree. I just wanted to comment for other users. I lived there as well and frequently ran into both usages.
Posted on: Lhasa
August 20, 2010 at 7:45 PMI believe that both characters actually work in traditional. The second niàn with the mouth radical is just a variant of the more basic form.
Posted on: Lhasa
August 20, 2010 at 6:30 PMI have a question about the use of 了二 in the 终于 sentences. 你可不可以把”了“放在动词和名词的中间？
比如： 我终于到了拉萨.
or does it have to be at the end?
谢谢。
Posted on: Organic Food
August 20, 2010 at 6:25 PMThat is the way I understand it, but I'm curious as well.
Posted on: Organic Food
August 20, 2010 at 6:23 PMCarlicartel, you are correct about how you say car but you have to remember that in this sentence they are emphasizing the grammar point 买得起，买不起。 The 起 and 车 are not a single word. The sentence is stressing that even "买得起" (being able to buy) a 车(car).... and the something about the gas being expensive.
Posted on: Politely Declining an Invitation
August 25, 2010 at 12:56 AMI think it sounds really natural. Even if he isn't going to come next time it is great to know how you might make a promise that you might break.
:)