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Posted on: In a Moment

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Posted on: I can't find my glasses!

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Posted on: Passive Verbs and 被

It was stated in the podcast that most uses of 被 are negative, and in fact all examples given were negative.

Are there many positive examples? For example, can one say: 我被亲了 (wǒ bèi qīn le) I was kissed?

Or even neutral examples, such as 我被看见了 (wǒ bèi kànjiàn le ma) Was I seen?

Posted on: Not So Silent Night

From the lesson Intro:

The age-old dilemma: On Christmas Eve, should we go to church, or to a bar?

Come on, ask me a harder one!

Posted on: Late Getting Back

I'm afraid I haven't really looked into 地 yet.

Anyway, you've been busy with my questions today. Do you get paid for working on Sundays?

Posted on: Late Getting Back

Thanks. John's other example made sense. But this one is still causing me some concern. John says "the Verb is the reason for the mental state expressed in the adjective". But 急着 is translated as 'hurriedly', which is an adverb not an adjective, and I wouldn't consider 'hurriedly' as a mental state (although it might be the result of a mental state).

Posted on: KTV

Thanks again Jason. That makes sense. So, is there no word you could use in place of 都 to mean 'part' or 'some' instead of 'all' ?

Posted on: Late Getting Back

Just when I thought I was coming to terms with 着, I find the Expansion sentence:

他们急着去开会。 (Tāmen jízhe qù kāihuì.)  They hurriedly went to have a meeting.

Ok, you have zhàn - to stand and zhànzhe - to be standing

And guà - to hang (to cause to hang) and guàzhe - to hang (to be hanging)

I don't understand 急着 in that way. Can someone help?

Posted on: Choosing a New Pair of Glasses

Well, it looks like you've spent a lot more time than me learning characters. I recognise 学习 and 说 from you comment, and that is all. Perhaps when I finish my Stroke Order Dictionary, I'll be able to spend some time learning to write.