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jennyzhu
Posted on: Introducing One's Spouse
April 14, 2012 at 2:47 AMWhen describing close relatives or friends, you can leave out de, e.g. Wǒ tàitai, wǒ bàba, wǒ péngyou.
Posted on: Building, Establishing, and Creating
April 13, 2012 at 9:24 AMUsually when 建设 is at the end of a phrase, it's a noun. When you put it infront, it becomes a verb. But some of these phrases are more commonly used as nouns rather than verb, e.g. 文化建设 （我们要注意文化建设）is more common that 建设文化。建设经济 is actually commonly used, e.g. 我们要建设农村经济。
Posted on: Preparing for the Ironman Race
April 13, 2012 at 5:08 AMIt seems we have a few ironman amongst Poddies. Both activities require perseverance.
Posted on: Google vs. Baidu
April 12, 2012 at 3:42 AMThat's the technical term. But most people just say RSS.
Posted on: Chinese Calligraphy
April 11, 2012 at 2:46 AM好建议！(upper or advanced吧）。
Posted on: Negotiating with a Taobao Merchant
April 9, 2012 at 9:02 AMHow true! I never start an Aliwangwang (Taobao's instant messenger) conversation without calling someone "亲".
Posted on: Good Morning!
April 6, 2012 at 1:40 AMUsers who signed up are given a free course to try out. You will see it after logging in http://chinesepod.com/dashboard/course
This course includes various lessons from each different level.
You can also listen to our free question and culture shows Qing Wen and Beijing Standard Time on our blog.
Posted on: 投资移民
April 5, 2012 at 9:02 AM我经常收到短信，让我在阿拉巴马(Alabama)投资房地产，可以拿美国绿卡。
Posted on: A Disgusting Woman
April 5, 2012 at 1:04 AMIn Hongkong, they call “恐龙” women 猪扒(pork chop).
Posted on: Hot and Cool 热, 烫 , 凉 , 冷
April 16, 2012 at 1:33 AM拌 and 办 have the same pronunciation. 凉拌 is a tongue in cheek way to dismiss someone when you don't want to engage with their question.