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jennyzhu
Posted on: The Spring Festival Gala
January 23, 2012 at 6:14 AMThe concensus is that this year's chunwan stunk.
Posted on: New Year's Well-Wishes
January 23, 2012 at 6:12 AMThe hongbao sum could vary a lot depending on one's economic situation and where one resides. In a Shanghai middle class scenario, 100rmb is pertty much the minimum.
Posted on: New Year's Well-Wishes
January 23, 2012 at 6:10 AMI agree with tvan. Using 生龙活虎 on old people isn't too inappropriate in Shanghai either.
Posted on: 坑“妈”的防辐射服
January 21, 2012 at 5:46 AM城市的中国人应该都知道丹麦童话，特别是安徒生的童话：《白雪公主》、《卖火柴的小女孩》、《皇帝的新装》、《丑小鸭》。
Posted on: Popular Slang from 2011
January 21, 2012 at 5:41 AM“......控”就是很疯狂迷一件事情的意思，不是太贬义。But of course it depends on who you are talking too. Some might find an extremely 箩莉 person unbearable.
Posted on: Birthday on the Lunar Calendar
January 20, 2012 at 6:59 AMThe Lao Wang lessons might come in handy. Just type in "Lao Wang" in your search. It's more about office gossip than office dating gossip though, which by the way is a good lesson idea.
Posted on: Birthday on the Lunar Calendar
January 19, 2012 at 5:34 AMThe girl who speaks faster is from Jiangsu. The girl who speaks more slowly is from Beijing.
Posted on: Pregnancy Series 9: Here Comes the Baby!
January 18, 2012 at 5:26 AM虚惊 and 一场 are frequently used together to mean "false alarm". 虚惊一场 is more common than 一场虚惊.
Posted on: Market Research 3: Assessing the Competition
January 18, 2012 at 2:37 AMThe answer is not very precise with this kind of "mumble" particles. Some people will say "en", some "um". But with particles like 吗 and 吧, the pronunciation tends to be quite precise.
Posted on: Asking About the New Job
January 23, 2012 at 6:15 AMYes, you are correct. 也祝你龙年快乐！