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jennyzhu
Posted on: Hide and Seek
March 17, 2011 at 3:27 AMWell explained! 起来 does mean "enclosing" in these phrases.
Posted on: Hide and Seek
March 17, 2011 at 3:26 AM躲 also means to hide, but it can only be used for human or animals, whereas 藏 can be used for human, animals and objects. So it's correct to say 把钱藏好. but you can't say 把钱躲好。
Posted on: Hide and Seek
March 16, 2011 at 10:23 AM“无论”and “不管”both mean "no matter what". But “不管”is casual, "无论" is more formal.
Posted on: Rice First
March 16, 2011 at 4:41 AMIt works the same on the mainland. Uncooked rice is 米; cooked rice is 饭. But 米饭 means cooked rice.
Posted on: The Four Sacred Mountains of Buddhism
March 15, 2011 at 3:23 AMThe sacred mountains tend to be very touristy and commercialised.But you experience moments of spiritualawakening despitethose.心诚则灵。
Posted on: Introducing Oneself to the Neighbors
March 8, 2011 at 4:30 AMA lot of buildings in China are ghost buildings though, full of empty apartments that people bought as an investment. 你可能没有邻居。
Posted on: Celebrating a Baby's First Month
March 1, 2011 at 5:30 AM百天 (100 days) is also an important milestone for a baby in China. Now a lot of people do 百天酒 instead of 满月酒 because the baby is stronger and more "presentable" by the 3rd month. Speaking of which, my son's 百天酒 is coming up soon.
Posted on: No Hot Water
February 25, 2011 at 1:52 AM热水 means hot water, not hot tea. The people in your example gave 热水the meaning of hot tea in their own environment.
Posted on: I love children!
February 17, 2011 at 6:29 AM不讨厌 is perfect for the situation you described.
Posted on: Sleepy
March 18, 2011 at 9:53 AMYou are right!