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jennyzhu
Posted on: A Special Christmas Gift
December 26, 2010 at 12:26 PMMerry Christmas to all Poddies!
Posted on: Don't Eat the Snow
December 21, 2010 at 8:19 AMYes, it is correct to refer to where you are from as "wǒmen nàr" when you are somewhere else.
Posted on: This Needs to be Dry Cleaned
December 10, 2010 at 9:37 AM几块钱(ji3kuai4qian2) ia frequently used if you know the price is relatievly low, i.e. in single digit or low double digits. That's because 几块钱(ji3kuai4qian2) implies single digit price.
Posted on: This Needs to be Dry Cleaned
December 10, 2010 at 9:34 AMIt's a paradox: because the public places tend to be dirty, it compels people to be very sensitive about hygiene in the private realm. That's why we always wear slippers not shoes at home and don't sit on the bed unless wearing PJ's, etc.
Posted on: Hanukkah
December 8, 2010 at 4:55 AMJudaism is "犹太教".
Posted on: What are you doing?
December 7, 2010 at 3:41 AMIt was my mistake. I am very sorry!
Posted on: Skincare: Moisturizing Cream
December 7, 2010 at 2:55 AMWe'd say "防皱霜/fángzhòushuāng" for anti wrinkle cream. 防/fáng means "to guard against" as in 防晒霜/fángshàishuāng/anti sun screen.
Posted on: Toothache
December 6, 2010 at 6:49 AM无聊 and 没意思 can both mean "bored", but they can also mean "boring". To make the distinction, you can use the word "觉得”, which means "to feel".
他觉得很无聊、他觉得很没意思 clearly means "he is bored".
Posted on: Skincare: Moisturizing Cream
December 6, 2010 at 6:44 AM美白/měibái is the most common word to use for "whitening".
Posted on: Merry Christmas!
December 26, 2010 at 12:32 PM斌/bīn is commonly used in boys' names because the two parts of the character: 文/wén means being well educated and 武/wǔ means to be athletic. We have a saying "文武双全"/wénwǔshuāngquán, which means to have a combination of the two qualities.