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Posted on: Buying a Bike
October 23, 2009 at 3:43 AMbababardwan：
There aren't any chengyu's about bikes in Chinese.
But we have something kind of joke:
我有车，两个轮的！
wǒ yǒu chē, liǎng ge lún de!
轮 wheel
Posted on: Holding a Meeting
October 22, 2009 at 2:28 AMpretzellogic:
份 is the measure word for newspaper/document and report. Usually there are more than a piece of paper in a report/newspaper/document.
So we just say:
一份报纸 newspaper yī fèn bàozhǐ
一份文件 document yī fèn wénjiàn
一份报告 report yīfèn bàogào
Posted on: Nothing More Than Only and Just
October 20, 2009 at 9:21 AMIn this case, the 着 after the verb 想 indicates an ongoing action.
For example,
我 一直 爱着 他。
wǒ yīzhí àizhe ta.
Posted on: Nothing More Than Only and Just
October 19, 2009 at 6:53 AMancalagon：
只有他知道。zhǐyǒu tā zhīdào. can not say:就有
我只能星期一来。wǒ zhǐnéng xīngqīyī lái. can not say: 就能
Posted on: A Business Dinner with a Supplier
October 16, 2009 at 3:36 AM个 is a measure word, but it can be used between a verb and its complement like 得。个 makes the complement feel more like an object.
For example:
1. 我们在那儿玩了个痛快。 (using 个)
2. 我们在那儿玩得很痛快。 (using 很)
What's the difference in English between "Take a look" and "look"? In the first case, "look" is acting like an object. It's not a huge difference, but the difference in feeling is similar to what happens in Chinese.
Also, we don't use a simple verb after 得。不停 acts like a simple verb, so 夸得不停 sounds strange.
We can say:
夸得他笑个不停。
Posted on: Drunk Driving
October 15, 2009 at 4:03 AMchangye:
You're right! 下 is a measure word like 回。“这下” work in a similar way to “这回”。
Posted on: Light and Dark Colors of Clothing
October 14, 2009 at 2:39 AMjoeborn:
Yes, there's a difference between the usages of 一点儿 and 有点儿.
有点儿+adj:
For example:
A： 今天天气怎么样？
jīntiān tiānqì zěnmeyàng?
B： 今天有点儿冷。
jīntiān yǒudiǎnr lěng.
adj.+一点儿
A： 昨天冷还是今天冷？
zuótiān lěng háishi jīntiān lěng?
B： 今天冷一点儿。
jīntiān lěng yīdianr.
一点儿+noun.
A： 你会说汉语吗？
nǐ huì shuō hànyǔ ma?
B： 我会说一点儿（汉语）。
wǒ huì shuō yīdiǎnr hànyǔ.
Posted on: Drunk Driving
October 14, 2009 at 2:31 AMchristine30550:
You're right, 这下 can be translated as sth like "well, then,..", "OK, then", or "in that case". For example:
儿子，你终于回来了！这下妈妈就放心了！
érzi, nǐ zhōngyú huílai le! zhèxià māma jiù fàngxīn le!
啊，我忘了老婆的生日！这下完了，她肯定恨死我了！
à, wǒ wàng le lǎopo de shēngrì! zhèxià wánle, tā kěndìng hèn sǐ wǒ le!
Posted on: Drunk Driving
October 13, 2009 at 7:55 AMpinkjeans,
1两=50 grams
他不但学中文，还学日语。（one subject, 可以用“不仅 ...还”）
不但他在学中文，而且他爸爸也在学中文。（two subject,不可以用“不仅 ...还”）
除了他以外，别人都到了。
除了他以外，别的同事都不会中文。
Posted on: Chinese Idol 2
October 26, 2009 at 2:58 AMjianxuexi:
I get a lot of support from my family.
Yes, you can say:
我的家人给我很多支持。