User Comments - newbie9
newbie9
Posted on: Big Numbers
July 12, 2012, 12:54 PMmrzhou,
The system for large numbers in Chinese as you described, is actually correct. As a reply to andygxp up there, the 4 zero base is actually the correct scale for Chinese language.
A few notable examples are:
1-0000 (one 10K)
10-0000 (ten 10K/ 100K)
100-0000 (100 10K/ 1 million)
and so on...
So, the usage of the "long scale/short scale" stuff is worth forgetting, from what I have seen and learned.
~Dizn33
Posted on: Coffee Shop
June 28, 2012, 02:44 PMYes, it does exist. Milo is not exactly coffee; rather, in China and where I come from, it's actually a malt-based chocolate milk drink.
Posted on: Handling Rambunctious Children
June 28, 2012, 02:38 PMHi hanks,
The neutral toned 'le' is likely used on phrases in the past tense, so probably they are alternatives.
I don't know exactly if this is correct, it's only from my meager repertoire of chinese words.
Posted on: Too Polite
February 16, 2012, 02:22 PM你好, are these sentences correct?
你很客气了，谢谢。
and
你做饭好， 谢谢.
Thanks in advance.
Posted on: Too Polite
February 16, 2012, 02:22 PM你好, are these sentences correct?
你很客气了，谢谢。
and
你做饭好， 谢谢.
Thanks in advance.
Posted on: What Would You Like to Eat?
February 03, 2012, 05:45 AM谢谢你的帮助!
Posted on: Taxi Small Talk
February 03, 2012, 04:43 AM好的。 谢谢你！
Posted on: What Would You Like to Eat?
February 03, 2012, 04:15 AM你好，can 早上 和下午 be used, 'cause I want to know if "What will we be eating for lunch/breakfast?" is pretty much the same in form as used in the dialogue.
Posted on: No Hot Water
July 18, 2012, 11:34 AMHi,
The A/C units I've seen mostly heat and cool the room. The temperature settings are usually from 16-32 degrees C.