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Posted on: Going Dutch
March 14, 2008 at 11:43 AM

My Chinese dates frequently offer me to pay the bill. The French, never. Vive les Chinoises !

Posted on: Embrace your Fears! 怕 (pà)...Adj
March 14, 2008 at 2:22 AM

In Le Chinois Sans Peine, Methode Assimil: 那我怎么办呢? 恐怕行李已经超重了

Posted on: Event Times
March 11, 2008 at 4:22 PM

auntie68 ?

Posted on: Flowers and Bugs
March 10, 2008 at 12:21 PM

I leave the conclusion of this conversation to a Chinese young lady : as long as 中国人听得懂,都可以 Funny, when I have a question, I usually ask a Chinese young lady.

Posted on: Flowers and Bugs
March 10, 2008 at 4:00 AM

Google results : "对还是错": 810,000 "对或者错":310,000 "对还是不对" : 270,000 "对或者不对": 13,100 "对或者不对" : close to 0 occurrence However there are more occurrences of "对或者错" than "对还是不对" 真伤脑筋!

Posted on: Buying a Newspaper
March 10, 2008 at 3:11 AM

Chinesepod is a great Chinese(melting)pot.

Posted on: Flowers and Bugs
March 10, 2008 at 3:02 AM

播客 bo1ke4 : podcast 博客 bo2ke4: blog

Posted on: Flowers and Bugs
March 10, 2008 at 2:50 AM

auntie68, so this would be incorrect: 你只要回答对或者错,就行了 confirm ?

Posted on: Flowers and Bugs
March 9, 2008 at 11:48 PM

paulc, If I remember this QW correctly: No question : you can use either 还是 (hai2shi4) or 或者 (huo4zhe3) Question :only 还是 (hai2shi4) can be used

Posted on: Flowers and Bugs
March 8, 2008 at 11:03 PM

also, to remember the right part: an (animal) life over a tree.