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orangina
Posted on: Jason and Sarah
November 29, 2009 at 5:56 PMIntersting... 上火 sounds a bit like the classical definition of "choleric" based on the four humors. An imbalance in the humors was believed to cause disease and foods with hot, cold, moist or dry qualities were used to rebalance the body. (The words "hot" for spicy and "dry" for wine are from this system.)
Posted on: Picking things up: 拿、带、取
November 28, 2009 at 1:01 PMhmmm... so first you 聝 ， then you 取。I am now prepared to be victorious in battle.
Posted on: Picking things up: 拿、带、取
November 28, 2009 at 12:39 PM啊呀! changye! Please don't tell me I need to bring someone's ear with me to withdrawl money from the bank! I will not soon forget that character now...
Posted on: Picking things up: 拿、带、取
November 28, 2009 at 10:37 AMI like liliana. I like her accent. I like the different perspective she brings.
Posted on: Expressing Location with 边 and 面
November 27, 2009 at 1:19 PMAre 上面：上边， 右面：右边 etc. really interchangable? They seem not the same to me. For example, if you were talking about a cat in relation to a tree and said it was 右边, I would think the cat was on the ground to the right of the tree. If you said it was 右面, I would think the cat had climbed up the right side of the tree and was clinging to the right surface. I suppose either way I would look to the right of the tree (or, rather I would look to the left because I get right and left mixed up anyway) and quickly locate the cat. So functionally they may be similar.
Posted on: Finding a Street Number
November 26, 2009 at 3:39 PMah! thank you changye. In that case I meant she was 撒娇.
Posted on: Finding a Street Number
November 26, 2009 at 10:00 AMjimijames, would it imrove your view of the couple to know they were looking for a restaurant 饭店 rather than a hotel 饭店？ Based soley on the fact that he had the address written down, I decided they were meeting friends. And he may not have been impressive but in my opinion she was very 娘娘腔的 and a good reminder of how never to be. But as I anticipate spending much time in China lost, they were excellent teachers!
Posted on: Using a Character Dictionary
November 20, 2009 at 4:31 AM不是太麻烦！ 有时候麻烦， 可是如果知道 usual suspects 该容易。可是印刷的字典为随身太大了。所以，我喜欢电字典。
Posted on: Finding a Seat at the Movies
November 19, 2009 at 3:23 AMhaha! The shop keepers in my park might argue with you Jenny! But at least now I know how to find my seat when I go see 2012... (the commercials didn't look that great...)
Posted on: Expressing Location with 边 and 面
December 1, 2009 at 9:39 AMthanks changye and go_manly! ...Anyone else have any imput on my question about 右面 vs. 右边?