User Comments - lavender86

Posted on: Lucky Duckies

Thank you! :)

Posted on: Lucky Duckies

Hi, all!

Thanks for the lesson :)

I have a quick question about pronunciation. In the word for luck - xing4yun4 -

is the u in yun a "u" or a ü" with the dots?

Sometimes the "ü" (with the dots) is marked when writing/reading the pinyin, but sometimes it is absent. How do we know when to pronounce "u" as the "oo"-like sound, and when to prounce the "ü" as the "yoo"-like sound if it is not marked?

Is the Y-U combination like the X-U combination? Isn't the "u" in "xu" always a "ü"? What other consonant + ü blends does this rule apply to?

Thanks! :)

Posted on: Swimming Pools and the Beijing Accent

I spent a semester studying abroad in Beijing, and I love the Beijing accent!

I'm not very good at imitating it, but as long as people aren't speaking too quickly, I think 北京话 is easier to understand than other accents (like the Taiwanese accent).

My favorite "儿" word is 有名儿- you3mingr2 (famous)!

Posted on: The Surname Code

大家好！我是薄纯。(Bo2Chun2)

这里有人知道怎么explain薄纯？

What are the character components and radicals that make up my Chinese name?

How do I express that in Chinese?

谢谢！

薄纯

Posted on: Often: Using 常常，经常，通常 (chángcháng, jīngcháng, tōngcháng)

Hi!

Does anybody know how to use 平常? Is it the same as 通常? (Drzen also asked this question.)

I thought 平常 was used the same way as 通常, but my dictionary has two definitions for it: one is "usually" the other is "rarely" - these have very different meanings in English.

So, how to use 平常 and what does it mean?

Lavender