User Comments - weijin
weijin
Posted on: Using 'Almost'
October 3, 2008 at 3:43 AM差一点 means 'nearly', 'almost', as in an action or event that was almost done.
差不多 also means 'nearly', 'almost', but its usage refers to quantity, not an action/event.
Example sentences:
我忙着差一点忘了吃饭。'I was so busy, I almost forgot to eat'. Here 差一点 refers to the action of eating.
饺子差不多都吃完了。'Almost all the dumplings have been eaten'. Here 差不多 refers to the quantity of the dumplings that have been eaten.
Posted on: Registering with the Police Station
September 22, 2008 at 10:13 AMlujiaojie, chanye 谢谢。那警察先生也可以吗？我好像在电影里听过警察先生这个称呼。
Posted on: Registering with the Police Station
September 22, 2008 at 6:05 AM
警官和警察同志有什么区别吗？是不是一个表示得比较尊敬？谢谢：）
Posted on: Considering a Credit Card
September 17, 2008 at 10:32 PMthanks amber :)
Posted on: Chinese Medicine: Acupuncture, Cupping and Scraping
June 27, 2008 at 5:31 AMDoes 冒烟的针 refer to 温针 or 火针 (or something else)?
Posted on: A Taxi for Tired Feet
June 10, 2008 at 10:58 AM出租车 is Taxi
出租车站 is Taxi Stand/stop
站 (zhàn) refers to a stop or stand or station where some sort of public transport vehicle stops.
Another example is train station:
火车站 huǒ chē zhàn
Posted on: A Taxi for Tired Feet
June 10, 2008 at 7:09 AMjicb, you could ask "where is the taxi stand?"
请问 出租车站 在 哪里？
qǐng wèn chū zū chē zhàn zài ná lǐ?
Posted on: Hiking
June 9, 2008 at 1:31 PMhi davidhshanghai i think your question got lost in the sea ;p
"Can someone please help me to be able to read/write Chinese on a MacBook? I just got it and I want to start learning Chinese seriously. Thanks!!!"
Have a look at Yale's University's website on Chinese on a Mac - 很有用的吧
Posted on: Around the Office
October 3, 2008 at 3:50 AM关于耳机这个词，普通话会不会分别headphones和earphones?