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2009-04-08 / 02:19AM

Benny,
Is the correct way to say i’m inside my house “Wo zai li mian de jia”?

Does “wai mian” mean outside?

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chinachinaman

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2009-04-04 / 03:43AM

Benny,
Could i say “in my opinion you are better than him” as “yi2 wo3 lai2 kan4 ni3 bi3 ta1 hao3”?

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chinachinaman

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2009-04-04 / 03:22AM

Benny,
If i wanted to say “I only eat hot food” could i say “wo wei yi chi re fan”?

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chinachinaman

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2009-04-02 / 12:22AM

Who are some popular singers from Shanghai? only one i know is 胡彦斌 and i love most of his music.

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chinachinaman

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2009-03-31 / 10:47PM

Benny,
how do i say “i’m not sure”? is “无肯定” ok?

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chinachinaman

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2009-03-27 / 01:23AM

What is the difference between “rang kai” and “zou kai”?

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chinachinaman

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2009-03-26 / 01:23AM

Can anyone help me translate “春雨里洗过的太阳”?

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chinachinaman

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2009-03-25 / 12:22AM

When saying “mei you kong” what is the character for “kong”?

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chinachinaman

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2009-03-25 / 04:55AM

Benny,
what does “jie xia lai” mean?

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2009-03-20 / 08:32AM

Benny,
I am not sure how to use “能不能”

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chinachinaman

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2009-03-17 / 07:25AM

Can i use 近来 to start a sentence, like if i were to say “lately i have been feeling very tired”?

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chinachinaman

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2009-03-16 / 12:04PM

which is more used when saying “children” 儿女, 子女?

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chinachinaman

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2009-03-16 / 11:53AM

Benny,
Is there different times to use “tao yan 讨厌” and “hen 恨”?
Like saying “i hate you” or “i hate dancing” or “i hate this weather”

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2009-03-14 / 06:26AM

Does anybody know the differences between 笨蛋, 白痴, and 傻?

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chinachinaman

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2009-03-12 / 07:29AM

Benny,
When talking about the bathroom does it matter whether i use “ce suo, xi shou jian, or yu shi” ?

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2009-03-09 / 06:21PM

Benny,
when saying “this one or that one” should i say “zhe ge huo nei ge” or “zhe ge huo zhe nei ge”?

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2009-03-09 / 07:09PM

Benny,
how do we use 所有?

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2009-03-07 / 06:09AM

Benny,
I see many ways of saying “always” could you please teach me which ones to use at what times?

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2009-03-06 / 01:01PM

Benny,
does “hen fa wei de” mean very boring?

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2009-03-06 / 02:51AM

Benny,
i still don’t know exactly how to use 就是. 请教育我.
xie xie…bao zhong!

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2009-03-04 / 05:46AM

Benny,
if i wanted to say “when i was young” would it be correct to say “wo nian qing de shi hou”?

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2009-03-05 / 04:39AM

Benny,
“我还想她” does this translate into “i still miss her?”

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2009-03-03 / 08:37PM

Benny,
i’ve heard someone say something like “hao fan ou” what does that mean?

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2009-03-03 / 04:45AM

Benny,
When exactly is the correct use of 就是?
Also, i know “kai shi” means start, but how do you say “stop or end”?
谢谢

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2009-02-28 / 02:49AM

Benny,
when saying “unable to” are “bu ke yi, bu xing, bu liao” all ok to use? are the different situations for each of those?

How about when saying “must not” when can i use “bu yao, or bie”?

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2009-03-01 / 06:28AM

Benny,
can i ever use 否 instead of using 不? if not then when can i use it?

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chinachinaman

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2009-02-25 / 03:52AM

Is “mu hao” and “fu hao” the most formal way of adressing mother and father? i was watching a movie and they kept saying that. what are the characters?

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2009-02-27 / 02:42AM

Benny,
The way to say “pardon me” is “bu hao yi si” 对吗 may i please have the characters?
duo xie le

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2009-02-27 / 02:38AM

Benny,
像 is like talking about physical appearance right? Like i could say “你不像我” 对吗? But we also say “你看上去很儽” but that’s also talking about physical appearance right? Please help me clarify the…

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2009-02-25 / 03:11AM

It’s confusing trying to figure out which “de” to use at the end because i’ve seen many different situations like
真的 or 记得 or 高兴地. i guess a person just needs practice right? But how does one tell…

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