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micah

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2009-11-29 / 04:04PM

Hi Benny,

Was wondering how to say the following:

1) chicken wing
2) chicken drumstick
3) fishball
4) chicken chop
5) to swallow (as in swallow food)
6) to pluck (as in pluck fruits from…

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micah

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2009-09-13 / 05:33PM

Nin hao Benny lao shi,

May I know what is the appropriate measure word to be used before the following objects:

1) A tree
2) A ball
3) A “slice” of chicken
4) A “bouquet” of flower

xie …

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micah

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2009-08-16 / 01:51PM

Benny, What is the proper word to say “blood”?

xie3 or xue4?

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micah

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2009-07-29 / 10:12PM

Nin3 hao3 Benny lao3 shi. Hao3 jiu3 bu jian4 le. Nin3 zen3 me yang4?

Qing3 wen1, “Accuse” he2 “deny” de zhong1 wen2 zen3 me shuo1? (Please correct me if i am wrong in this sentence)

Bi3 ru2:…

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micah

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2009-06-14 / 06:54PM

Good day Benny, do i say “ta1 hen3 xiong1” for “he/she is very fierce” meaning?

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micah

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2009-04-23 / 05:34PM

Hi Benny,

How should I say “that guy is holding a gun” in chinese?

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micah

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2009-04-16 / 10:18PM

Thx benny and jenny!

I have 2 more questions:

how do i just say “clap hand” and how do i say “please dont tear off the paper”

Thank you! hope u both have a great weekend ahead :)

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micah

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2009-04-15 / 11:00PM

ni hao Benny,

Thanks for your quick reply in my previous post but dont mind can you please translate those sentences into pin yin? Sorry, I am still not familiar with some chinese characters yet…

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micah

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2009-04-15 / 06:57PM

Ni hao Benny,

How do I say these 3 sentences:

1) The crowd is clapping hands when the king arrives

2) The team is losing

3) The team don’t deserve to win

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micah

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2009-03-23 / 11:42PM

hi benny, how do i say “Can I have a spoon and a pair of chopstick?”

Thank u

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micah

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2009-02-27 / 10:38PM

which is more commonly used for the word “spoon” ; chí 匙 or sháo 勺?

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micah

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2009-02-21 / 01:21PM

hi benny, how do i say the following:

1) please turn off the fan

2) my hand is very sticky

3) how to say “the following”? like “the following sentences”

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micah

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2009-01-22 / 09:26PM

Benny, gong xi fa cai :D

well its still too early to say that but i wont be around during the chinese new year as i celebrate it too so i guess it wont hurt to wish u earlier hehe :P

I have t…

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micah

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2009-02-05 / 10:11PM

hello benny, how do i say “claypot chicken rice” in chinese?

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micah

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2009-01-20 / 06:22PM

nin hao benny, how do i say the following in mandarin:

1) you shouldn’t eat while play

2) Please don’t push me

3) He is winning ( ta ying zhe ?)

4) the word “reverse”. Example abcd if …

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micah

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2009-01-08 / 09:45PM

hello benny, how do i say ‘he is sweating’ in mandarin?

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micah

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2009-01-07 / 12:36AM

hello benny

I mean is to ‘lodge a police report/ to report someone to police’

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micah

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2009-01-06 / 06:30PM

nin hao benny,

how do i say make police report in chinese?

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micah

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2009-01-03 / 10:03PM

hello benny,

sorry, in the previous post i mean the room is ‘narrow’ , u know, if u stay in a small room, u will feel that the room is kinda cramp..

how do i say room is cramp/narrow in chin…

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micah

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2009-01-03 / 03:08PM

hello benny, nin hao

How do i say the room is cramped?

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micah

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2008-12-21 / 11:56AM

Hello Benny, How are you?

u know when ordering a bowl of noodles , like for example prawn noodles, there are two types of noodles the hawker guy will ask you to choose, one is a white while the …

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micah

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2008-12-16 / 05:50PM

hello benny, firstly i want to thank u for helping me out in my previous post..u really are the best!

I have one question though; in my previous post, u mentioned that follow = gen1 zhe2, so can…

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micah

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2008-12-03 / 11:18PM

thx benny for ur reply. I have further questions. How to say the following:

1) go toilet to urine/urinate
2) hot and cold water
3) flush the water
4) dark / fair skin
5) I am very close to h…

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micah

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2008-12-01 / 09:54PM

bemmy, how do u say the follwoing words in daily conversation:
1) shirt
2) long pant
3) short pant
4) follow (for eg; please follow me)
5) fetch (like please fetch me to bus stop)
6) take bus…

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micah

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2008-10-26 / 01:47PM

thank you benny for your reply, I want to ask another thing, can ji4 (计) be used as a standalone word? because from www.mandarintools.com it says ‘to compute’ or ‘to calculate’

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micah

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2008-10-26 / 01:06AM

hello benny,

how do you normally say “calculate” in daily conversation?

For example, how would you say “let me count the number of people” and “how to calculate this mathematic sum”

Thank …

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micah

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2008-08-30 / 11:48AM

Benny, is this the way to say “i have tried before”. wo3 you3 shi4 guo?

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micah

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2008-07-19 / 10:20PM

Hello, What does ‘bu shuang’ means?

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micah

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2008-06-22 / 08:47PM

how to say “you play cheat” ? lol

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micah

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2008-06-20 / 11:15PM

how to say slippery, wet, and rough in chinese?

for example, “the floor is slippery/wet/rough” ??

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