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nickjs

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 nicholas student.monash.edu 
2009-04-18 / 01:42PM

hi benny

How do i say the following:

1) we should co-operate to finish the homework

2) In order to complete the game, u need to overcome 3 stages first

Thanks in advance :)

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nickjs

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 nicholas student.monash.edu 
2009-04-13 / 09:03PM

Hi benny,

can i say ni3 hen3 fei2 for “you are very fat” or i must use pang4 instead of fei2?

How do i say the following:
1) He has gone fishing
2) Please don’t punch me
3) This is a commo…

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nickjs

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 nicholas student.monash.edu 
2009-04-10 / 10:28PM

hi benny, can i say fei2 ren2 for a fat person? or i must say pang4 ren2?

How do i say “he has gone fishing” in chinese?

thank you!

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nickjs

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 nicholas student.monash.edu 
2009-04-01 / 09:44PM

hi benny, how do i say “rough” in chinese?

1) he is a rough player
2) the floor is very rough

thank u

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nickjs

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
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 nicholas student.monash.edu 
2009-03-26 / 11:44PM

hi benny how do i say this: “why are u in such a hurry”?

btw, what do these words mean? “jiang zi” and “ba liao”, heard tht these 2 words are mainly spoken outside china, more to asean countrie…

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nickjs

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 nicholas student.monash.edu 
2009-03-16 / 09:04PM

hi benny, how do i say “what time do u usually open your stall” in chinese? thanks

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nickjs

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 nicholas student.monash.edu 
2009-03-11 / 10:19PM

hi benny, how do i say the following:

1) This food doesnt have any taste at all

2) what smell is that?

3) Please use the broom to sweep the floor

4) What is the meaning of “lai bu ji”?…

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nickjs

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 nicholas student.monash.edu 
2009-02-27 / 10:26PM

nin hao benny, how do i say these in mandarin:

1) The sun shines brightly today

2) The cockroach is on the wall

3) i have no interest in science

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nickjs

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 nicholas student.monash.edu 
2009-02-21 / 01:28PM

is this the correct way to say “u spoiled my stuff”: “ni3 ba3 wo3 de dong1 xi huai4 le”

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nickjs

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 nicholas student.monash.edu 
2009-02-12 / 08:51PM

hello benny again,

1) from my previous post, does chuan3 here means ‘spread’?

2) when do i use shen bing and just bing?

3) can i use “mian4” for the word “face”? like for example , ni de …

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nickjs

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 nicholas student.monash.edu 
2009-02-11 / 08:42PM

hello benny, may i know how do i say this in chinese:

1) Please do not break off the rope

2) You spread the disease to me

And, if i were to ask a person, “what sickness do u have”, do i sa…

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nickjs

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 nicholas student.monash.edu 
2009-02-07 / 01:11PM

ni hao benny, how do i say the following sentences:

1) his looks is similar to my brother
2) what is your interest?
3) Since you break the stuff, you need to repay the money
4) Please do not …

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nickjs

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 nicholas student.monash.edu 
2009-01-17 / 05:00PM

hello benny ,

in my previous post, busybody means that someone who likes gets into other people’s affairs/business.. how do i say “she is very busybody” in chinese?

How do i say the word "sho…

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nickjs

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 nicholas student.monash.edu 
2009-01-11 / 01:23AM

ni hao benny!

How do i say the following in chinese?

1) You lost my wallet

2) the police shoot down a robber a moment ago

3) she is very busybody

xie xie ni benny. hope u have a gre…

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nickjs

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
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 nicholas student.monash.edu 
2009-01-02 / 10:14PM

If i wanna say ‘I cant finish the food’ is it “wo3 bu4 neng2 chi1 wan2” or “wo3 chi1 bu4 wan2” or others?

And how do i say " go to jail/prison" ?

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nickjs

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 nicholas student.monash.edu 
2008-12-30 / 06:29PM

ni hao benny, how do i say the following?

1) I don’t have appetite to eat

2) This fish/prawn crackers is nice to eat

3) This knife is very sharp

4) I had a dream last night

5) Please…

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nickjs

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 nicholas student.monash.edu 
2008-12-25 / 11:24AM

hello benny, merry christmas!

how do i say ‘extract tooth’ in chinese?

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nickjs

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 nicholas student.monash.edu 
2008-12-21 / 10:41PM

hello benny, how do i say this sentence:

“Reading under very bright light will make your eyes spoil”

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nickjs

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 nicholas student.monash.edu 
2008-12-16 / 08:54PM

shou3 qian3 shou3, what does this phrase means benny?

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nickjs

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 nicholas student.monash.edu 
2008-12-15 / 06:44PM

benny, how do i say, “my nose is blocked, so I cant smell anything”

thank u benny

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nickjs

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 nicholas student.monash.edu 
2008-12-14 / 01:22PM

benny how do i say the following:

1) please save water

2) You can save more money by buying local products

thank you

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nickjs

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 nicholas student.monash.edu 
2008-12-08 / 12:11PM

how to say these sentences:

1) the movie is still showing in the cinema
2) how much is this soap?

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nickjs

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 nicholas student.monash.edu 
2008-12-04 / 11:52PM

benny, how to say the following:
1) you are making it slow
2) Anything that worries you?

then today, i overheard someone said the following:

‘wo3 de peng2 you bang1 wo3 dong de’

I am not…

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nickjs

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 nicholas student.monash.edu 
2008-12-03 / 11:20PM

I realised tht some people like to put ‘diao’ at the back of some words, like ‘si diao’, ‘guan diao’. What dies the diao here mean?

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nickjs

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 nicholas student.monash.edu 
2008-11-20 / 12:13PM

benny, how to say:

“does the rental price includes water bill and electric bill?”

thank you

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nickjs

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 nicholas student.monash.edu 
2008-11-17 / 11:50PM

Whats the difference between jia1 家 and fang2 zi 房子? when do I use those words?

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nickjs

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 nicholas student.monash.edu 
2008-11-07 / 12:10PM

hello benny how to say the following:

1) The house is on fire
2) The clothings got burnt
3) Please dont be shy
thank you

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nickjs

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 nicholas student.monash.edu 
2008-10-25 / 03:15PM

For the word zhi1 dao4, can i just use zhi1 only to mean ‘to know’ or i have to use the complete zhi1 dao4?

Is pai1 zhao4 pian4 and zhao4 xiang4 have the same meaning? If so, which is more commo…

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nickjs

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 nicholas student.monash.edu 
2008-10-18 / 11:59AM

nin hao benny, how to say:

“i accidentally drop your wallet”

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nickjs

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 nicholas student.monash.edu 
2008-10-14 / 09:18PM

hello benny, how to say this sentence in chinese:

“Please wipe the table”

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