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From :   nicholas

Date : 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 mian hen piao liang? in cantonese, face is pronounced as “min”

hope u can help me clarify my questions. thx a bunch

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 Benny the Mandarin Teacher bennysland.com 
2009-02-13 / 10:55PM

Hi nicholas,

1. chuǎn means “to spread”

2. bìng = illness and shēng bìng = get sick. But you can say “wǒ shēng bìng le and wǒ bìng le”. They both mean “I am sick”

3. The actual “people’s face = liǎn” not “miàn”.

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cassie

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 cassie 163.com 
2009-02-20 / 04:35PM

Hi Nicholas,I think mian also has the meaning of face.Maybe it has some literally meaning.

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