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Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
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From :   harpreet

Date : 2010-06-30 / 08:47PM

hiii benny laoshi! hen gaoxing ren shi ni…
actually those wordz shi, chi n another one i forgot soundz the same so it is confusin’… yea!

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 Happyfriday gmail.com 
2010-07-01 / 03:46PM

Hi,

“Shi” has some different meanings in Chinese. It can be “yes” or “is” depending on your communication. For example, when someone asks you that “do you like China” and you may reply that “shi”.

“Chi” means to eat.

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lulanke

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
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 Roland Parijs yahoo.com 
2010-07-02 / 04:09AM
To : Happyfriday

Hello,

Shi and Chi if you listen well are pronounced different, Chi is pronounced like Zhi (tze)with your tongue-tip curled backward (retroflex) but then with a extra puff of air (aspirated) imagine your self trying to say Church wit a stammer Chu-Chu-Chu – Church …
Shi sound like the sh in bush but with your tongue-tip curled backward (retroflex).

万事如意

陆蓝克

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Responses Owner
 Happyfriday gmail.com 
2010-07-02 / 09:33AM
To : Roland Parijs

Hi Roland, you are really an expert on Chinese now:)

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