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Have you ever come across "Difference between ...... and ...... in Mandarin Chinese." "How to say ...... in Mandarin Chinese" "What does ...... mean in Chinese?" Whether it's asking a question or answering the other, this is the place to share your Mandarin Chinese knowledge together.

RobertVicencio

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
Registered on : 2007-07-09
Language : English
Posts : 32
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 RobertVicencio bennysland.com 
2009-09-09 / 11:28PM

Benny! When’s you’re new blog coming out?

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laxmichichra

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
Registered on : 2008-08-30
Language : English, Hindi
Posts : 6
Responses : 1
Comments : 2
 laxmi chichra gmail.com 
2009-09-11 / 01:26PM

hi benny

need a help…
where can i find the whole collection of juice of the day

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chinachinaman

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
Registered on : 2007-07-25
Language : None
Posts : 209
Responses : 78
Comments : 0
 Kevin yahoo.com 
2009-09-10 / 11:50PM

Benny,
How would i phrase “I am sorry everyone, he’s a little crazy”?

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monmon

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
Registered on : 2009-08-25
Language : None
Posts : 17
Responses : 2
Comments : 22
 monmon yahoo.com 
2009-08-26 / 08:32PM

ni hao benny how do you say 100to1000000

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goodboymorales

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
Registered on : 2009-08-28
Language : None
Posts : 1
Responses : 0
Comments : 0
 eun lee yahoo.com 
2009-08-28 / 09:21PM

nin hao benny xian sheng?

can you send this to me to me…

can you send me a number 1-100…

xiexie…

duibiqi…because i just know how to count 1-10…

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jimfromf1

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
Registered on : 2009-09-02
Language : None
Posts : 1
Responses : 0
Comments : 0
 jimfromf1 yahoo.com 
2009-09-08 / 07:33AM

I failed a quiz 3 times, and now even when I get all 20 answers correct, I get a message saying I only get 3 chances. How do I go on to the next belt?

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anhsaobang

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
Registered on : 2009-09-09
Language : None
Posts : 1
Responses : 0
Comments : 0
 Ha Que yahoo.com 
2009-09-09 / 10:12PM

how to study if i am a newcomer?

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amite

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
Registered on : 2009-09-09
Language : None
Posts : 1
Responses : 0
Comments : 0
 amit hotmail.com 
2009-09-09 / 06:10PM

how do you say hello or good bye in moden mandarin please help me

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laser2302

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
Registered on : 2008-08-31
Language : None
Posts : 148
Responses : 113
Comments : 0
 Lee Kong hotmail.com 
2009-09-07 / 08:30PM

Hi Benny, what does the following idiom means:

“麻雀死了都有声呢”

Thanks!

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nickjs

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
Registered on : 2008-05-01
Language : None
Posts : 92
Responses : 11
Comments : 0
 nicholas student.monash.edu 
2009-09-08 / 10:42PM

Hi Benny,

Whats the diff. between qian4 and que1 in the context of owe? I mean cant i say something like wo3 hai2 que1 ni3 duo1 shao3 qian2?

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DRSHANMUGAM

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
Registered on : 2009-08-31
Language : None
Posts : 2
Responses : 0
Comments : 0
 SHANMUGAM yahoo.com 
2009-09-06 / 06:50PM

how do i begin mandarin lessons

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rppb

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
Registered on : 2009-04-14
Language : English, German, Spanish
Posts : 25
Responses : 8
Comments : 2
 Carlos yahoo.com 
2009-09-07 / 03:30AM

Hi Benny, please how can you say in chinese;

1.- Will you excuse me for a moment?

2.- How long do we have to wait for a table?

3.- It doesn’t make sense.

Thanks

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lulanke

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
Registered on : 2007-11-08
Language : English
Posts : 111
Responses : 156
Comments : 12
 Roland Parijs yahoo.com 
2009-08-25 / 05:58AM

话小姐,

你好!

我还写一个小故事。不知到我写得好不好。
[Just a other short story, hoping you can understand my crude Chinese! ]
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以前我教阿拉伯人荷兰话的时候和一位埃及人见的面。
他介绍他自己”我是法乌喜先生”.”很高兴认识您,我是陆蓝克”我说。
从那时…

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DRSHANMUGAM

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
Registered on : 2009-08-31
Language : None
Posts : 2
Responses : 0
Comments : 0
 SHANMUGAM yahoo.com 
2009-09-06 / 09:13AM

HOW DO I BEGIN MY MANDARIN LESSONS

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Henry

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
Registered on : 2008-03-04
Language : None
Posts : 62
Responses : 24
Comments : 0
 Henry yahoo.com 
2009-09-05 / 02:03AM

nǐ hǎo Benny lǎo shī,

I want to ask 3 questions:

1) Can 混hùn be used as standalone word instead of using hùn hé?

2) What are the functions of 起来qǐ lai and 下来xia lai after an action word? L…

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spittah

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
Registered on : 2009-08-25
Language : None
Posts : 1
Responses : 0
Comments : 0
 tony hotmail.com 
2009-09-04 / 12:14AM

benny, please help! a beautiful chinese girl has written me a letter and i dont know what it says!!!
Bao bei, wo hao xiang ni, wo hao ai ni. ni xiao de shi hou, te bie ke ai. wo jin tian hen kai x…

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laser2302

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
Registered on : 2008-08-31
Language : None
Posts : 148
Responses : 113
Comments : 0
 Lee Kong hotmail.com 
2009-09-04 / 09:57PM

Hi Benny, I’ve translated the following paragraph into Chinese, please check my translation.

Human cells do not have receptors for avian influenza or H5N1 virus and thus cannot be infected with …

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nickjs

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
Registered on : 2008-05-01
Language : None
Posts : 92
Responses : 11
Comments : 0
 nicholas student.monash.edu 
2009-09-04 / 12:03AM

Hi Benny,

May I know how do i say these in chinese:

1) Please don’t hide yourself in the room
2) He likes to mix with people
3) He didn’t listen to my advice
4) She is very fussy
5)a grou…

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jhayydee

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
Registered on : 2009-09-04
Language : English, Tagalog
Posts : 1
Responses : 0
Comments : 2
 jhayydee hotmail.co.uk 
2009-09-04 / 10:44PM

lao shi, whi does it say expire on 2009/09/12 on the crown next to my white belt..?
does it mean that my account will end at that date??

xie xie ni! :]

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RobertVicencio

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
Registered on : 2007-07-09
Language : English
Posts : 32
Responses : 193
Comments : 7
 RobertVicencio bennysland.com 
2009-09-04 / 10:29PM

What does this mean : 澳洲新锐导演Robert Vicencio有着丰富的人生经验,在舞台上更大有成就,是一位杰出的艺术家,曾担任过伦敦著名西区音乐剧首席男高音,对情绪掌控和舞台表现有着自己独到的见解。

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Brianmystic2

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
Registered on : 2009-09-03
Language : English
Posts : 1
Responses : 0
Comments : 0
 HuangBuoEn yahoo.com 
2009-09-03 / 05:47AM

Yes…I bombed the test for white belt. =__=" (three times) and was wondering when I could take it again. Thanks.

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sophie911

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
Registered on : 2009-08-30
Language : Vietnamese
Posts : 2
Responses : 0
Comments : 0
 sophie yahoo.com 
2009-09-03 / 09:34PM

i passed the white belt ! hihi… i’ll try hard !

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chinachinaman

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
Registered on : 2007-07-25
Language : None
Posts : 209
Responses : 78
Comments : 0
 Kevin yahoo.com 
2009-09-02 / 11:58PM

Benny,
If i say “我还是你” it means ‘me or you’ right?
But if i say"我还是我" it would mean ’i’m still me’ am i right?

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chinachinaman

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
Registered on : 2007-07-25
Language : None
Posts : 209
Responses : 78
Comments : 0
 Kevin yahoo.com 
2009-09-03 / 01:38AM

Benny,
Does 要送你一程吗 translate into “can i give you a lift?”

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blackforest

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
Registered on : 2009-08-19
Language : None
Posts : 3
Responses : 3
Comments : 9
 blackforest ymail.com 
2009-08-23 / 12:26PM

ni hao benny!! how say this in mandarin:“you can do it” and “good luck”?

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nico

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
Registered on : 2008-03-28
Language : English, German, Spanish
Posts : 79
Responses : 16
Comments : 0
 Nicolas Vanegas hotmail.com 
2009-09-01 / 11:25AM

hi benny tell me what’s that 好久不见 well i wait your answer see you bye

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sophie911

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
Registered on : 2009-08-30
Language : Vietnamese
Posts : 2
Responses : 0
Comments : 0
 sophie yahoo.com 
2009-08-30 / 11:07PM

benny, i want to improve Chinese from beginning, show me the right way !

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nico

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
Registered on : 2008-03-28
Language : English, German, Spanish
Posts : 79
Responses : 16
Comments : 0
 Nicolas Vanegas hotmail.com 
2009-08-30 / 11:02PM

你好benny你好吗? hey i have a doubt about the sports, how do you say tennis in mandarin (with pronuntiation and characters) and how can i say do you play tennis? in mandarin well i wait your answer soon…

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laser2302

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
Registered on : 2008-08-31
Language : None
Posts : 148
Responses : 113
Comments : 0
 Lee Kong hotmail.com 
2009-08-29 / 04:13PM

Benny, in Korean TV dramas (with Chinese subtitles) I see some people saying “啊真是的” when they are irritated or something. What does it mean exactly? Is there any equivalence of this expression in E…

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laser2302

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
Registered on : 2008-08-31
Language : None
Posts : 148
Responses : 113
Comments : 0
 Lee Kong hotmail.com 
2009-08-29 / 12:03AM

Benny, what does 节约 means in the following sentence?

这个世界上吃的节约的人太多了

Thanks!

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