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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.

saralapierre

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
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 sara hotmail.com 
2009-08-28 / 05:31PM

Ni hao Benny xian sheng?

How do I say the following:

soap
He’s washing his hands with soap.
Shampoo.
She’s shampooing her hair or she’s washing her hair with shampoo.

hairspray
She’s p…

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laser2302

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
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 Lee Kong hotmail.com 
2009-08-29 / 04:08PM

Hi Benny, take a look at the following sentences:

还不给我放手
Let go of me

还不快放我下来
Put me down quickly

Why is 还不 used in those sentences, doesn’t 还不 means “still not”? But the translation of …

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laser2302

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 Lee Kong hotmail.com 
2009-08-29 / 04:53PM

Hi Benny, what does “大呼小叫的” means in the following sentence?

谁让人这么讨厌 大呼小叫的

Thanks!

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laser2302

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 Lee Kong hotmail.com 
2009-08-29 / 06:38PM

Benny, what does 岂 means in the following sentence?

我这岂不是自己找麻烦吗

Thanks!

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RobertVicencio

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
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 RobertVicencio bennysland.com 
2009-08-30 / 01:50AM

On my way back to Shanghai BENNY!!! See you soon!

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laser2302

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
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 Lee Kong hotmail.com 
2009-08-29 / 05:50PM

Benny, when do Chinese people normally use the following expression, and what does it mean?

我不吃这一套

What does 一套 means?

Thansk!

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laser2302

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 Lee Kong hotmail.com 
2009-08-29 / 04:47PM

Benny, I have two questions:

如果是为了赚钱来的 是不是该本份点
Q1: What does 本份 means in the above sentence?

为了赚钱 已经做到这个份上了
Q2: What does 份上 means in the above sentence?

Thanks!

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kc2007

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 cosmel villalobos hotmail.com 
2008-03-28 / 05:18AM

NI hao Benny. Ni hao ma?

Hey i was wondering on the maps if i would like to make the 72 hours course how would i be able to get it? Xie Xie Benny.
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china

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 Marilla Boo yahoo.com.au 
2007-12-03 / 06:22PM

I am also wondering about the hair. How do you grow such long hair and hair that is so shiny? Do chinese women use natural fruit juices or teas to encourage strong hair growth? I am attempting to …

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Chevere

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 Shelby LaMonica yahoo.com 
2009-02-23 / 08:24AM

In Shanghai, are there American students who study there?

I would like to do it in college. Do you think studying abroad is an effective way to learn Chinese?

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monmon

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
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 monmon yahoo.com 
2009-08-27 / 07:08PM

ni hao laoshi benny, why is beer is also called jiu, i thought its pijiu and how will i know what is the word there are talking about like jiu as in 9 and …

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monmon

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 monmon yahoo.com 
2009-08-27 / 07:26PM

NI HAO BENNY HOW CAN U SAY ARE YOU BUSY,CAN WE HAVE LUNCH THIS MORNING,AFTERNOON OR EVENING ZAi JIAN.xiexie

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asurzym

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
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 aranee surzy madian yahoo.com 
2009-08-28 / 09:05AM

hai benny, i saw news about Morakot Typhoon. how Taiwanese doing?

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laser2302

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 Lee Kong hotmail.com 
2009-08-27 / 10:22PM

Benny, what does “很不应该了” means in the following sentence?

如果去了那边
我就真的是很不应该了

Thanks!

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laser2302

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 Lee Kong hotmail.com 
2009-08-27 / 08:59PM

Benny, 祝您七夕快乐!

李空

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monmon

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 monmon yahoo.com 
2009-08-27 / 08:45PM

ni hai laoshi benny, i tought nali is where can it be na too.xiexie ni zaijian

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monmon

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 monmon yahoo.com 
2009-08-27 / 07:39PM

ni hao benny,are u teaching cantonese and shanhainese too

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monmon

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 monmon yahoo.com 
2009-08-26 / 09:08PM

hey benny ni hao, so why english sentence are not de same

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saralapierre

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
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 sara hotmail.com 
2009-08-26 / 04:55PM

Ni hao Benny xian sheng?

Wo yao shuo “racist.”

He is racist against Chinese people.

Racism.

We must be tolerant.

Tolerance.

xie xie!!

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monmon

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 monmon yahoo.com 
2009-08-26 / 04:11PM

nihao laoshi, benny how can you say this in chinese,“philippines” because when someone ask where i from i could’nt say it

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monmon

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 monmon yahoo.com 
2009-08-26 / 03:50PM

ni hao benny what is zai and can you put it in a sentence but not asking where?

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monmon

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 monmon yahoo.com 
2009-08-26 / 02:53PM

ni hao, hey benny what is pianyi yidian??

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monmon

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 monmon yahoo.com 
2009-08-26 / 10:54AM

how can i say your handsome in chines,ihope u can answer it, xiexie.

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monmon

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 monmon yahoo.com 
2009-08-26 / 09:45AM

beny i know that there is lots of chinese characters, so how can i remember it all, there is so many kinds of words and characters.plz help me im very confuse about mandarin,and it is my first time to

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chinachinaman

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
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 Kevin yahoo.com 
2009-08-26 / 04:57AM

Benny,
How do i say “you are unlike anyone i have ever met”?

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chinachinaman

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
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 Kevin yahoo.com 
2009-08-25 / 11:39PM

What does 一輩子存在 translate into?

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monmon

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
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 monmon yahoo.com 
2009-08-25 / 07:50PM

how can i learn chinese letters??

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monmon

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
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 monmon yahoo.com 
2009-08-26 / 02:37PM

ni hao benny wo shi monmon weishenme ren shuo kuai instead of yuan

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monmon

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 monmon yahoo.com 
2009-08-26 / 03:30PM

ni hao benny wi shir monmon, wo halfzhongguoren. is that dui??

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monmon

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 monmon yahoo.com 
2009-08-26 / 08:53PM

weishenme do they put a dian in 7 there alraedy a ban
like qi ban 7:30 why is it like that benny

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