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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.

chinachinaman

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
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 Kevin yahoo.com 
2009-08-11 / 12:46AM

Benny,
Is 抛弃 an often used verb?

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harveyyong

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
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Language : English, Cantonese
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 Xavier yahoo.com 
2009-08-11 / 01:24AM

Benny,

What is the correct way to express in Mandarin word for “and” and “with”?

For example: I ate dinner with John and Mary.

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 albert hotmail.com 
2009-08-11 / 05:16PM

I heard a phrase. Hao jiu mei you ni de xiao shi le means I haven’t heard about you in a long time.

Am I saying it right? If not can you write the pin yin the characters for me please mr. Benny.

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 sara hotmail.com 
2009-08-11 / 05:06PM

Ni hao Benny?
How can I say the following:
Homosexual
Lesbian
Homosexuality
He is attracted to men.

Xie xie Benny!!

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chinachinaman

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
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 Kevin yahoo.com 
2009-08-11 / 12:46AM

Benny,
How is the best way to phrase “all i have is this piece of gum”?

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laser2302

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
Registered on : 2008-08-31
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Posts : 148
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 Lee Kong hotmail.com 
2009-08-10 / 08:58AM

Benny老师,祝您立秋愉快!

李空

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stiras1

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
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Language : English
Posts : 4
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 Stine live.no 
2009-08-10 / 01:28AM

Hiya! I was just wondering if I have to be a roayal to learn yellow belt?

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laser2302

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
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 Lee Kong hotmail.com 
2009-08-09 / 07:29PM

Benny, how do you say in Chinese:

“In 1998, a deadly virus was discovered in pigs in Malaysia”

I attempted to translate this sentence but ended up with too many 在s, like in “在一九九八年”, “在马来群岛”,…

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xMadde

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
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Language : Swedish
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 Madeleine hotmail.com 
2009-08-09 / 02:01AM

I’m just wondering, if you wanna say " Can you explain it more clearly " Is that * Ni neng jie shi geng qing chu ma? "

And how do you say " i would really like to go to china " and " i’m going t…

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 Kate rocketmail.com 
2009-08-08 / 07:58AM

How would you say “A book tightly shut is but a block of paper”? It is for a friend’s birthday and i would like to inscribe this on the inside of the book i am giving her. Thank you in advance!

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ToshimiKira

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
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 Toshimi Kira msn.jp 
2009-08-08 / 12:19AM

If you come, I live in Tokyo and can show you around. Many of Japanese girls will like you very very much! hihi. -

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ToshimiKira

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
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 Toshimi Kira msn.jp 
2009-08-08 / 12:18AM

Benny san – when will you come to Japan? -

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quintonpr

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
Registered on : 2009-08-03
Language : English
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 Quinton yahoo.com 
2009-08-03 / 10:11PM

Hi Benny. Thanks for such and awesome site. I am a South African who knows absolutely nothing about your language. What would be the first thing I need to learn?

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2009-04-01 / 12:00AM
Chinese Mandarin Learning : I Hope I Can   Learn

Abstract : Positivity is the key to life, and with this phrase we can retain our positivity, especially when times get tough here in China! Remember, impossible is nothing!

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Questions Owner
 sara hotmail.com 
2009-08-04 / 02:29PM

Benny你好吗?
I was wondering about the history of Mandarin. When was it institutionalized as the national language? I heard and read that Mandarin is the language of education and profession. What i…

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Henry

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
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 Henry yahoo.com 
2009-08-04 / 10:50PM

Ni Hao Benny,

May I know what is the difference between duan4 断 and po4 破?? They do mean ‘break’ right?

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chinachinaman

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
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 Kevin yahoo.com 
2009-08-05 / 01:31AM

How do i use 灑脱?

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Questions Owner
 Roy Sanchez gmail.com 
2009-08-07 / 11:56AM

Hello Benny,

Howard McCrary asked me to contact you in regards to learning Mandarin A.S.A.P. I am in HK currently and I have tried for 3 years to learn Mandarin but it seems people are in no hu…

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RobertVicencio

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
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Language : English
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 RobertVicencio bennysland.com 
2009-08-03 / 02:54AM

HEY EVERYONE! How come none of the other users upload their profile pics???

Would be great to build our community and make Bennysland more colorful!

Robert

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chinachinaman

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
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 Kevin yahoo.com 
2009-08-05 / 01:31AM

Benny,
How do i say “make sure you brush your teeth” and “make sure they cannot see this”?

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stiras1

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
Registered on : 2009-07-04
Language : English
Posts : 4
Responses : 2
Comments : 3
 Stine live.no 
2009-07-24 / 08:56AM

Hello Benny! Today I saw a chinese movie and when they refered to a women they used a name and tai tai. For example Mak Tai Tai or Yee Tai Tai. What does Tai Tai mean? I hope you can answer my ques…

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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 
2009-08-04 / 06:16AM

话小姐,

你好!

我写一个小故事。不知到我写得好不好。
[Just a short story ]

=====[小故事:吃饭了吗]=========

一前中国古老的时候很多中国人没有吃饭。
他们最重要的事情是找吃饭。

生活以前古老的时候对彼得和大卫是这样。
他们除了找吃饭以外,没有空…

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Questions Owner
 dave hotmail.com 
2009-08-03 / 05:50PM

Hey Benny xian sheng,

I want to know how to say “I grew up here.”

I was born in Taiwan but I grew up in the USA. What are different types of verbs for to grow like a person, animal, and plant…

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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 
2009-08-04 / 12:23AM

Benny,
What is the difference between 意思 & 意义?

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 sara hotmail.com 
2009-08-03 / 10:05AM

Benny你好吗? How do I say the following in mandarin:

To miss someone or something emotionally.
I miss my friend.
I miss my country.

To miss someone or something by time.

I miss the train.

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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 
2009-08-03 / 03:40AM

Hello Benny…how would I say: “Baby..what beautiful legs you have”

Thanks again.

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laser2302

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
Registered on : 2008-08-31
Language : None
Posts : 148
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Comments : 0
 Lee Kong hotmail.com 
2009-08-02 / 11:03PM

Hi Benny,

Can you please tell me what does “蛮可以” means in the following sentence?

徒儿,很开心今天收到你消息,在巴基斯坦不要偷懒,好好学习中国文化吧,说真的,作为国内的青年人,我们对中国文化没有你那么用心地去学过。但师父教你汉语还是蛮可以,嘿嘿。有空来中国玩

Thanks!

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DAGSTER

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
Registered on : 2007-09-02
Language : None
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 Harmeet hotmail.co.uk 
2008-04-08 / 07:52PM

Hello Jenny my mandarin learning is going well. I am just finishing my degree haha only 5 months left i hope i get a 1st class honours lease wish me luck.

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girlbear

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
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 Ursula hotmail.com 
2009-08-01 / 10:19PM

Hi Benny, great site! Please could you tell me how to say – ‘Please could you write it down?’ and give me the chinese characters as well? Thank you!

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peter

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
Registered on : 2007-03-01
Language : None
Posts : 2
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 Van the Man bennysland.com 
2007-06-29 / 10:18AM

Benny, do you know how to say hello in Japanese, German, Italian, Korean, and Thai?

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