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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.

Angelina

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
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 Angelina gmail.com 
2009-07-27 / 10:05PM

Benny… when do we get to see your pictures in your blog?

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laser2302

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
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 Lee Kong hotmail.com 
2009-07-20 / 11:07PM

Benny, what does 挂水挂好 means in the following:

没有。。嗫下关节就像是关节炎慢性病,很难治愈,需要调养的

肺炎是挂水挂好了

Thanks!

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 Jaybielyn rocketmail.com 
2009-07-24 / 11:24AM

Hello Benny LaoShi. I’m here again, he he… ;D

This is a song. For Ella as usual. ;D
Can you translate this into Chinese text with pinyin?
We will going to make a video for her using own song. …

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artmaniac

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
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Language : English
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 Hannah Elizabeth yahoo.co.uk 
2009-07-27 / 09:16PM

Dear wo de lao shi Benny!, when you write Mandarin Chinese Characters on the screen, could you make them a bit bigger so I can read them, for example, I got stuck while I was doing one of your micr…

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 dave hotmail.com 
2009-07-27 / 03:36PM

Benny 你好吗? Can you write the calligraphy for this phrase for me?
Zan2men AA zhi4 ba=let’s go dutch.

Xie xie and thank you!

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artmaniac

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
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 Hannah Elizabeth yahoo.co.uk 
2009-07-27 / 01:05AM

how do you say in mandarin

cookie,
milk,
honeybee,
giraffe,
mocha,
cappucino,
latte.

please could I have the pinyin and characters!.
from
artmaniac.

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euphony

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
Registered on : 2008-06-27
Language : Tagalog
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 Leslie T. Ladiana yahoo.com.ph 
2009-07-26 / 07:44PM

ni hao benny ..
can you translate the sentence..

i hope to see jiro wang someday ..

xiexie..

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laser2302

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
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 Lee Kong hotmail.com 
2009-07-26 / 02:09PM

Benny, how do Chinese people normally express “truth always hurts” in Chinese?

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nico

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
Registered on : 2008-03-28
Language : English, German, Spanish
Posts : 79
Responses : 16
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 Nicolas Vanegas hotmail.com 
2009-07-26 / 03:54AM

你好benny 你好吗?,benny i have a doubt what-s the exact meaning of (吧) ba well in some sentences as (你没事吧?) and i want to know another thing well how i say in mandarin this kind of sentences (are you in…

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rppb

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
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Language : English, German, Spanish
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 Carlos yahoo.com 
2009-07-25 / 08:11AM

Benny Laoshi, I would like to know if you can create new videos. I love them.
Carlos

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laser2302

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
Registered on : 2008-08-31
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 Lee Kong hotmail.com 
2009-07-25 / 08:32PM

Hi Benny,

What does “实际就是原来说的” and “只能用一个新概念词来说事” and “跟不喜欢日本足球的较量” means in the following paragraph:

我是这样想,有一天我们会踢开足球,另起炉灶干事,实际就是原来说的球迷全国性的组织,足球都已经死了,只能用一个新概念词来说事.跟不喜欢日本足球的较量,要形成组织.一并回复!你告诉我…

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laser2302

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
Registered on : 2008-08-31
Language : None
Posts : 148
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 Lee Kong hotmail.com 
2009-07-25 / 08:52PM

Benny, I need help over here:

What does “赵、宋味十足,现放首页” and “牛年牛气” means in the following:

本博主为赵本山、宋丹丹量身创作的小品“小品王歇业炒股”风趣、幽默,赵、宋味十足,现放首页,其它诗歌、笑话、民谣及美女、帅哥、风景等图片天天更新。请您大驾光临,欣赏、品味,并提出宝贵意见。祝您牛年牛气冲天,…

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lulanke

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
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Language : English
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 Roland Parijs yahoo.com 
2009-07-24 / 05:00AM

话小姐

你好

我看到你可以替“情”可以说“麻烦”
(除了“情”以外也可以说”麻烦“)。
比如你可以说”情填这笔张转帐单“或是”麻烦填这张转帐单“
是不是?。但是”麻烦“的意思翻译成英文是”trouble,problems,difficulties
“。
”麻烦这张转帐单“的意思是”我可以麻烦你 – 我可以给你麻烦 -
填这张转帐单“的意思 (Can I trouble…

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lulanke

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
Registered on : 2007-11-08
Language : English
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 Roland Parijs yahoo.com 
2009-07-24 / 05:26AM

话小姐

你好

我听到了一句下面的句子:
”这个送您,一点心议(心意),请您收下“
我觉得比较奇怪。”一点心议(心意)“的
意思是不是 Little respect ???
这句句子的意思是
I give you this, with little respect, please accept it
还是
I give you this, it shows a lit…

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 dave hotmail.com 
2009-07-23 / 04:49PM

你好benny? I heard some phrases from a Chinese friend but I can’t really make it out, could you help me?

Wo zhen de qu bu xiao le. It meant I’m stuff but I don’t know the characters and the tones….

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 shea gmail.com 
2009-07-23 / 12:03PM

how do u say please sitt

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nico

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
Registered on : 2008-03-28
Language : English, German, Spanish
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 Nicolas Vanegas hotmail.com 
2009-07-23 / 09:00AM

你好benny 你好吗?,我需要知道 if (一下)yixia mean with you? or what’s the exact meaning of yixia? well i wait the answer soon,好的, 再见

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chinachinaman

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
Registered on : 2007-07-25
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 Kevin yahoo.com 
2009-07-22 / 12:11AM

What is the best way to translate “in a relationship, age doesn’t matter”?

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chinachinaman

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
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Posts : 209
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 Kevin yahoo.com 
2009-07-21 / 11:50PM

Would “wo mei na me cong ming” be translated as “i’m not smart like that”?

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chinachinaman

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
Registered on : 2007-07-25
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 Kevin yahoo.com 
2009-07-21 / 10:44PM

If I wanted to ask “who sings this song” could i use either 这歌谁唱的 or 这个谁唱歌?

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 sara hotmail.com 
2009-07-20 / 04:00PM

Dui bu qi wo wang ji bie de wenti.
To challenge something or somebody.
Team China is challenging Team France as champions.
It is a challenge.

To stand up to or to confront, and confrontation…

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 sara hotmail.com 
2009-07-20 / 03:51PM

你好吗? How do I say: to pretend to do somethings like they’re pretending to be nice but they’re not really nice. OR to pose as something that you’re not. Ex:he’s posing as French person but he’s real…

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 john hotmail.com 
2009-07-20 / 03:47PM

Ni hao Benny xian sheng? Ni ke yi bang wo ma? Wo xiang zhi dao ..
Actor and actress
To act in a play, movie, and theater.

To sing and to dance
singer, song, dance and dancer.

Xie xie!

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IngeWu

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
Registered on : 2009-07-17
Language : Dutch
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 IngeWu msn.com 
2009-07-19 / 12:47AM

hi Benny

are there rude words in chinese?

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nico

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
Registered on : 2008-03-28
Language : English, German, Spanish
Posts : 79
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 Nicolas Vanegas hotmail.com 
2009-07-18 / 07:37AM

你好benny 你好吗? benny i want more examples with (wei) 为,好的 i wait your answer 谢谢 再见

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 claudia calisti(claudita) tiscali.it 
2009-07-17 / 08:29AM

Dear Benny: this afternoon it was very very hot and while we were awaiting a long time for the bus in the warm road, people was suffering and upset. At the end a chinese lady said to us in itali…

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lulanke

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
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 Roland Parijs yahoo.com 
2009-07-16 / 06:08AM

本霓,话小姐我尊敬汉语老师

你们好

我有一个问题。
我有一个同事他结婚了一个聋哑的女人,她从生出来的时候不会听见。
她看英国电影的事候不会读电影字幕都因为对她字幕消失太快。
我的同事想因为她不会听见也没有听过一份的声音所以
她不理解字母跟声音的关系。
我们西方人用字母,一个字母表示一个声音。读者读话的时候结合话的字母的声音

以后读者知道这句话的意思。所以我…

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EllaLittleLovelyAngel

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
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 Jaybielyn rocketmail.com 
2009-06-13 / 09:12PM

Hello Benny. I just want to ask, what is “I’m your number one fan” in Mandarin? Thanks so much. ;D

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nickjs

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
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Language : None
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 nicholas student.monash.edu 
2009-07-17 / 09:21PM

hello benny, ni hao

I have a question here; when do i use bie2 ren2 and when do i use ren2 jia1? they both have the same meaning..

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plee01752

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
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 Patrick yahoo.com 
2009-07-18 / 09:35AM

Hi Benny
It seems that some of the lessons are missing the voice clips.

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