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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.

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 Alexandro yahoo.com 
2009-07-08 / 04:10PM

Hey Mr. Benny sir,

I would like to know how to say “to treat or be to somebody”.

My examples are: he treats them badly.
She is treated with the up most respect.
Why are you so mean to him?…

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ahamaliuk

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 Alexandra yahoo.ca 
2009-07-08 / 10:56AM

Why can’t I print the vocabulary lists in the Library section?

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zupsterlien

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 hannahkim yahoo.com 
2009-07-08 / 02:35AM

benny,

hi..
what is the difference between the two??

嗎??
and
吗??

thanks

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 clare hotmail.com 
2009-07-07 / 04:21PM

Hello mr.Benny,

I need your help.

How do I say “to be like”?
Our test from yesterday was just like our practice test.

Your behavior is just like your brothers.

Mandarin from Shanghai …

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stiras1

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 Stine live.no 
2009-07-04 / 09:39AM

Hi Benny! Thank you for this awsome way of learning, but I am a bit confused. Does shí mean both yes and am?

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 Matthew hotmail.com 
2009-07-07 / 04:32PM

Hello!

I was wondering how to say “to feel good or bad”?

I feel good today.
Sleeping feels good.
Eating too much doesn’t feel good.

Xie xie Benny!

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 sara hotmail.com 
2009-07-07 / 04:13PM

Dui bu qi, you hen duo de wenti!

I also want to know how to say:

Whichever subject you choose, you should stick to it and study hard.

Whenever you need me, I’ll be there.

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 sara hotmail.com 
2009-07-07 / 03:28PM

Lao shi hao?
Teach me these words and phrases, please! Are you ready?

I wan to know the evers.
What,when, who
-evers.

Whatever you want, I can do it.
Whenever you need me, I’ll be there f…

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 marine hotmail.com 
2009-07-07 / 03:18PM

Hello mr. Benny,

How are you? I want to learn how to say: Thank you for…..
Thank you for coming!
Thank you for being so polite and nice.
Thank you for not being impatient.

When I go to C…

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clau

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
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 claudia calisti(claudita) tiscali.it 
2009-07-01 / 10:57AM

Hi Benny!I have some doubts.
1) yu yue can means both music and to reserve?
2) ge/zhang/tiao/ are in the same grammar family of time words? and Time words are like in English some and any? 3) is…

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RobertVicencio

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 RobertVicencio bennysland.com 
2009-07-07 / 10:20AM

ACHIEVING DREAMS – Do not let MONEY define you, do not be afraid to FAIL, Take a risk and mix that with absolute PASSION and you’ll ACHIEVE!

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chinachinaman

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 Kevin yahoo.com 
2009-07-07 / 04:48AM

Benny,
Is 好不幸 correct for expressing sorrow for someone?
Also,
How do you say “pathetic”?

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laser2302

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 Lee Kong hotmail.com 
2009-07-06 / 09:19AM

Hi Benny, how do you say in Chinese “He was 30 years ahead of his time”.

Thanks!

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nickjs

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 nicholas student.monash.edu 
2009-07-05 / 10:59PM

hi benny, ni hao

how do say “mix” ? like for example, “please don’t mix rice with noodles”

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Vinacafe

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 黃英全 163.com 
2009-07-04 / 02:49PM

我不想混日子不想老呆在一个地方碌碌无为

der teacher Benny,how to translate this sentance into english?

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Mike24

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
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 Michael Draper googlemail.com 
2009-07-03 / 01:07PM

Zen Me Yang Benny I thought I would like to tell you how much this site is helping me. I am going to move to China some day and marry a lady I have met. I can now speak some Chinese and it is all d…

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Samantha

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 Samantha gmail.com 
2009-07-06 / 03:05AM

I’m always ready to help anyone who wants to learn English!

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dansdna

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
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 Daniel_G live.com 
2009-07-05 / 04:45AM

Ni Hao! Could you record a few very short stories about a min in length for people to download?

When I was just starting to learn Mandarin, I had a Chinese friend record some short stories for m…

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laser2302

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 Lee Kong hotmail.com 
2009-07-04 / 04:27PM

Hi Benny! I have translated a text from English to Chinese, can you help me see if it is correct. If there are any mistakes, please do point them out.

English:
In the year 1842, a British invas…

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 Jorge Alfonso hotmail.com 
2009-07-03 / 02:12PM

Heey Benny…, could u help me out in translating exactly a song called :

“Nan ’Er Dang Zi Qiang” ?? :P

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nico

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 Nicolas Vanegas hotmail.com 
2009-07-03 / 11:06PM

你好benny, 你好吗?, hey benny if could you help me? is 你可以帮我吗? (ni ke yi bang wo ma?) how do you say (can I help you?) thanks again benny see you 再见

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Vinacafe

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 黃英全 163.com 
2009-07-02 / 10:37PM

suggestion

I sugguest that our dear teacher benny to create a MSN group and invite all member of BENNY.cn to join this group,I think the best way that learning a foriegn language is to get conve…

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ARBueno

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 Arturo Ramos hotmail.com 
2009-07-03 / 01:54PM

Hi Benny, I found at a chinese-english dictionary this caracter: 好, I know it means good, but it had 2 tones one was hao3 and the other was hao2, so why is that difference? and how can I know when …

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nico

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
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 Nicolas Vanegas hotmail.com 
2009-07-03 / 06:23AM

你好benny, 你好吗?, hey benny which is the difference between 可以 (ke yi) and 能 (neng) because both mean the same can or could? well i wato your answer 好的 谢谢你, 下次见

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PUMP

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 Larlett Cash yahoo.com 
2009-07-03 / 04:42AM

also is ther a class on learning the characters?

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PUMP

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 Larlett Cash yahoo.com 
2009-07-03 / 04:40AM

how do i kno wat order to follow the lessons in? i am learning this becuase i am going to beijing wushu school and would like to talk to evry1 in chinese thoroughly. so i want it to be my only lang…

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RobertVicencio

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
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Language : English
Posts : 32
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 RobertVicencio bennysland.com 
2009-07-03 / 12:51AM

“The origin of the surname Vicencio was first recorded in 1064 in Castile, the medieval Spanish kingdom whose language and culture were to spread to many countries around the world. The distinguish…

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laser2302

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 Lee Kong hotmail.com 
2009-07-02 / 10:11PM

Hi Benny! Does 用途 in the below paragraph mean ‘use’ or ‘purpose’. Also, what does 等等具有 means in the following sentence?

其实,以上只是新《条例》的部分内容,对于“物业管理区域内全体业主所持投票权三分之二以上通过,即可选聘、解聘物业管理企业”、“物业管理区域内按照规划建…

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lulanke

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
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 Roland Parijs yahoo.com 
2009-07-02 / 06:41PM

你好本霓我尊敬汉语老师,

一个(一位)我互联网的朋友给我写信,一句句子在他的信里面我不太明白:

现在我又站在了人生的十字路口了,我不知道要干什么,现在的中国社会,连服务
生都要求有工作经验,像我们这些什么都没做过的学生,要找份工作相当难。

是不是他要说:

They demand all employers ,连服务生都 to have work experience…

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