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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.

nico

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
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 Nicolas Vanegas hotmail.com 
2009-06-15 / 10:33PM

ni hao benny hey i have another doubt what is the difference between 没事(mei shi) and 好的(hao de) if both mean OK well i wait your answer soon xia ci jian

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nico

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 Nicolas Vanegas hotmail.com 
2009-06-15 / 10:32PM

hi benny ni hao ma? hey i’ve a doubt what means it on this sentence (Wǒ jīn tiān yǒu gè yuē huì. 我今天有个约会)
what means yǒu gè=有个 i don’t understand i wait your answer soon ok see you zai jian

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nara2nad

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 nadeen sofia yahoo.com 
2009-06-15 / 08:59PM

is this correct?
Anna,ni haipa ma?
=wo yi dian dou bu pa!

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 Gina hotmail.com 
2009-06-15 / 03:01PM

Ni hao benny?
Can you help say the following things?

The verb for to play instruments.
To play a violin,piano, and etc.

To shoot a gun or a weapon.
Gun, canon, missiles, bow and arrow, and…

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laser2302

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
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 Lee Kong hotmail.com 
2009-06-15 / 10:21AM

Hi Benny, what kind of licence is 《商品房预售许可证》? What is it used for?

特别是《条例》中规定的“建设单位在取得《商品房预售许可证》前应先组织招投标选聘物业管理公司”

Thanks!

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lulanke

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
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 Roland Parijs yahoo.com 
2009-06-15 / 02:13PM

你好本霓我尊敬汉语老师,

我看过你改变你的网站的布局,我觉得你以前的布局很好但是现在
你的网站布局非常漂亮!

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Henry

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
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 Henry yahoo.com 
2009-06-14 / 06:40PM

Nin hao Benny,

May i know, when do i use ban4 办 and ding4 定 ? both seem to have the meaning “set up”. Would be great if u can provide some examples too.

Thank you. Hope u have a great day :)

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micah

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
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 micahw hotmail.com 
2009-06-14 / 06:54PM

Good day Benny, do i say “ta1 hen3 xiong1” for “he/she is very fierce” meaning?

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chinachinaman

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
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 Kevin yahoo.com 
2009-06-13 / 07:01AM

Benny,
Does 我没有发抖 mean “i’m not nervous”?

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laser2302

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
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 Lee Kong hotmail.com 
2009-06-13 / 01:09PM

Hi Benny, I have a question.

What kind of 机构 are 营业性的机构?
Or what kind of organizations are 营业性的?

到今年的10月末,共有19个国家和地区的62家外资银行,在华设立了191家营业性的机构,这其中有84家已经获准从事人民币的业务。

Thanks!

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 claudita tiscali.it 
2009-06-12 / 06:08AM

Hello Benny: sorry not to be understandable!
I wanted to say: MIss Claudita has not coins and daes not give money to Mr Johnny.
xia jia Claudita bu yuo ling qian he bu gei qian bi xian sheng Jo…

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2007-11-28 / 07:57PM
Chinese Mandarin Learning : It Is Raining Cats And Dogs   Learn

Abstract : When it rains hard in China, find out what they say! You will be surprised it is not all about cats and dogs! Let Benny show you the local lingo!

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Chevere

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
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 Shelby LaMonica yahoo.com 
2009-06-11 / 03:59AM

Is this correct to say “Who is your teacher?”

谁是你的老师?

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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 
2009-06-10 / 11:27PM

Benny, how are you? Hope well. Can you help me? What these sentences mean?:

1) Ni jue de zhe ge zen me yang ne?

2)Na ni kan yi xia hao le. Na wo bang ni na yi xia.

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 Claudita TISCALI.IT 
2009-06-10 / 05:37PM

IS IT CORRECT TO SAY: WO MENG JIAN NI AI WO. TO SAY I DREAM YOU LOVE ME?

JINTIAN WO GAIJIN LE WODE HAN YU : WO CHENG WEI HUANG DAIZI HE WO SHI HEN GAOXINGDE. LAOSHI BENNY : NI TANG YI ?
MAY i…

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 Claudita tiscali.it 
2009-06-10 / 03:36PM

Dear Benny ! what of these sentences is correct?
wo meng xiang cheng wei yi ming yi sheng.
or
wo meng jian cheng wei yi ge sheng.
Many thanks!

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rppb

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 Carlos yahoo.com 
2009-06-10 / 11:26PM

Benny, how you doing teacher? Hope well. What this sentences mean?:

1) Ni jue de zhe ge zen me yang ne?

2)Na ni kan yi xia hao le. Na wo bang ni na yi xia.

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nickjs

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
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 nicholas student.monash.edu 
2009-06-09 / 09:34PM

Hi benny, wo men you jian mian le

How do i say the following:
1) Please stick this paper on this book
2) I assume it is working
3) I am not familiar with this road

can I say "wo3 men hai2 …

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 savvy hotmail.com 
2009-06-08 / 04:27PM

Ni hao Benny lao shi?

I want to know how to say the following:
To dream
I dreamt about her.
I dreamt about helping him.
I’m dreaming about becoming a doctor.

to realize something
I reali…

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 claudia hotmail.com 
2009-06-09 / 03:10AM

Hello,

Can you teach me how to say?

To become:
I want to become a doctor.
China will become a super power.

To get:
She getting blue or she’s turning blue.
I’m getting sick.
I’m gettin…

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chinachinaman

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
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 Kevin yahoo.com 
2009-06-09 / 03:33AM

Benny,
what does “我说冷静” translate into?

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 christina hotmail.com 
2009-06-08 / 02:47PM

Hello mr. Benny, the best mandarin teacher in the world haishi Benny xian sheng zui hao de pu tong hua de lao shi,

How do I say “past”, “present”, “future”?

It’s in the past.
It happened in …

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 Claudita tiscali.it 
2009-06-08 / 08:57AM

dear Benny: may I say:

ni zuo yue bin ma?(just to say : may I have some moon cake?)or better:
qing, gei wo yi diar yue bin !
and:
wo zui xi huan ningmeng de tianbin jia caomei de bing gan.(…

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laser2302

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
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 Lee Kong hotmail.com 
2009-06-06 / 08:54PM

Hi Benny,

Can you please translate the following sentence for me, I don’t understand it at all:

经国务院同意,银监会决定,将单个的外资机构入股中国银行业金融机构的比例由原来规定的15%提高到20%,如果外资投资的总量占比低于25%的,被入股的国内金融机构的性质和所有业务范围不发生改变,…

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 Meili hotmail.com 
2009-06-05 / 03:10PM

Hello Benny xian sheng,

I want to know how to say “to turn on” and “to turn off” something? Also, “to turn on and off the lights.”?

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erissesatg17

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
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 Erisse Cabo yahoo.com 
2009-06-04 / 09:48PM

hi, what is 就 for? i usually find it hard understanding the structure of it

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 amanda hotmail.com 
2009-06-04 / 09:36AM

What is the difference between these words in the future tense, hui, 要(yào)/就(jiù)/快(kuài)…了(le)? And how do I use this word + verb in the future? Can you give me examples and explanation?

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chinachinaman

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
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 Kevin yahoo.com 
2009-06-04 / 02:26AM

Benny,
how would i phrase “i want to apologize for what happened earlier”?

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2007-11-29 / 12:00PM
Chinese Mandarin Learning : You Look Tired   Learn

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nnbc

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
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Language : English
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 Nina BC yahoo.com 
2009-05-21 / 09:46PM

Hey.. im new here so i got lil bit confused.. the matter is i wanna take the quiz to upgrade my level, ive clikced my white belt icon then nothing was appeared.. why? did i do wrong way to take the…

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