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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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 dongduong3 yahoo.com.vn 
2009-04-04 / 04:54PM

very

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Chevere

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 Shelby LaMonica yahoo.com 
2009-04-04 / 07:43AM

Hello Benny!

What are the Chinese characters to say “I hope you are doing well.”

For example, If i Send and e-mail saying “How have you been recently? I hope you are doig well.”

谢谢!

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chinachinaman

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 Kevin yahoo.com 
2009-04-04 / 03:43AM

Benny,
Could i say “in my opinion you are better than him” as “yi2 wo3 lai2 kan4 ni3 bi3 ta1 hao3”?

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chinachinaman

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 Kevin yahoo.com 
2009-04-04 / 03:22AM

Benny,
If i wanted to say “I only eat hot food” could i say “wo wei yi chi re fan”?

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shadenefood

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 shadene hutchinson hotmail.com 
2009-04-03 / 05:46AM

how do you say please?

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hunza

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 hunzai gmail.com 
2009-04-01 / 11:11AM

xie xie. wo ai zhongguo hua he wo fei chang ai zhongguo ren xie xie he xie xie

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shadenefood

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 shadene hutchinson hotmail.com 
2009-04-03 / 05:41AM

even though ni yao shen me? is a question, why dont we put ma? at the end? thanks!

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chinachinaman

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 Kevin yahoo.com 
2009-04-02 / 12:22AM

Who are some popular singers from Shanghai? only one i know is 胡彦斌 and i love most of his music.

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hunza

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 hunzai gmail.com 
2009-04-01 / 11:08AM

please benny how i can say 1 GOD help you 2 i hope to GOD 3 GOD is great 4 its a mercy of GOD 5 GOD is enough for me 6 take it 7 bring a glass of water 9 what are u doing 11 what should i do for yo…

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baldtunahead

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 nikki.grr yahoo.com 
2009-04-01 / 07:34PM

hey benny!

how do you say “cry” in mandarin?
how to say “please dont cry”?

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baldtunahead

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 nikki.grr yahoo.com 
2009-04-01 / 07:38PM

what’s the difference with “wo be que ding?” and “wo ye bu que ding” ?

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nickjs

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 nicholas student.monash.edu 
2009-04-01 / 09:44PM

hi benny, how do i say “rough” in chinese?

1) he is a rough player
2) the floor is very rough

thank u

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lulanke

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 Roland Parijs yahoo.com 
2009-03-30 / 06:57PM

你好本霓我尊敬汉语老师、话小姐

我一个朋友在中国买过一张汉画。
在这张画上面有一个老师和一个小孩儿。
那个小孩儿有一只青蛙在皮带。
买卖人对我的一个朋友说这张画有一个特别的意思、
孔子的意思。
你可以不可以给我知道这个意思和它的故事。

谢谢您。

万事如意

陆蓝克

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chinachinaman

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 Kevin yahoo.com 
2009-03-31 / 10:47PM

Benny,
how do i say “i’m not sure”? is “无肯定” ok?

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