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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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 adollar4u youtube.com 
2008-10-20 / 03:40PM

Benny – you are such a good teacher – thanks for teaching us for free – if you are ever coming to Australia let me – I will organise free accommodation and for you and your family.

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 beginmaster youtube.com 
2008-10-20 / 03:41PM

Ni hao Benny!
I´ve got some questions. How do i say this in Chinese?(Please write in Chinese ideograms to)
Fanta, Coca cola, Milk, Water, and Juice.
Xie xie Benny Zhaijian!

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 Lee Kong hotmail.com 
2008-10-20 / 03:57PM

Hi Benny, take a look at the following sentence:

….强调从战略高度看待和处理两国关系

Does the above sentence means:

“Treat the relations between two countries from a strategic point of view”

OR DOES I…

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 Lee Kong hotmail.com 
2008-10-20 / 05:15PM

Hi Benny, what does 番 means in the following sentence:

兄妹俩便作了番自我介绍:我们是“龙凤胎”茶艺师, 是“峨眉派茶艺的惟一传人”,能表演23道精彩叫绝的茶艺表演。

Also, what does 峨眉派茶艺的惟一传人 means?

Thanks!

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 Mikazo654 youtube.com 
2008-10-20 / 06:12PM

Hi Benny, you mention “na zhong” in here; how do you use this in a question? As in asking, “What kind of movie is this?”

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 Chris swbell.net 
2008-10-20 / 02:35AM

Ni Hao Benny!!
I was wondering, in one of the experiences you showed us an example of how to say " I want to eat BurgerKing". Every word was said in Chinese but Burgerking, why is that? Is there…

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 Lee Kong hotmail.com 
2008-10-19 / 08:53PM

Hi Benny, what does 程咬金 means in the following setence:

正当兄弟俩暗中为“春晚”作准备时,谁料半路上却杀出了一个程咬金!

Thanks!

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Henry

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 Henry yahoo.com 
2008-10-19 / 11:55AM

ni hao benny! wo men you jian mian le

1) can the word zao4 (造) be used for emotion case? like for example, if i wanna say “why do you make her sad” , can it be something like "ni zen me zao ta b…

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 Nicolas Vanegas hotmail.com 
2008-10-19 / 02:07PM

hi benny how are u?? hey zhǎo (找) means look for? well i wait soon your answer ok see you bye

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nico

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 Nicolas Vanegas hotmail.com 
2008-10-19 / 02:04AM

你好 benny 你好吗? hey i understand very good this but i want that give more example with duo jiu (多久) ok i wait soon your answer ok 再见

nico

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 nicholas student.monash.edu 
2008-10-18 / 11:59AM

nin hao benny, how to say:

“i accidentally drop your wallet”

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 Kelsey Branstrator msn.com 
2008-10-18 / 09:21AM

Alright, so I have two questions, actually. If you could answer one or both of the questions, then, xie xie ni!

Ok, so in the sentence “Ràng wǒ kǎo lǜ yī xià.”…I know what this sentence means …

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 BooBoo gmail.com 
2008-10-17 / 12:16PM

hello… how do you say she’s cheap.. :)

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 coasterfreak11892 youtub.com 
2008-10-17 / 10:58AM

I got a 95. I spelled number seven as chi instead of qi =/
But I’m doing excellent now.

We’re learning Countries! Now I can safely say:

Wo shi Meiguo ren.
Nin shi Zhongguo ren?

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 maybell 1608yahoo.com 
2008-10-03 / 01:48PM

ni hao? im just new here i like these site because im learning some words in mandarin. i hope u can help me more
what do you mean by xie xie? what is its my birhday today in mandarin? thank you

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 Lee Kong hotmail.com 
2008-10-16 / 12:27PM

Hi Benny, thanks a lot for answering my last question.

Please tell me what does 地铁基础设施建设 means in the following sentence:

这一系统将为乘客带来四季适宜的温度和湿度,并为地铁基础设施建设节约成本上亿元。

Thanks!

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 kristinagirl29 youtube.com 
2008-10-17 / 10:55AM

ni hao benny
i have a question
what is the mandarin word of press on?
and also what is pin yin?

anyway i really like the way you teach people here in youtube!
goodluck!

and
xie xie

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 newroadshow youtube.com 
2008-10-17 / 10:41AM

Benny is enthusiastic! I think this program is one of the best I have ever seen. However, if I remember correctly, “le” is not simply past tense here. “Le” is a very complicated particle. It can be…

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 johnnydeleoz youtube.com 
2008-10-17 / 10:39AM

sorry for my intrusion Benny, just want to know what is the median language of Taiwan?.. is it Mandarin too?

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 Sander youtube.com 
2008-10-17 / 10:29AM

hai, i am sander, i’m from holland (the Netherlands) (my englis is not very well) i really like the chinese languaits (what your speaking) (i told you my english was very bad :D) i have a question,…

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laser2302

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 Lee Kong hotmail.com 
2008-10-16 / 02:46PM

Hi Benny, take a look at the sentence below which is from an article about Line 5 subway construction in Beijing:

复八线建设时,尽管进行了调整,但是,由于系统复杂、造价高、体量大、用电多,造成运营能耗大。

What does the last part of the …

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 ottamtakietam youtube.com 
2008-10-16 / 01:19PM

That’s a VERY GOOD one..the make it PERFECT..I wd recommend modeling the pronunciation of new vocabulary TWICE or even three times while introducing it. In such a manner where every word is pronoun…

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 sincedayone youtube.com 
2008-10-15 / 04:00PM

Hi Benny! Thank you for your great videos!

I often here people ask “zai na li?” as in “where is it?”. However, in your video, you have zai na li as “over there”

is the first way of using it w…

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laser2302

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 Lee Kong hotmail.com 
2008-10-15 / 10:48PM

Thanks a lot for answering my last question. This question is also related to previous question. Take a look at the following sentence:

他害病卧床了。他受了伤。

In the above sentence we have 他受了伤, instea…

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 Karen delos Reyes yahoo.com 
2008-10-15 / 11:29AM

ni hao benny!
i would like to ask a favor from you. can you please translate this song? “Ni by Ariel Lin” please translate it by word so that i could understand the words when i’m singing it.. sor…

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 Karen delos Reyes yahoo.com 
2008-10-15 / 02:29PM

what’s the meaning of “qing qing” in “feng qing qing”?

the wind _____

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laser2302

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 Lee Kong hotmail.com 
2008-10-15 / 04:10PM

Hi Benny, take a look at the following sentence:

车子行至兴隆陶瓷城时,意外发生了,老人倒在了车上。

In the above sentence 倒 means “to collapse” or “to fall”. So the old man collapsed in the bus. “了” in 倒在了 indicates …

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 perrovivo youtube.com 
2008-10-15 / 03:57PM

hey benny i`m taking chinese at school too, and in the bigining it was really hard for me, but now i get it easy, and i saw your videos, and i found they help me to understand more the chinese leng…

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 hamaz youtube.com 
2008-10-15 / 03:16PM

Hi Benny

You said “ni jiao shenme ming ze” Does that mean, “you are called what name?”. Is it just another way of saying “ni jiao shenme?”. Thanks, you are so great. I am learning everything fro…

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