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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.

drmmhmd

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
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 da mao houzi yahoo.com 
2008-09-26 / 07:30AM

heh, sorry, i did not know that when you click on the “read more” you get the reply

gentle and gentel are different, which is meant,

gentel is very unusual but a good word

i do not think g…

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drmmhmd

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 da mao houzi yahoo.com 
2008-09-26 / 07:05AM

now raining
现在下雨

you do not have to add a gramattical affix character as now implies continuing action

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drmmhmda

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
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 大毛猴子 yahoo.com 
2008-09-20 / 04:23AM

您好

我请问:

今天我看书有发语,“看上去”
我知道意思,但是,当用看上去还是
看一看还是瞅

谢谢您

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 EvilCollector96 youtube.com 
2008-09-25 / 06:22PM

hi Benny! it’s me, Don Tian

China got the most gold medals in this year’s Summer Olympics in Beijing with 51!!! they finished 1st overall for the first time ever!!!

so did you watch any of th…

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 meljane1970 youtube.com 
2008-09-25 / 06:21PM

Hey there. I need to know how to say the words “gentle” and “acoustic” in Chinese. I also need to know how to write them in Chinese. I would really appreciate it as my son’s doing a project on Chin…

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nickjs

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 nicholas student.monash.edu 
2008-09-25 / 02:59PM

hello again,

how do i say the following:
“it is raining now, please keep the clothes from the clothesline”

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wujianhao

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 Alissia Jackson mail.com 
2008-09-24 / 10:10PM

Ni hao!! Ni hao ma?
I have a question. When you say chicken brocolli would you put chicken first or brocolli? Xie xie ni!! :)

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nickjs

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 nicholas student.monash.edu 
2008-09-24 / 02:24PM

is this the right way to use cong2 qian2?
1) ni cong2 qian2 zhu4 zai4 na3 li?
2) cong2 qian2 ni3 zai4 na3 li gong1 zuo4?

and if i wanna say ‘drop price’ is it, xia4 jia4? thks

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nico

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
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 Nicolas Vanegas hotmail.com 
2008-09-24 / 09:28AM

你好 benny 你好吗? , well benny i have one doubt mei tian (每天) is everyday in chinese?? well i wait your answer soon ok 下次见 再见

nico

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laser2302

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
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 Lee Kong hotmail.com 
2008-09-23 / 05:22PM

Hi Benny, please tell me what does 更令人 means in the following paragraph:

千龙网讯 莫斯科人民友谊大学的大火不仅造成重大人员伤亡,更令人不可思议的是,火场内居然发生了学生财物“失踪”的丑闻。

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Ducky2

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 Chris swbell.net 
2008-09-23 / 10:46AM

Ni Hao Benny!! I was wondering, how do you say to someone on the phone to “Hold on a second.”

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Classy26

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
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 Shia Shia yahoo.com 
2008-09-11 / 07:58AM

Ni Hau Pinyin xiao jie, and xie xie for your reply to my question, once again, qing wen could you tell me what does hurricane mean in pu tung hua? also thunder storm, tornado, and also the example:…

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 Willnineteeneighty youtube.com 
2008-09-23 / 01:57PM

Fantastic introductions. One question though, to what extent are regional dialects different across China, say, between Sichuan province and somewhere in the north like Harbin?

Would you be unde…

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 BryMelhus youtube.com 
2008-09-22 / 06:03PM

how would I say, “I am a Korean from America” in chinese?

btw, appriciate your vids! I wanna go to China someday!

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laser2302

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 Lee Kong hotmail.com 
2008-09-21 / 09:06PM

Hi Benny, Can you tell me what does 神经 means in the following sentence:

三大原因牵动电力紧缺神经

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 kruger8181 youtube.com 
2008-09-22 / 06:06PM

Benny, you rule!
I have only just started learning Mandarin in the last two or three weeks and from watching your videos in the last couple of days I am actually convinced that I will be able to l…

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 beginmaster youtube.com 
2008-09-22 / 06:05PM

Symbols…..Benny do you know how i can write chinese symbols with a western keyboard?

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 legalrule youtube.com 
2008-09-22 / 04:45PM

Benny,

This is by far the most instructive video I have ever seen on Chinese!! Thank you so much for posting this video.

I was wondering if you will be posting all the pin yin sounds in Chine…

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nickjs

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 nicholas student.monash.edu 
2008-09-21 / 11:20PM

hello benny, how do i use the words, cong2 qian2 and an4 qing2?

also how do i say ‘hide’ in mandarin?
ex: please dont hide my stuffs

thanks

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laser2302

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 Lee Kong hotmail.com 
2008-09-21 / 10:54PM

原来如此

I see people speaking 原来如此 a lot in Chinese movies, but I never clearly understood its meaning, maybe it’s something that can’t be exactly expressed in English. It’s maybe used when you are…

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2007-11-28 / 07:56PM
Chinese Mandarin Learning : I Got A Flu   Learn

Abstract : We all can't avoid it but sometimes it just catches us – the dreaded flu! Let Louie and Sonny show you how to say exactly how you feel in order to get the right medicines! This is a good one to know!

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tray142

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 Tracey hotmail.com 
2008-09-21 / 01:34AM

Ni Hao!! I can not make out all that is being said I know it’s something about coming to China. Can you please help :)
wo hao xiang ni men! ni men kuai dian lai zhong guo ba

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 Virgínia Resem yahoo.com.br 
2008-09-20 / 09:23AM

Can I learn Chinese with Benny too?

I’ve just started studying that and need some help. Can you, please, invite me to practice with you?

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 Mari yahoo.com 
2008-09-20 / 05:57AM

Benny~
I’d be really thankful if you’d get around to explain 就 sometime soon :p with a bunch of examples, because I find it so tricky; I haven’t managed to understand it so far, as much as I try….

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 asia sbcgloble.net 
2008-09-20 / 03:49AM

i love how u teach chines it is so fun with you=wo xiang qing ni chi wan fan

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ashleyj722

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 Jon Ashley yahoo.co.uk 
2008-09-20 / 01:05AM

Hi Benny,

I have just done the accommodation video. I would like to ask, what is deposit in chinese?

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nico

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
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 Nicolas Vanegas hotmail.com 
2008-09-19 / 10:18AM

你好 benny 你好吗?? hey i have one doubt about of (wo)我 and (lai)来 in what occasion we have to use wo and lai for this ocassion by example:让我来介绍 (rang WO LAI jie shao) and 请给我发票 (qing GEI WO fa piao) ok…

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jiho

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 George Manya yahoo.com 
2008-07-07 / 08:14PM

How do you say “I don’t speak Chinese”.

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 nimisimipacposeyda youtube.com 
2008-09-19 / 06:05PM

Thanks for the videos i really wont to learn the langauge. How do you understand the symbols how to read the differences.Zaijian

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jole

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
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 Jole libero.it 
2008-09-18 / 03:44PM

hi benny, I love your website :-) how do you say “is this the reason why you are so nervous?” in mandarin? thank you in advance, Jole

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