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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.

youngloco

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
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 luke georgiou hotmail.com 
2008-07-21 / 01:40PM

this website should tell you all you need to know about bpmf.
http://www.pinyin.info/romanization/bopomofo/

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 Enix9 youtube.com 
2008-07-21 / 03:16PM

I think that its really cool what you are doing and really nice. Your english is really good. You see im learning Japanese and i love to know Chinese as well your vids have really helped with that,…

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Fayeeee

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
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 Fayeeee hotmail.co.uk 
2008-07-16 / 04:37PM

How do you say all of the accessories in chinese- not all of them though- like the basics ?

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micah

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
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 micahw hotmail.com 
2008-07-19 / 10:20PM

Hello, What does ‘bu shuang’ means?

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youngloco

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
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 luke georgiou hotmail.com 
2008-07-21 / 12:02PM

No. b,p,m,f is taiwans version of pinyin. its better than pinyin because its more accurate and less confusing. they dont use english charecters. They used to use this system in china until they cha…

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jrcey

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
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Language : English, Filipino
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 Joy Rejano gmail.com 
2008-07-19 / 03:11PM

Hi Benny, I found this from a website and just wanted to ask how did it came up into it’s translation… just a little explanation please.. ‘coz I’m a little confuse with “you mei you shen me” all …

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2007-04-30 / 12:00AM
Chinese Mandarin Learning : In The Meeting   Learn

Abstract : Being interactive in a business room is important to get the feedback and responses you need to help you business move forward. Here are some key words and phrases to ensure you keep everyone interested and interactive in those boardroom sessions!

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Henry

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
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 Henry yahoo.com 
2008-07-18 / 08:24PM

benny ni hao, i want to ask, can the word yuan4 (愿) be used alone without the need of other words to support it?

Another thing i would like to ask is that are there any rules/constraints to use…

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pasco

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
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 pasko yahoo.com 
2008-07-18 / 05:46PM

I posted a question in lesson 11 on the yellow belt level. I was inquiring about asking for help.

Did I post at the wrong location?

Or, does it take a bit longer for your busy staff to get …

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nickjs

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
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 nicholas student.monash.edu 
2008-07-18 / 03:06PM

benny, how do i use the words suo3 you3 and jin1 cai3?

If i wanna say ‘i want to change my class to other day’ , is it ‘wo3 yao4 huan4 wo3 de ke4 qu4 qi2 ta1 tian1’ ?

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 4k3el youtube.com 
2008-07-18 / 10:58AM

Benny that was soo hard! my head going to explode! i wish i could speak chinese it sound so nice :-( HELP
i dont know a word of chinese only lil bit because my friend taught me.

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 tarantula1264 youtube.com 
2008-07-18 / 10:56AM

This is awesome. I speak English natively, know a bit of Spanish from school, but I’m interested in learning Chinese. The only thing is though there are so many symbols in Chinese that if you don’t…

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 koinbouffier youtube.com 
2008-07-18 / 10:45AM

I just gonna say that there are chinese characters accepted in some very formal occasions in Korea. such as this one “奠”

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 barry4929 youtube.com 
2008-07-18 / 10:43AM

I will sed you ca card to any address you give me!

BARRY

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 iainsteward youtube.com 
2008-07-18 / 10:01AM

Hi Benny,

Thanks for getting back to me, I am sorry I did not make it clearer in the message. I was wanting to know the chinese for “Jessica” and also the chinese to say “love you forever” as in…

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pktpkt

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
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 pktpkt yahoo.co.in 
2008-07-17 / 09:12PM

how much time it can take to progress from white belt to black belt if given 2 hours everyday

Is blackbelt status means that you are perfect in Chinese
thank you benny

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nickjs

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
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 nicholas student.monash.edu 
2008-07-17 / 05:10PM

how to say ‘run away’? and if i wanna say ‘change to’ is it ‘huan4 qu4’ ?

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 rosslyn1037 youtube.com 
2008-07-17 / 04:17PM

Benny, there is another word for “must” in mandarin, which is “yao4”. What is the difference between this word and “bi2xu1” and “dei3”?

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 iLbboying youtube.com 
2008-07-17 / 01:21PM

Hi Benny!!! You’re a great teacher!!! Next summer I’ll spend 2 months in Shanghai with my cousins, and I’d love to learn Chinese!!! How can I say “I’m Italian” ? Thank you!!!

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 samzhangbj youtube.com 
2008-07-17 / 01:20PM

i’m a chinese learning english. to be honest, if you have no language circumstance but really wanna learn chinese well. learning spelled chinese is not a good choice. yes,spelled chinese is much ea…

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 diva2898 youtube.com 
2008-07-17 / 01:15PM

Ni hao wo jiao Kayla. Mei guo ren American. Wo bu xi huan niu rou, Wo xi huan ji rou. Oh my god, its so fun talking in chinese!! Thank you so much!! I’m really improving in my chinese! (P.S I’m chi…

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youngloco

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
Registered on : 2008-01-24
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 luke georgiou hotmail.com 
2008-07-17 / 09:51AM

Hey ni hao benny hao jiu bu jen. i heard your improving the website. i like it the way it is but it would be nice if you could add a bpmf angel as i live in taiwan and they dont really use pinyin s…

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 xomfgxitsxaquax youtube.com 
2008-07-17 / 10:32AM

What’s the meaning of “jue den” in the sentence, “Wo jue den hen gu dan?” And what’s the meaning of “hen” in all these sentences?

Xie xie! _

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 yecrj30 youtube.com 
2008-07-17 / 10:13AM

Hi Benny, thanks for video! But just want to ask.. isn’t it “shén me” for what is?

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JordanFischer

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
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 Jordan Fischer Live.ca 
2008-07-17 / 01:44AM

for my white belt lessons, it is loading without evr finishing

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nara2nad

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
Registered on : 2007-07-30
Language : English, Malayalam
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 nadeen sofia yahoo.com 
2008-07-15 / 07:29PM

qing wen,
in ur lesson…it says…” wo mei tian xue xi pu tong hua” then…wat is hua yu?can dis b used? “wo zai xue xi hua yu”

“ke bu ke yi ni shuo ying yu ma? yin wei, wo zhi dao hua yu yi dian di…

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Fayeeee

Chinese Mandarin :Chinese Mandarin Level
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 Faye Tunnacliffe hotmail.co.uk 
2008-07-16 / 04:17PM

How do you learn the pinyin symbols ? Thanks x

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 iainsteward youtube.com 
2008-07-16 / 03:58PM

Hi Benny,

First off I just want to thank you so much for your video’s. I am from England and the chinese culture and language has always fascinated me. I took it upon myself to try and learn som…

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 zdumdum youtube.com 
2008-07-16 / 03:34PM

I’m Korean and I think chinese language is cool. One thing I don’t get is whats the difference between mandarin and other types. Also, its very hard to memorize the rythems. errrrr. I’m so jealous …

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 willida11 youtube.com 
2008-07-16 / 03:24PM

Ni hao Benny. First off, I am on your website learning and it is great! You are the best in the world! Xie xie!!!! Anyway, when you say throw away your books, do you mean my notebook to take notes …

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