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怪不得-The scene chat-Spoken

jessie5471 — 2009-05-23T22:28:03.153

After knowing the whole story of the case you care, you don’t feel surprised then you can use this phrase before the sentence or just respond with it.
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还是……来吧-Introduction-Spoken

jessie5471 — 2009-05-23T22:25:25.607

1、When you can’t be competent to do something , you can use this phrase to ask someone else to do it.2、When others can’t do something well, you can help them by using the phrase.
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看你说的……-The scene chat-Spoken

jessie5471 — 2009-05-15T22:32:56.833

This phrase means that you think what the other party said inappropriate. The tone is mild. Here are usage and examples.
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Chinese characters And Chinese characters’ teaching-Foundation knowledge-Characters

Williamyu2008 — 2009-05-07T23:26:10.380

The aim of this paper is to provide some knowledge of Chinese characters and discuss how to teach Chinese characters effectively.
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It’s still too Expensive-The scene chat-Spoken

sddyah — 2009-05-05T21:52:06.630

When shopping in China, sometimes you can bargain and get an item at a lower price. But how do you bargain, and how can you ask for a discount? Now let’s look at the following dialogue:
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趣味汉字：“日”-Constitute-Characters

sddyah — 2009-05-01T22:11:57.050

“日”字加一划，你最先想到什么字？
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Cultural significance in Chinese conversation -Technique-Spoken

sddyah — 2009-04-28T19:39:38.463

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About Jiangsu-Guide-Foundation

sddyah — 2009-04-26T22:31:43.887

Jiangsu province, also called Su for short, is located in the middle of the east coast of China between Longitude East 116°18’ and 121°57’, Latitude North 30°46’ and 35°07’. It stretches on both banks of the lower reaches of the Yangtze River and boards the Yellow Sea in the east. Its coastline extends some 1,000 km. With Yellow Sea to its east, Jiangsu adjoins Anhui and Shandong provinces in the west and north respectively, with Zhejiang province and the city of Shanghai as its neighbors in the
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画饼充饥--Idiom

sddyah — 2009-04-25T22:00:47.180

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Play the lute to a cow--Idiom

sddyah — 2009-04-22T18:38:21.060

"Play the lute to a cow" implies that someone speaks or writes without considering his audience. Generally speaking, the speaker or writer has over-estimated his listeners or readers. In these cases, the idiom mocks the audience rather than the speaker.
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Beat the grass and startle the snake --Idiom

sddyah — 2009-04-22T18:31:16.403

The original meaning of "Beat the grass and startle the snake" is that punishment for someone can serve as a warning to others. But people now use the idiom to indicate that premature actions which put the enemy on guard.
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数字俗语(Idioms made up of numbers)--Idiom

sddyah — 2009-04-19T14:59:22.670

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黔驴技穷 --Idiom

sddyah — 2009-04-19T14:37:50.250

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“More and more”. ...and “The more ...the more ... ”-Construct sentence-Grammar

sddyah — 2009-04-18T22:19:42.310

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不学无术--Idiom

sddyah — 2009-04-18T21:45:07.140

The set phrase" having neither knowledge nor skill" is now used to refer to being ignorant and incompetent.
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Drawing a snake and Adding Feet --Idiom

sddyah — 2009-04-17T23:21:14.653

画蛇添足”这个成语比喻做了多余而不恰当的事，反而把事情弄糟了。 This idiom refers to ruining a venture by doing unnecessary and surplus things.
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Brotherhood Forged in the Peach Garden--Idiom

sddyah — 2009-04-17T23:13:34.780

Toward the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty（25-220） China was war-stricken. After a royal edict to recruit soldiers in Zhuozhou， three heroes surfaced. One was Liu Bei， a descendent of Liu Sheng， Prince Jin of Zhongshan during the Han Dynasty. Liu Bei was sighing while reading the posted edict when he heard an impatient voice behind， “ What use is just sighing， without a man’s devotion to his country？” 　　then the man introduced himself： “I’m Zhang Fei and my livelihood is selling wine and slaug
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指鹿为马--Idiom

sddyah — 2009-04-17T23:05:32.030

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一鸣惊人--Idiom

sddyah — 2009-04-17T22:47:58.327

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"Always allow the boss to speak first"--Recreation

sddyah — 2009-04-13T09:19:39.463

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Spoken Chinese Top 10-Introduction-Spoken

greentea — 2009-04-11T22:39:51.957

Spoken Chinese Top 10, most used in Chinese daily life.
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To quench one’s thirst by looking up at plums--Idiom

sddyah — 2009-04-08T21:28:07.707

The proverb "to quench one’s thirst by looking up at plums", is used to illustrate a case where one takes comfort in believing that they have already attained that which was expected or desired.
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愚公移山(yú gōng yí shān)--Idiom

sddyah — 2009-04-06T21:57:44.207

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Tomb Sweeping Festival-History-Foundation

sddyah — 2009-04-03T22:30:11.507

Qing Ming, which means clear and bright in Chinese, falls on April 4th this year. It is both the fifth term in the traditional lunar calendar and a festival to hold memorial ceremony for the dead,similar to Halloween. It is a time to express one’s grief for his lost relatives.
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精彩愚人节英语笑话 --Recreation

sddyah — 2009-03-31T22:12:21.113

Are you studying Chinese in China? Now tell the interesting English jokes to a middle school student, and ask him to translate them into Chinese for you. This is a good chance to study Chinese as well as making friends.
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A Brief Introduction of Beijing-Guide-Foundation

sddyah — 2009-03-31T21:40:39.410

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规范汉字使用，克服乱拆字现象-Constitute-Characters

sddyah — 2009-03-31T21:29:26.113

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盲人摸象(The Blind Man and the Elephant)--Idiom

sddyah — 2009-03-28T22:13:41.380

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从前有座山（An endless story）--Recreation

sddyah — 2009-03-25T22:02:18.863

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Knife and fork or chopsticks?-Food-Life

sddyah — 2009-03-23T19:09:50.757

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The Chinese Character “水”-Foundation knowledge-Characters

sddyah — 2009-03-23T17:49:00.817

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卧薪尝胆（wò xīn cháng dǎn）--Idiom

sddyah — 2009-03-23T12:08:12.817

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乌鸦喝水-History-Foundation

sddyah — 2009-03-22T21:47:16.827

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坐井观天--Idiom

sddyah — 2009-03-22T19:47:29.560

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Qin Shi Huang Tomb and Terracotta Warriors and Horses-History-Foundation

sddyah — 2009-03-20T21:54:35.213

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A Brief Introduction of Chinese Gardens-Guide-Foundation

sddyah — 2009-03-20T21:16:53.060

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滥竽充数(Be there just to make up the number)--Idiom

sddyah — 2009-03-20T20:47:37.730

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The Chinese character “山”-Foundation knowledge-Characters

sddyah — 2009-03-19T22:15:50.387

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The bird Jingwei trying to fill the sea --Idiom

sddyah — 2009-03-18T22:13:18.400

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破镜重圆（A broken mirror joined together ）--Idiom

sddyah — 2009-03-18T21:56:26.683

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A Brief Introduction of Mount Taishan-Guide-Foundation

sddyah — 2009-03-18T19:15:41.323

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含有数字的汉语成语--Idiom

sddyah — 2009-03-15T22:16:00.230

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经典中文的英译--Proverb

sddyah — 2009-03-15T21:40:42.793

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Mental Deficiency--Recreation

sddyah — 2009-03-14T18:05:32.463

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功夫熊猫经典台词双语--Recreation

sddyah — 2009-03-14T17:46:21.040

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新年贺词、祝词短语(中英文对照)--Idiom

sddyah — 2009-03-13T19:10:24.417

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Chinese food culture -Food-Life

sddyah — 2009-03-13T18:54:39.980

Chinese food culture has a long history, but how to introduce Chinese culture to foreigners, how to use English to express the terms? Although a lot of people like to express in Pinyin, but the foreigners who have not eaten Chinese food definitely do not understand. Now let us study them together.
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Chinese Idiom: 刻舟求剑--Idiom

sddyah — 2009-03-11T11:28:56.980

Chinese Idiom: 刻舟求剑
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Chinese Idiom: 郑人买履 --Idiom

sddyah — 2009-03-11T10:47:29.387

Chinese Idiom: 郑人买履
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Three in the Morning and Four in the Evening --Idiom

sddyah — 2009-03-10T19:39:36.420

In the Spring and Autumn Period, a man in the state of Song raised monkeys. The monkeys could understand what he said. As the man became poor, he wanted to reduce the monkey’s food. He first suggested that he give them three acorns in the morning and four acorns in the evening. thereupon, the monkeys protested angrily. Then their owner said"How about fourn in the morning and three in the evening?" The monkeys were satisfied with that. This idiom originally meant to befool others
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'的', '得' and '地' : distinguish between the use of the words-Chinese Learning,Study Chinese,Mandarin language [del.icio.us]

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A lot of learning Chinese, including many Chinese, both on the "的", "得", "地" the difference is not very clear about the use of the words are often confused.

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