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Forum: Speaking and Listening 25th April 2008, 12:13 PM

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Shifting Between Sounds

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Shifting Between Sounds

Hi all,

A question for any native speakers or experienced learners out there...

I've been learning Mandarin for several years and feel like I have a pretty good command of
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Forum: Speaking and Listening 2nd May 2008, 11:06 PM

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Zao, instead of "zao an" or "zao shang hao", but ...

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Re: Zao, instead of "zao an" or "zao shang hao", but ...

I sometimes use those, and they don't sound weird. However, for informal greetings, "morning, hi,
hi" is more often used (by me anyway) than "morning, afternoon, evening".



Forum: Speaking and Listening 21st April 2008, 06:57 AM

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Zao, instead of "zao an" or "zao shang hao", but ...

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Re: Zao, instead of "zao an" or "zao shang hao", but ...

That's a pretty big assumption.

hi. uh. yeah. no. bye.



Forum: Speaking and Listening 21st April 2008, 05:42 AM

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Zao, instead of "zao an" or "zao shang hao", but ...

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Re: Zao, instead of "zao an" or "zao shang hao", but ...

It would make sense, as you can do this in English, but I've never heard it done (apart from, as
you already know, "zao an" to "zao").



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Forum: Speaking and Listening 15th May 2008, 03:54 AM

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Is it okay to read along while listening?

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Re: Is it okay to read along while listening?

If there's a place with plenty of chinese people, go and hang out there. And eavesdrop.

For some reason, it's easier to listen and understand people in real life. I find it much easier
to absorb the...



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Forum: Chinese Tattoos, Chinese Names and Quick Translations 18th May 2008, 03:28 PM

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Translating names - Urgent!

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Re: Translating names - Urgent!

I also suspect that this is not the place to ask such things. If you need it for anything
important (as suggested by the 'urgent'), you're best off asking some official source (some
Chinese Olympic...



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Forum: Grammar and Vocabulary 23rd April 2008, 10:18 PM

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Random new word of the day

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钛 Titanium



Forum: Grammar and Vocabulary 19th March 2008, 04:03 PM

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Random new word of the day

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麦粉- Whey protein powder

My friend said this word that after his workout he would drink some and would be fine and I was
thinking something wheat powder. Then I saw the container and nearly laughed...



Forum: Grammar and Vocabulary 28th February 2008, 08:32 PM

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Random new word of the day

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囫囵 meaning whole hú lún

So 囫囵吞下 means to swallow it whole



Forum: Grammar and Vocabulary 22nd February 2008, 02:42 PM

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Random new word of the day

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I can help! :wink: 佃户



Forum: Grammar and Vocabulary 7th February 2008, 01:23 PM

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Random new word of the day

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I had seriously considered putting an explanation on that one and it looks like I needed too...
(no it came from a TV show where the guy just started popping the medicine in hopes of getting
better...



Forum: Grammar and Vocabulary 6th February 2008, 07:54 PM

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Random new word of the day

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洗胃: get your stomach pumped



Forum: Grammar and Vocabulary 12th January 2008, 08:55 PM

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Random new word of the day

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Re: Random new word of the day

One from who knows how long ago (when my dresser door broke), kept forgetting to post it buts its
really useful (that is if you ever have to repair something):
合叶- Hinge



Forum: Grammar and Vocabulary 4th December 2007, 08:40 PM

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Re: Random new word of the day

作茧自缚 You make your own cocoon....basically you if you dig a pit you will fall into it. You
will reap the consequences of your own actions...



Forum: Grammar and Vocabulary 1st December 2007, 09:15 PM

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Random new word of the day

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Re: Random new word of the day

That would be called a ballast...



Forum: Grammar and Vocabulary 30th November 2007, 09:12 PM

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Random new word of the day

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Re: Random new word of the day

skylee as always to the rescue



Forum: Grammar and Vocabulary 30th November 2007, 08:16 PM

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Random new word of the day

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Re: Random new word of the day

(别)调味口 (what he wrote)(suspicion that it should be 胃口)

This is my own translation of how I understood it as my friend just said it too me (texted rather)
but it should me, Don't get me excited! I...



Forum: Grammar and Vocabulary 20th November 2007, 07:51 PM

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Random new word of the day

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Re: Random new word of the day

Well actually got that furniture shopping today- I am still reading but still behind. Been doing
house searching....



Forum: Grammar and Vocabulary 20th November 2007, 05:54 PM

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Random new word of the day

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Re: Random new word of the day

This doesn't seem like a big one but it was new to me....

茶几 chájī Tea table (or what I would call a coffee table- I guess they are in essence the
same thing...)



Forum: Grammar and Vocabulary 18th November 2007, 04:27 PM

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Random new word of the day

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Re: Random new word of the day

Got two:

First was one that I learned but have never used and ran across it again today: 酌量 zhóuliàng
to consider or deliberate

Second is more of a group of words that I found very interesting and...



Forum: Grammar and Vocabulary 2nd November 2007, 01:39 PM

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Random new word of the day

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Re: Random new word of the day

Does that mean that it is cold season???



Forum: Grammar and Vocabulary 29th October 2007, 10:39 PM

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Random new word of the day

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Re: Random new word of the day

I stand corrected (and I am going beat my dictionary to a bloody pulp....)



Forum: Grammar and Vocabulary 29th October 2007, 09:55 PM

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Random new word of the day

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Re: Random new word of the day

Uh oh tone discrepancy...should be first tone...



Forum: Grammar and Vocabulary 29th October 2007, 06:29 AM

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Re: Random new word of the day

燔 to burn (sacrifices)
fán



Forum: Grammar and Vocabulary 3rd October 2007, 06:19 PM

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Random new word of the day

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Re: Random new word of the day

If anybody is unclear on the meaning please do not bug me as I sip my jack right now....



Forum: Grammar and Vocabulary 28th September 2007, 01:12 PM

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Random new word of the day

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Posted By muyongshi


Re: Random new word of the day

You know how many of those words I don't even know in English??? Maybe I will get new words in a
few different languages today then (now where did I put my English-English dictionary??)



Forum: Grammar and Vocabulary 21st September 2007, 05:36 PM

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Random new word of the day

Views: 16,271

Posted By muyongshi


Re: Random new word of the day

It should be 哗. Frequently used to describe the sound of water but not too sure about what the
last parts character is...



Forum: Grammar and Vocabulary 20th September 2007, 08:24 PM

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Random new word of the day

Views: 16,271

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Re: Random new word of the day

That is hilarious. That is a word in my lesson for tomorrow. I guess maybe I should go learn what
it actually means in english...(joking)



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Forum: Grammar and Vocabulary 16th May 2008, 09:44 PM

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在了

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Re: 在了

Only if one wants to be forgiven.



Forum: Grammar and Vocabulary 16th May 2008, 09:14 PM

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在了

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Re: 在了

Re #22, I would use 丢了在, as I said in my #7.



Forum: Grammar and Vocabulary 12th May 2007, 09:17 PM

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在了

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Re: 在了

Weird. For the examples quoted in #4-#6 I would put 了 before 在 or at the end of the sentence.
But then maybe it is just me.



Forum: Grammar and Vocabulary 12th May 2007, 09:12 AM

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在了

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Re: 在了

I guess it appears as 不在了 (does not exist any more) instead of 在了, right? Like -

>我爸爸不在了。

>誒，那本書剛剛還在桌子上，現在怎麽不在了?



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Forum: Reading and Writing 25th May 2004, 07:38 AM

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Chinese -- mathematical friendlier than English

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lee's comment makes sense

9x9 song or 九九歌 is something unique in terms of making something easier to memorise. to this
day i still use this song to calculate.

i understand if i was brought up in a english speaking country i...



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Forum: Reading and Writing 5th June 2003, 06:35 AM

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Learning strategies for Chinese characters

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flash cards, make your own with a chinese input...

flash cards, make your own with a chinese input system in windows or on the mac. Learn 5-6 new
flash cards every day. Have memorizing sessions in the morning and in the evening. There is
definitely...



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Forum: Reading and Writing 20th December 2005, 10:53 AM

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Ugly in places

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biáng from biángbiáng面 (my favorite kind of...

biáng from biángbiáng面 (my favorite kind of noodles!) is really kind of a joke. I know a
noodle restaurant that has it painted in calligraphy on the wall, but most people can't write it
and it's not...



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Forum: Reading and Writing 3rd March 2008, 07:34 AM

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How many characters is enough?

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Re: How many characters is enough?

As far as I'm aware, you usually take one subject at a time at a Swedish university.

At an American university, you usually take five different courses simultaneously. Thus, you are
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Forum: Reading and Writing 16th March 2008, 04:07 PM

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Language of Xian

Views: 2,116

Posted By Lu


Re: Language of Xian

I took a look at the website. It says it's about making friends, but it is actually clearly about
men meeting women from less-rich countries (Russia, Belarus, China). The women are, according to...



Forum: Reading and Writing 13th March 2008, 02:01 PM

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Language of Xian

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Re: Language of Xian

Does the service you are using have a website? Could you post the address here so we can have a
look what it is?

In any case, if I were you I would stop spending money on this. If you have good...



Forum: Reading and Writing 10th March 2008, 11:46 AM

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Language of Xian

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Re: Language of Xian

She says: Wo zhi zhidao Zhongguoren, meaning: I only know Chinese [people].
You read: I only know Chinese. Language or people, you don't know.
The machine translates: Wo zhi dongde Hanyu, meaning: I...



Forum: Reading and Writing 8th March 2008, 12:26 AM

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Language of Xian

Views: 2,116

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Re: Language of Xian

Trying to recap, as it seems to me confusion is only growing...

Many scripts (=written forms of language) know different styles. 'Calligraphy' generally just
means 'writing in a beautiful fashion'....



Forum: Reading and Writing 21st February 2008, 03:11 PM

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Language of Xian

Views: 2,116

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Re: Language of Xian

Jovey, studying with a dictionary and a translation machine is in all likelyhood not going to
teach you Chinese. I strongly suggest you get yourself a textbook, and if at all possible also a
teacher....



Forum: Reading and Writing 20th February 2008, 07:44 PM

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Language of Xian

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Re: Language of Xian

Software for typing Chinese: many versions are available. A common way of typing Chinese is when
you type the pinyin (ie ni hao), and the computer converts that into Chinese characters (ie
你好). This...



Forum: Reading and Writing 20th February 2008, 02:18 PM

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Language of Xian

Views: 2,116

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Re: Language of Xian

Chinese is not quite so simple that you can just replace every word in English with an equivalent
in Chinese and that's it.
'Dear' in English can be used to start pretty much every letter; not so in...



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Forum: Reading and Writing 30th July 2004, 09:38 AM

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Teachers who teach Traditional Characters?!! Why?

Views: 10,715

Posted By wushijiao


Thank you, Jose, for disagreeing with my ideas...

Thank you, Jose, for disagreeing with my ideas without insulting me personally. After thinking
about all of this for quite a while, I think that you are right in that literacy probably wouldn't
have...



Forum: Reading and Writing 16th July 2004, 10:45 AM

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Teachers who teach Traditional Characters?!! Why?

Views: 10,715

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I think traditional characters are more beautiful...

I think traditional characters are more beautiful and are worth knowing. But I think it's hard to
deny the time saving value of simplified. If you have ever seen a rural school in China, and
over...



Forum: Reading and Writing 1st July 2004, 11:30 AM

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Teachers who teach Traditional Characters?!! Why?

Views: 10,715

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Well, almost everyday you can see signs in the...

Well, almost everyday you can see signs in the mainland that will have, say, 15 characters most
will be in simplified, but a few will be in traditional. Why wouldn't the whole sign be in
either...



Forum: Reading and Writing 1st July 2004, 10:32 AM

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Teachers who teach Traditional Characters?!! Why?

Views: 10,715

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Traditional is also used in most of the pirated...

Traditional is also used in most of the pirated DVDs in the mainland, which is to say all the
DVDs. It's also used a lot on signs to demonstrate class, history, and snobishness. So I think
it's...



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Forum: Reading and Writing 25th August 2005, 11:36 PM

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Traditional & Simplified Characters

Views: 13,879

Posted By wushijiao


This is a good point. One could also argue...

This is a good point.

One could also argue that the whole TC/ SC debate isn't all that important. Most people serious
learners of Chinese can recognize both when reading a text, say, movie...



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Forum: Reading and Writing 24th January 2004, 05:40 PM

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Topic Locked, continues here...

Topic Locked, continues here (http://www. /viewtopic.php?t=867).

Roddy



Forum: Reading and Writing 1st January 2004, 11:30 PM

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I don't care if there are over 3000 results...

I don't care if there are over 3000 results
(http://www.google.com/search?lr=lang_zh-CN&cr=&q=%E5%90%A7%E5%90%A7%E5%90%A7%E5%90%A7&h
l=en&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8) for 吧吧吧吧 on Google,...



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算了吧 (And anyone who can start an idiom with 吧 is...

算了吧

(And anyone who can start an idiom with 吧 is either cheating or a genius)

Roddy



Forum: Reading and Writing 26th December 2003, 12:10 AM

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And after struggling through the crowds, you'll...

And after struggling through the crowds, you'll need a decent meal - fortunately, the restaurant
round the corner from me has a special offer - 海鲜八折 - haixian ba zhe - 20% off seafood.

Roddy
(ok,...



Forum: Reading and Writing 23rd December 2003, 11:03 PM

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So you did. Oops. And so should I. I know I...

So you did. Oops. And so should I. I know I should start with 變, but I couldn't, so I decided to
班门弄斧 - (banmen nong fu) play around with your ax in front of the door of the master
carpenter Ban - or...



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Great work, skylee and quest, and great idea from...

Great work, skylee and quest, and great idea from ax. Your mission now is to edit all your posts
to include pinyin and an explanation.

I would love to join in, but it would be a case of 班门弄斧 I fear...



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Forum: Reading and Writing 22nd January 2006, 05:30 AM

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Okay, I have read the entire thread. A persitant...

Okay, I have read the entire thread.

A persitant (and the most significant imo) argument against Chinese using a phonetic script is
it's lack of practicality; that it is difficult to read. Too many...



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Forum: Reading and Writing 1st September 2003, 10:19 AM

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How difficult is learning Chinese characters?

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Quest, I more or less agree with what you are...

Quest, I more or less agree with what you are saying with regards to Chinese children learning the
language.

Another point is that even after all the effort invested in learning Chinese characters...



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Quest, it is interesting to hear about your...

Quest, it is interesting to hear about your experience of learning Chinese characters when you
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Forum: Reading and Writing 19th August 2005, 02:47 PM

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Easy chinese texts on the internet ?

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http://chinese.rutgers.edu/content_c.htm I think...

http://chinese.rutgers.edu/content_c.htm

I think that site is really good. You have the option of either seeing the text in pinyin,
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