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Chinese-to-Chinese dictionaries -- why?

With the recent posts about dictionaries I was reminded how some people champion the use of Chinese-to-Chinese dictionaries from an early stage, even when your level of Chinese is not particularly high and the dictionary definitions can themselves be very difficult to understand. I wondered if th...
Posted by realmayo on 09-02-10 23:06 with 3 comments   

Winter clothes - Beijing

Hi guys, can anyone reccomend what to wear in Beijing during winter? is a down jacket with jeans enough, or do you need thermals? AJ.
Posted by AJ14 on 09-02-10 18:57 with 0 comments   

I need someone to help me find products in China

I am having trouble finding someone to supply me Giant Anthem bikes to New Zealand. Any help or advice would be much appreciated. Where do I start? Ravi
Posted by Ravi on 09-02-10 15:19 with 1 comments   

Confusing pairs (and a triplet)

Along my studies of Chinese, I have come across the following groups of characters that have similar meanings and would like some clarifications on the differences between them. 鍾 and 鐘入 and 進會, 能, and 可以但是 and 可是 Feel free to respond to any number of the above. Thanks! ^_^
Posted by yakeyglee on 09-02-10 12:30 with 2 comments   

Chinese Villagers Forced to Change Name

Reuters: Chinese villagers forced to change untypable name I was curious to see if anyone had heard of this, and if anyone knew what the character for the name is. I'm really curious to know what it is. That's all, really...
Posted by Glenn on 09-02-10 11:28 with 10 comments   

Software to use with my tablet?

We bought a tablet in china over the summer for writing chinese on the computer, but when we got home to install the character writing program, it said it needed a chinese version of windows. I've tried using Window 7's writing IME, but it isn't very intuitive. What is a good paid o...
Posted by Quakebum on 09-02-10 09:21 with 2 comments   

Is it necessary to remember the chinese names of radicals?

I started to learn Chinese again this year, but I've been having a hard time with memorizing, so right now I'm learning the radicals so I could construct little stories based on the radicals (suggestion by Tuttle). Do I need to remember the Chinese names of each radical or is remembering...
Posted by Quakebum on 09-02-10 04:07 with 4 comments   

Simplification of 夠 (gǒu)

The simplification of the character 夠 (gǒu) is peculiar in that the only change made was the positioning of the components, swapping the left for the right (够). What was the reasoning behind this?
Posted by yakeyglee on 09-02-10 02:57 with 10 comments   

Hotels in Haidian

Does anyone know of any good, reasonably-priced hotels near Tsinghua University in Haidian District, Beijing?
Posted by calif90071 on 09-02-10 01:23 with 0 comments   

Renmin University Scholarship students

hello, I have question if somebody got a scholarship on Renmin Daxue, and will start learning chinese from September, please contact me. Thank You
Posted by Iris85 on 09-01-10 10:00 with 3 comments   

Exchanging Money in Beijing

Hey all, I was wondering if anyone had any tips on the best way to exchange some RMB into USD? (I'll be traveling to the US for a couple of days). I wasn't sure if it would be best to: 1) Get USD from my bank directly from my account 2) Exchange RMB at the airport 3) Exchange RMB anywh...
Posted by Duncan Leung on 09-01-10 09:51 with 9 comments   

China Unicom Roaming in the US

Hi, I was wondering if anyone has had experience with China Unicom's international roaming service? I'm based in Beijing, and will be traveling to the US for 5 days. I have two options: 1) See if China Unicom has international roaming and use that service while I'm in the US 2) Get ...
Posted by Duncan Leung on 09-01-10 09:46 with 7 comments   

How to say I look forward to talking to you

Hi, Can anyone help me out? I'm writing a letter and want to add the phrase "I look forward to talking to you" in Chinese. What is the most formal way to say this in a letter? Thanks.
Posted by Turk on 09-01-10 05:13 with 5 comments   

Chongqing mafia

How extensive is the mafia in Chonqqing? Do they control the police department in the city? I heard that Chongqing today resembles Shanghai during the 1920s when mafia gangsters colluded tightly with city authorities. Also how effective has Bo Xilai been in eliminating organized crime in Chongq...
Posted by bhchao on 08-31-10 22:36 with 2 comments   

Podcast teaching Chinese characters

Hi there, I just wanted to bring a new podcast to the attention of any students currently studying how to read and write Chinese characters. Pod Characters is a free resource for the iPod, combining audio lessons with images on the iPod screen to explain how the characters are put together. Les...
Posted by gleefuljason on 08-31-10 22:24 with 0 comments   

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