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Sep 11, 2005 20:12
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“中”是很有代表性的河南口音!!!doutin,你的河南话不错!
Sep 12, 2005 08:40
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People in Henan pronounce 中 zhong(3) = okay, and NOT middle like we all know.

I will never forget this word. Still remember the time when Li Yang [The Crazy English guy] went to my Luoyang's school and asked me if I learned it [zhong3], I replyed by 专业不中. He couldn't get the meaning, all students LOL :))

To LAOWAIs: learn anything in chinese, sometimes dialects are more useful than the mandarin equivalent. My first time in China, Int'l Airport Pudong, Bank of China, they speak and understand ONLY Shanghai dialect!

Let's go back to Laocheng District, Luoyang, Henan. The people selling vegetables and fruits on the market DO NOT really understand more mandarin than a real beginner in chinese. After having visited Dazhong Supermarket and got the real price of the goods you'd better learn the numbers with the local accent. Then you ADD TO YOUR BASKET and SECURELY PROCEED TO CHECK OUT, haha :))

Do you need more examples?

Sep 12, 2005 09:00
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i was supposed to write in present tense and didn't correct all the verbs when i changed my mind:
*** reply + ed = replied

不好意思 = SORRY
bu4 hao3 yi4 si ["思si" is neutral tone]

synonyme to:
对不起 dui4 bu4 qi3
Sep 13, 2005 04:00
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To Doutin:Today,I have known that I speak the EAST Mandarin:-)
Sep 15, 2005 01:28
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The following link provides info about "NJStar Chinese Word Processor 5.01".

A Windows version word processor software, which is designed for both Chinese and English languages. It is also an ideal tool for Chinese learning and teaching with powerful dictionary functions.

http://www.njstar.com.au/njstar/chinese/

Functions:
Type, edit, format, convert and print Chinese documents;
Supports both Simplified and Traditional Chinese characters;
Instant English-Chinese/Chinese-English dictionary/translation;
Accurate and fast Chinese hand-writing recognition input (Pro versions);
Chinese text-to-speech function (Pro versions);
More than 20 advanced Chinese input methods;
Upto 10 NJStar Chinese true type fonts (TTF);
Chinese character vertical printing;
Type/edit simplified Chinese, traditional Chinese and English on the same line;
Chinese learning tools such as "Convert characters to Pinyin", "Hanzi of the Day", "Hanzi Information", "Study List" and Chinese characters Radical Lookup table.

Download Free DEMO:
http://www.njstar.com.au/njstar/chinese/download.php

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Spas Doutin

Sep 17, 2005 10:28
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Search by Chinese, Pinyin or English Definition

Word dictionary basic:
http://www.mdbg.net/chindict/chindict.php?page=worddictbasic


Word dictionary advanced:
The word dictionary contains information about Chinese words, consisting of one or more characters. Each entry in the word dictionary consists of a Chinese word, the Mandarin pinyin pronounciation and the English definition.

http://www.mdbg.net/chindict/chindict.php?page=worddict

Sep 20, 2005 08:09
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http://www.chinaknowledge.de/Literature/Classics/classics.html

This is an universal guide for China studies from Chinaknowledge.DE

Shisanjing 十三經 "The Thirteen Confucian Classics"
Sep 21, 2005 11:29
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SUN TZU ON THE ART OF WAR THE OLDEST MILITARY TREATISE IN THE WORLD

Translated from the Chinese By LIONEL GILES, M.A. (1910)

http://www.chinapage.com/philosophy/sunzi/sunzi-e.html

Sep 22, 2005 08:30
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author: Lao Tzu, alt. Laozi
title: The Tao Te Ching
publisher: Oxford University Press, 1891
subject: Taoism - Ethics - Philosophy
language: English
alt. author: James Legge, trans.

This internet edition of the Tao Te Ching uses the translation provided by James Legge as part of the Sacred Books of the East collection. The book forms the first part of volume thirty-nine of that series, which was published by Oxford University Press in 1891. This text was last revised the 15th of July, 2003.

Table of Contents:
http://nothingistic.org/library/laotzu/toc.html
Sep 22, 2005 11:09
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I only can say:"天啊!"
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