I’m a bit of a sucker for Venn diagrams. When I was recently asked by a student about the Chinese modal verbs 会, 能, and 可以 (all of which can be translated into English as “can”), I recalled a nice Venn diagram on the topic an... ...full story at Sinosplice
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Colloquial chinese vs colloquial english course »
YouTube video Colloquial chinese vs colloquial english course (advanced level).
Today, we introduce the use of "go" and "zou" verbs, "happy" and "gaoxing" adjectives.
A practical lesson on the ground, by Dagmar & Paul.
Hou Hai, Beijing, July 2001.
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