Baby goats (kids) are very interesting to me right now, since I just brought two home. Whether you have goats or not, I think you will be entertained by learning how to say things like fur, rubber nipple, and breed in Chinese. Oh, and Cream Puff.

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When is soon too fast?

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My husband runs quite a bit faster than I do.

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I had a rather horrific and surreal freeway experience on my way to my Chinese lesson a couple of weeks ago. 

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My Chinese tutor wrote a classic Chinese poem just for me.

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It began when we were discussing having enough time. Then my Chinese tutor asked me an interesting question.

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More on why 打 can be such a fun character -

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Perhaps you have already picked up on why a “hand particle” would be part of the character 打?

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 When my Chinese tutor was a young girl, the school children had a particular joke when learning about Confucius.

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You may have heard that there is no direct translation for “yes” and “no” in Chinese. The word “available” is similar. There is no Chinese equivalent. In fact, my Chinese tutor told me it was challenging for her to understand the English word “available,” because it seems rather vague and is used in ways that don’t seem connected from a Chinese viewpoint.

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