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Questions and Answers

Students are often really curious about my Chinese learning. They usually either over-estimate my abilities or grossly underestimate them (I have gotten exceptionally skilled at not flipping out whenever someone slowly intones “Ni Hao” in my direction). Way less frequent … Continue reading

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Chinese lesson

          This says: Liǎng rén sān tuǐ pǎo. Literally ‘Two-person three-leg run’ or as you may know it better: the three-legged race. Or, the event I competed in this last weekend at our university-wide sports meeting. You’ll … Continue reading

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