Pimsleur's Mandarin course teaches "I'm leaving very early tomorrow morning" as: 我明天早上很早就走 (wŏ míngtiān zăoshàng hĕn zăo jiù zŏu) It says that 就 (jiù) doesn't have a corresponding meaning in Engl...

Jan 20, 2012 · Edit: some arbitrary decision seems to have been made by choosing you instead of yu, but with other initials, the choice was: liu, niu, jiu, etc. when the phoneme /ou/ in all cases is the same and one could reasonably expect them to be written the same, or at least to be a good reason as to why it isn't the case.

Could someone explain to explain me the difference between the three verbs 喜欢 (xihuan), 要 (yao), and 想 (xiang)? 我喜欢喝一杯啤酒。 (wo xihuan he yi bei pi jiu) 我要喝一杯啤酒。 (wo yao he yi bei pi jiu) 我想喝一杯啤酒。 (wo

Oct 9, 2022 · Here is the intonation that is recorded in an instructional video for the clause 我已经很久都不过中秋节了 (wǒ yǐjīng hěn jiǔ dōu bú guò ...

In the Pimsleur Mandarin course it uses 如果 (rúguǒ) to mean 'if', but the dictionary shows 要是 (yàoshì) to have a similar meaning: 如果: if; in case; in the event that 要是: if Are there any differen...

Apr 21, 2024 · You call the wives of your uncles, which are your mother's brothers (舅舅), "妗子" (jin zi) or "舅妈" (jiu ma). In general, the children call those ladies 阿姨 (a yi) such as the kindergarten teachers, nurses of the hospitals, or any of the father's or the mother's friends.

Nov 6, 2024 · I am looking for the most accepted way of rendering 招子庸's name into English. There seems to be some discrepancies: Chiu Tsz-yung (In Cecil Clementi's translation) Chao Tzu-yung (In Victor Mair's p...

Feb 19, 2021 · The pinyin of 灸 as in 针灸 (acupuncture) or 艾灸 (moxibustion) is clearly given as jiu3, as shown in, among others, MDGB and Zdic. The single character doesn't even have alternate pronunciations, only ...

Jun 28, 2016 · It seems 就 is a very frequently used word. I'm just confused about its use. Anyone can help to explain how to use it?

Jun 11, 2020 · I came across the following sentence: 她的家很近，走五分钟就到了。 Tā de jiā hěn jìn, zǒu wǔ fēnzhōnɡ jiù dào le. Her house is very close, only need to walk for five minutes to arrive. Question: Why is there a