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Chinese grammar — the ba structure ba zi ju 把字句：is ba a verb, a preposition, or a coverb? Understand the usage of ba structure and 鄧麗君Teresa Teng 把愛埋藏在心窩 ba ai cang zai xin wo Bury Love In The Hearts

Posted on 12/30/2011 by Chinesetolearn

The BA-construction (把字句 ba3 zi4 ju4 ) is an extremely important syntactic structure in Chinese, which is frequently used in daily Chinese conversation. Ba3 has been a quite special Chinese linguistic phenomenon and drawing a lot linguists’ attention to decide … Continue reading →

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Chinese version of Auld Lang Syne – 友谊地久天长 you yi di jiu tian chang Friendship lasts forever as the earth and the sky: lyrics, pinyin, English translation. English version and Scottish version too. Also information about history of Auld Lang Syne

Posted on 12/29/2011 by Chinesetolearn

友谊地久天长 you3 yi2 di4 jiu3 tian1 chang2 Friendship lasts forever as the earth and the sky 怎能忘记旧日朋友 zen3 neng2 wang5 ji4 jiu4 ri4 peng2 you3 How can I forget old time’s friends? 心中能不欢笑 xīn zhōng néng bù huān xiào How … Continue reading →

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