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Learn Mandarin How to say ” He is a person who has an iron fist in a velvet glove” in Chinese: 他是个外圆内方的人。Ta1 shi4 ge5 wai4 yuan2 nei4 fang1 de5 ren2. phrases: 有棱有角 you3 ling2 you3 jiao3, literally 从字面上 cong2 zi4 mian4 shang4, literally, 原则 yuan2 ze2 principle Stoney LaRue – Velvet

Posted on 01/20/2012 by Chinesetolearn

[audio:http://www.chinesetolearn.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/listen-to-sentence4.mp3|titles=listen to sentence] How to say ” He is a person with an iron fist in a velvet glove” in Chinese: 他是个外圆内方的人。Ta1 shi4 ge5 wai4 yuan2 nei4 fang1 de5 ren2. Ta1 (他 pronoun, he) shi4 (是verb, is) ge5 (个 measure … Continue reading →

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Chinese grammar, usage of zai – as preposition for location, form question sentence, show continuous action as an adverbial adjunct; use zai bu zai to form question, how to negate zai, ne as continuous action maker. Jackie Chan Aspiration in my chest and Tarzan, Usher You’ll Be In My Heart

Posted on 01/17/2012 by Chinesetolearn

Don’t worry, your eyes are fine, and your computer is not burning a hole either. The jumping fire on the character zai 在 just a little reminder to tell you that zai4 can be used to show continuous motion as … Continue reading →

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