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- It is very interesting to see 错不错，instead of 对不对. :P We would normally ask if something is 对不对 or 对还是错, instead of 错不错. A. 你丈夫工作真忙！ B. 是啊！他即使星期天也还在工作. This is actually right but does sound a bit formal. It is more suitable to say this when you give a public speech. I know this is your language homework so this is right for that purpose:P In daily life I would say something like 他（连）星期天都在工作。 A. 你身体怎么真么好啊？ B.我即使很累， 也会每天锻炼身体。 I think 真 must be 这. The question is about why, so the answer should be 'because': Because I work out everyday even when I'm very tired. 因为我即使很累，也会每天锻炼身体/每天也会锻炼身体。 I personally would say 我每天都会锻炼身体，哪怕很累了/不管累不累。 A. 你一定要跟他结婚吗？ B. 当然！ 即使他比我年轻的很， 我们也很高兴。 I think in this case, it is more like 'although' than 'even'. We are pretty happy, although he's much younger than me. We would say 年轻得多，not 年轻的很，when making comparison between two people. 年轻得很 is used in another situation, when you wanna say someone is still quite young for a particular job/task/mission. For example, He is still so young that this is a simple task for him. 他还年轻得很，干这事没问题。0 votedMarch 27, 20201
- I would try to keep your original sentences as much as I can. I believe it would be more helpful for you to understand what parts don't sound natural to native ears :P 1A&1B: check the following options: 1）我在这里的生活还可以，但我觉得学习太难了。2）这里的生活还可以，但学习太难了。3）生活（上）还可以，学习太难了。 2B：在这件事情上，我没有意见。/ 我在这件事情上没有意见。/这件事我没有意见。/我对这件事没有意见。 3B：I agree with Wang Haoyu. The question means how you feel about that person. The expected answer might be your feelings, opinions, remarks on that person. The minimal correction of your 3B: 他身体很好，但商业上不怎么好。Why wouldn't we use 上 in the first half of the sentence? I think 在……上 is usually used to describe an issue that needs formal discussion. For example, when people talk about health in English, I think it is more natural to say he is healthy or he has good health, rather than saying he is very good in terms of personal health.0 votedMarch 27, 20201
- internet slang. 美腻=美丽, due to the similarity in pronunciation. 美丽死了 means stunningly beautiful. It sounds cute, adorable, or sometimes humorous to use 美腻 instead of 美丽, under informal circumstances. I think it is most suitable for girls to use. Not a very manly word. Hope this helps.0 votedFebruary 28, 20182
I understand that textbook Chinese can be quite boring in many cases.
That's because the goal of textbooks is to make students sound more like an well-educated middle class.
Therefore, the textbooks are designed just to prepare students for a bit formal situations so that they won't embarrass themselves by using improper words in the office, in job interview, in academic writing, etc.
So my suggestion is:
1) if you only use Chinese for very functional purposes, such as with you business partner, it is good to stick to more 'proper' Chinese. They have stood the test of time and won't change in a short period. You will save you much time by not dealing with those trendy words which may disappear within one or two years.
2)if you are interested in Chinese culture and would like to watch tv programmes etc, and you are not living in China or with close Chinese friends in your area, I would suggest you learn some of the trendy words but be cautious: don't use them in all situations.
3)if you have many Chinese connections, or live in China, go for them! Go learning those words. It will make your time with Chinese friends more enjoyable and intimate. They are your friends. You could easily learn from making mistakes. They will tell you when you use those words in wrong situations, then you could learn and use them like a Chinese.
0 votedJanuary 1, 20180It really depends on the educational level, social status of the people who you will be talking with.
It is basically the same in English.
What you would hear on the streets, might be quite different from what you hear in universities. Younger generations talk noticably different from their parents and grandparents. People such as lawyers, doctors would speak with fewer slang words. But you may expect more of such colloquial expressions in working class.
Btw, I don't mean to offend anyone.
I personally understand the point but not quite agree with it.
For those who would live in China for a relatively long period, it is indeed quite good to learn more trendy/fun internet slang words, especially when you talk to young people.
But bear in mind that those trends often come and go very quickly.
For example, the expression "香菇 蓝瘦" emerged this year(or last year) but I personally feel it has already been quite out dated at this moment. Besides, it is cute to use "香菇 蓝瘦" especially if you are a young girl. It is not bad for a dude to use it occasionally with close friends especially when texting them (this one is for written messages, not really used when speak), but not really a masculine expression.
For foreigners who want to use these words, do remember to avoid them in formal speech and writing.
0 votedDecember 31, 20170- Indeed, it is like reading Shakespeare. But it is not always true that Cantonese sounds closer to "early Chinese" or bettern in reading Tang poems. The term 'early Chinese' is hard to define. Mandarin is not a completely manmade accent but based on the regional accent which was once part of the kind of official accent in Ming dynasty as well. So in some poems, you might find Cantonese sounds better, but in some others Mandarin might be closer to its original rhyme. There are many existing researches on this topic but I guess most of them are written in Chinese:( As for the different words, yes, Cantonese is probably the only dialect in China which has preserved the writting form of its own words.0 votedDecember 31, 20170
- So, they are not interchangeable in Chinese after the current rule was established. In your example, you should use 我写的练习 instead of 我写得练习. 得 is used in this structure: verb + 得 + adj/adv/clause etc 得 is used after the verb, and followed by an adjective, an adverb, a clause or other words and phrases which give additional information to the verb itself. e.g. 我写得很好，他写得很快，她写得很好看 but in your case, it is a noun look at this: 我的练习, and try to add more information to 练习 so as to make it more specific: 我写的练习（write）， 我画的练习（draw），我设想的练习（imagine），我打印的练习（print）,etc You will find in these examples, 写的，画的，设想的，打印的 are all used to provide more information to the noun （练习）， not the other way around.0 votedDecember 21, 20170
- There are many articles about the difference among 得，地 and 的. The previous answers are very good. I write this just to remind you that the current standard use of these three characters are recent manmade regulations in less than 100 years. You will find famous writers as late as in early Republic of China period who used them interchangeablely. The use of 得 and 地 is very clear. Remember when and how to use these two, and then use 的 in any other situations. My advice is to stick to the current standard rule but know early writings may not conform to this rule.0 votedDecember 21, 20170
- Actually, you can change the order. But in many cases you need to slightly change the words in order to make it a grammatically correct sentence. In this case, "那边打电话的是我丈夫。" you can also say: 我的丈夫是（在）那边打电话的那(一)位。 if you don't have to stick to “是”, you may also say 我的丈夫在那边打电话。0 votedDecember 19, 20170
