Cocowalla

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Dec 22	comment	Use of Honorifics "This is normally out of respect to someone who maybe treats you as a younger brother or sister" so you wouldn't use `大姐` or `大哥` for people you don't know well?
Dec 22	asked	Use of Honorifics
Dec 22	comment	How polite is too polite? Interesting, thanks. Is `谢啦` only used in Taiwan? (I haven't heard it on the mainland)
Dec 22	awarded	Nice Question
Dec 22	accepted	How polite is too polite?
Dec 21	awarded	Beta
Dec 20	comment	Effective and polite way to end a phone conversation Rather than `我现在要走了，再见`, would `我走了，再见` suffice instead?
Dec 20	comment	Tips for pronouncing X vs SH in Mandarin? I guess you mean `x` vs `sh`?
Dec 19	revised	How polite is too polite? Reverted unnecessary edit. Unless you have a good reason to remove my formatting, please do not do so!
Dec 19	asked	How polite is too polite?
Dec 19	comment	Difference between 想 and 要? Is 需要 alway interchangeable with 要, or are there some rules about that?
Dec 17	comment	How do native Chinese greet each other on daily basis? I guess that's a Chinese TV show or film?
Dec 17	answered	How do native Chinese greet each other on daily basis?
Dec 17	awarded	Nice Question
Dec 16	accepted	Are children's books a good starting place for beginners?
Dec 16	comment	How do I decide whether to use 還是/还是 or 或者 I'm thoroughly confused now :}
Dec 16	comment	How do I decide whether to use 還是/还是 or 或者 In the Pimsleur Mandarin course, 還是 seems to always be used for questions (你想喝茶还是啤酒?), whereas 或者 seems to always be used in statements (e.g. 我想喝茶或者啤酒) - is that correct or just coincidence?
Dec 16	comment	但是, 可是 and 不过 - how to know which one to use? What other usages are there for 可是 and 不过?
Dec 16	asked	How do I decide whether to use 還是/还是 or 或者
Dec 16	awarded	Nice Question