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Dec 19	comment	Effective and polite way to end a phone conversation hmmm, do you really need to say something polite to end phone calls with friends? How would you end phone calls in a polite way in English?
Dec 18	comment	How to translate/understand “还不” in “还不是因为爱” @Alenanno I noticed you changed my answer too. Mostly just re-formatting. Is there a standard way to present translations when English & Chinese sentences side by side? Or is it just personal preference?
Dec 18	comment	How to translate/understand “还不” in “还不是因为爱” This is wrong comparison. 还真不 != 还不.
Dec 16	comment	How do I decide whether to use 還是/还是 or 或者 You see the pattern here? When used reversely, you need to say two sentences here, instead of one sentence.
Dec 16	comment	What are some common Chinese terms used when playing soccer This seems to be a good candidate for wiki.
Dec 16	comment	How do I decide whether to use 還是/还是 or 或者 lol, that's correct. See my answer!
Dec 15	comment	Methods/resources for improving formal/business Chinese? +1 for mentioning 关系(guān xì), the most important thing you need to have in China.
Dec 15	comment	How do I decide whether to use 可以, 会 or 能? When I said mostly I was thinking maybe there were some cases that I didn't think of. They are interchangeable in all the cases that I can think of. :) I've updated the answer to include other meanings for 可以 and 能.
Dec 15	comment	How do I decide whether to use 可以, 会 or 能? Yep, that's correct.
Dec 15	comment	How to translate “你给我滚” properly ** don't work for Chinese words unless you put spaces around them. See this question on meta. meta.chinese.stackexchange.com/questions/11/…
Dec 15	comment	What is the Mandarin equivalent for the Shanghai term for dirty? No problems! It took me a while to realize it's 龌龊 too. :)
Dec 14	comment	Why is it possible to replace 都 with 也 in 什么都没有? @Flake This should be a good answer. :)
Dec 14	comment	Can native Chinese speakers distinguish tones in songs? +1 for using Jay Chou as an example.
Dec 14	comment	Chinese for “vote-up”, “vote-down” and “vote to close” @Huang I agree. I've edited the answer. Thanks. :)
Dec 14	comment	Various ways to say “nice to meet you” No problems. I've edit the answer slightly. :)
Dec 14	comment	Various ways to say “nice to meet you” Yeah, 很高兴见到您 is used when you know or heard of someone for a long time, but it's the first time you actually see the person. For example, if you are meeting someone you know from the internet. It's a bit weird to say 很高兴见到您 to someone you know well or see everyday.
Dec 14	comment	What is a good technique for remembering tones? 不 should be 2nd tone. Edit: sorry didn't see you said "The tones obviously indicate the tones of the single characters, it doesn't take into account the tone changes in spoken Mandarin."
Dec 14	comment	Chinese for “vote-up”, “vote-down” and “vote to close” @Huang Usually vote-up and vote-down should be a pair. What would you use for vote-up if you use 叉 for vote-down? Maybe 勾? :)
Dec 14	comment	Techniques for learning and retaining characters not sure why this answer got some down votes?
Dec 13	comment	Classical Chinese Literature - What languages could be written with it? And why? Korean is another language that uses the Chinese characters.(in writing)