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Issue 22 (Nov. 17, 2011)

1. Chinese Test (Beginner) --- The TV Show’s on Fire
2. Daily Chinese Expressions (Beginner) --- Are You a Trend-Follower or a Trend-Bender?
3. General Chinese (Intermediate) --- Things You Must Know about "China Red"

Issue 21 (Nov. 10, 2011)

1. Chinese Test (Beginner) --- Why Did She Knock over the Vinegar Jar?
2. Daily Chinese Expressions (Beginner) --- Wouldn't You Like to Have “面子 (Miànzi )?”
3. Fun Stuff (Beginner) --- Are You Finished or Not?

Issue 20 (Nov. 3, 2011)

1. Chinese Test (Beginner) --- Being Squeezed into Small Shoes?
2. Daily Chinese Expressions (Beginner) --- Why Is He Apologizing?
3. Fun Stuff (Beginner) --- Too Many Mothers, Too Much Worry.

Issue 19 (Oct. 27, 2011)

1. Chinese Test (Beginner) --- Did I Hold Others Back?
2. Daily Chinese Expressions (Beginner) --- It’s a Piece of Cake!
3. Fun Stuff (Beginner) --- How Can It Be Good?

Issue 18 (Oct. 20, 2011)

1. Chinese Test (Beginner) --- Are You Daydreaming?
2. Daily Chinese Expressions (Beginner) --- What Is Whatever?
3. Fun Stuff (Beginner) --- Does It Have Anything to Do with Nature?

Issue 17 (Oct. 13, 2011)

1. Chinese Test (Beginner) --- Was His Marriage Proposal a Success?
2. Chinese Grammar (Beginner) ---The Difference between “对 (Duì)” and “双 (Shuāng)”
3. General Chinese (Intermediate) --- The 80s vs. The 90s in China

Issue 16 (Oct. 9, 2011)

1. Chinese Test (Beginner) --- Is Being Late Your Homemade Dish?
2. Daily Chinese Expression (Intermediate) --- She Is Such a Gossip!
3. General Chinese (Intermediate) --- All Kinds of “族 (Zú) Groups” in China

Issue 15 (Sept. 29, 2011)

1. Chinese Test (Beginner) – Jim Had Three Bowls of Rice at Lunch
2. Fun stuff (Beginner) – What’s a “Poor Bare Egg?”
3. Daily Chinese Expressions (Intermediate) – Flash Marriages?

Issue 14 (Sept. 22, 2011)

1. Chinese Test (Beginner) --- What Should You Say When Being Complimented?
2. General Chinese (Beginner) --- How Could That Be Good?
3. Daily Chinese Expressions (Beginner) --- Baidu “一下 (yíxià)”!

Issue 13 (Sept. 15, 2011)

1. Chinese Test (Beginner) --- Why Doesn’t He Want to Have a Drink?
2. General Chinese (Beginner) --- Mistakes about the Chinese Zodiac Signs
3. Chinese Culture (Beginner) --- The Implied Meaning of the Chinese Character “福”

Discussion

I have learned Survival Chinese courses here for a week and noticed that in Lesson 4 of the Survival Chinese course there is the measure word "个." The usage of this is not very clear to me? Could you explain it? Thanks!

- Tina

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Nov. 14, 2010

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