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    Thread: News sites to read that are interesting and informative
Post: News sites to read that are interesting and inform...

These are the sites i follow with RSS. http://huffingtonpost.jp/ http://jp.wsj.com/article/japan-china-re...eport.html http://gendai.ismedia.jp/ http://diamond.jp/ http://blogos.com/ Hope it helps.
tiantian Learning resources 8 1,416 2014-06-28, 3:17 am
    Thread: difference between 央 and 中 ?
Post: difference between 央 and 中 ?

中 is used everywhere, while 央 is used in a less casual way, only appearing in some particular word combinations. Strange that you brought this up at the very time i was reading some poem to my litt...
tiantian The Japanese language 3 842 2014-02-22, 8:38 am
    Thread: Studying Japanese history (and Anki)
Post: Studying Japanese history (and Anki)

Ephel Wrote:[I'm putting this in General Discussion and not in Learning Resources because I'm not talking about learning Japanese, but about studying Japanese history... Is this a mistake?] Would be f...
tiantian General discussion 9 1,666 2014-02-16, 1:14 am
    Thread: How long does it take to learn a language.
Post: How long does it take to learn a language.

mc962 Wrote:Finally, I would like to be able to use my 2nd language to learn a 3rd language if possible, thus hopefully strengthening both. I'd love to try this.
tiantian General discussion 36 6,952 2014-02-16, 1:05 am
    Thread: Explanation needed (4 character idioms)
Post: Explanation needed (4 character idioms)

A lot of them originated from Japanese and/or Chinese classical literatures, especially poems. They are concise, rhythmic, and witty. Therefore you can add an extra layer of flavor to your writing and...
tiantian Off topic 3 882 2014-02-13, 7:17 am
    Thread: Pour les francophones: la grammaire française vs la grammaire japonais
Post: Pour les francophones: la grammaire française vs l...

afterglowefx Wrote:Not to be ridiculously off-topic, but: I don't speak a word of French. Okay well maybe about a hundred useless words I picked up traveling around West Africa. I have never studied...
tiantian The Japanese language 11 3,121 2014-02-10, 4:50 am
    Thread: Pour les francophones: la grammaire française vs la grammaire japonais
Post: Pour les francophones: la grammaire française vs l...

pucelle Wrote:le passé imparfait:過去進行形 (‐ていた) --> expliquez svp, ce n'est pas la meme chose que l'imparfait? Je ne suis pas sûr mais je pense que tous les deux, la forme -ていた et l'imparfait, pré...
tiantian The Japanese language 11 3,121 2014-02-10, 4:30 am
    Thread: Pour les francophones: la grammaire française vs la grammaire japonais
Post: Pour les francophones: la grammaire française vs l...

je ne suis pas certain si je comprends bien votre problème mais en ce qui me concerne, la forme dictionnaire(la forme neutre): 現在形(-う/る) le passé composé: 過去形 (‐た) le passé imparfait:過去進行形 (‐ていた) v...
tiantian The Japanese language 11 3,121 2014-02-07, 9:41 pm
    Thread: My path to literacy (requesting constructive criticism)
Post: My path to literacy (requesting constructive criti...

I am a beginner myself therefore what i say here should be taken with a pinch of salt. I shunned textbooks and started reading 絵本(picture books)when I barely finished 五十音図, because I suspected the bor...
tiantian The Japanese language 23 4,785 2014-02-05, 6:38 am
    Thread: I study Nihongo because...
Post: I study Nihongo because...

Like most Chinese people, I hold rather mixed feelings toward everything of Japan. When I was little, some of the more interesting stories told by my grandma were about her personal experience of 跑日本...
tiantian Off topic 358 111,128 2014-01-29, 6:34 am
    Thread: The Political Discussion Thread
Post: The Political Discussion Thread

Guoguodi Wrote:Well, I'll take your word for it. It's not like you'd admit to it if it were true anyway. I was more looking to see if anyone else was thinking the same thing I was. I think I'll stay o...
tiantian Off topic 60 24,058 2013-12-25, 12:16 am
    Thread: The Political Discussion Thread
Post: The Political Discussion Thread

nadiatims Wrote:Tiantian Your answers are not satisfying. What is your opinion of the kmt? Can they be forgiven as family? If not why not? Because ccp says so? What about the mongol and Manchu (ie n...
tiantian Off topic 60 24,058 2013-12-25, 12:15 am
    Thread: The Political Discussion Thread
Post: The Political Discussion Thread

Guoguodi Wrote:Tiantian, are you really Chinese :P? I only ask because the way you write leads me to believe (based on seeing similar, very convincing 'trolls' on other sites like Reddit) that you are...
tiantian Off topic 60 24,058 2013-12-24, 11:39 am
    Thread: The Political Discussion Thread
Post: The Political Discussion Thread

nadiatims Wrote:Tiantian, ...... -Tiantian, do you now understand why some find chinese demands for apology/reparations from the japanese laughable? In an ideal world, we love our enemies like our ...
tiantian Off topic 60 24,058 2013-12-24, 11:31 am
    Thread: The Political Discussion Thread
Post: The Political Discussion Thread

qwertyytrewq Wrote:On the subject of Chinese censorship and the "Great Fire Wall" Suppose I wanted to discuss the events of the Tianenman Square Massacre with the average mainland Chinese people. I l...
tiantian Off topic 60 24,058 2013-12-23, 10:06 am
    Thread: The Political Discussion Thread
Post: The Political Discussion Thread

nadiatims Wrote:Try this one then: en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mao_Zedong I don't think you'll trust any source that doesn't match what you learn in school. But outside of china, the facts of Mao, Great ...
tiantian Off topic 60 24,058 2013-12-23, 9:46 am
    Thread: The Political Discussion Thread
Post: The Political Discussion Thread

nadiatims Wrote:Here's one for you: http://www.secretchina.com/news/12/07/02/457395.html let me rephrase, would you point me to some credible source? "被中共捧为祖师爷的毛泽东曾填词一首《沁园春·雪》,藐视历代帝王,秦皇汉武、唐宗宋祖,乃至于成吉思...
tiantian Off topic 60 24,058 2013-12-22, 12:27 pm
    Thread: The Political Discussion Thread
Post: The Political Discussion Thread

nadiatims Wrote:tiantian Wrote:Navy, industry, innovation, competent leader, it seems that CCP has at least done something to answer that question. Pure size doesn't help. A fat lamb can't protect i...
tiantian Off topic 60 24,058 2013-12-22, 11:53 am
    Thread: The Political Discussion Thread
Post: The Political Discussion Thread

dtcamero Wrote:because the chinese people are being whipped up into a nationalistic fervor by their government, which is the only real adult voice in that country. they are told to hate japan and so t...
tiantian Off topic 60 24,058 2013-12-21, 8:36 pm
    Thread: The Political Discussion Thread
Post: The Political Discussion Thread

nadiatims Wrote:tiantian Wrote:And how could we possibly forget the Opium War, which marked the start of our modern history full of humiliation and helplessness. I still remembered how much stress i ...
tiantian Off topic 60 24,058 2013-12-21, 8:31 pm
    Thread: The Political Discussion Thread
Post: The Political Discussion Thread

raharney Wrote:Yes, and let's hope the Vietnamese, Cambodians, Indians, and Tibetans too get over their unpleasant experiences of past Chinese aggression less than 50 years ago. (China backed the Pol ...
tiantian Off topic 60 24,058 2013-12-21, 2:40 am
    Thread: The Political Discussion Thread
Post: The Political Discussion Thread

Stansfield123 Wrote:Ok, if closeness in time is your main concern, then why hasn't the damage of the Japanese atrocities healed more for you than more recent atrocities against the people of China? Bt...
tiantian Off topic 60 24,058 2013-12-21, 2:38 am
    Thread: The Political Discussion Thread
Post: The Political Discussion Thread

raharney Wrote:tiantian Wrote:raharney Wrote:But how is the Japanese PM visiting Yasukuni Shrine any different to the Queen of England visiting Westminster Cathedral on Poppy Day, the day when past Br...
tiantian Off topic 60 24,058 2013-12-20, 9:37 pm
    Thread: The Political Discussion Thread
Post: The Political Discussion Thread

dtcamero Wrote:They should stop apologizing because it does no good and simply encourages bad behavior from korea and particularly china. Simply put, the victimizer realized that an apology to the vic...
tiantian Off topic 60 24,058 2013-12-20, 2:34 am
    Thread: The Political Discussion Thread
Post: The Political Discussion Thread

dtcamero Wrote:tiantian Wrote:Is there any reason that he must go there? yasukuni jinja is where all the war dead are commemorated... not just people that are considered by some to be war criminals. h...
tiantian Off topic 60 24,058 2013-12-20, 2:16 am
    Thread: The Political Discussion Thread
Post: The Political Discussion Thread

raharney Wrote:But how is the Japanese PM visiting Yasukuni Shrine any different to the Queen of England visiting Westminster Cathedral on Poppy Day, the day when past British imperialist aggression i...
tiantian Off topic 60 24,058 2013-12-20, 1:46 am
    Thread: The Political Discussion Thread
Post: The Political Discussion Thread

qwertyytrewq Wrote:There is a question that never gets answered though: Exactly what sort of apology from Japan would be sufficient to satisfy China/Korea (it's mostly them demanding apologies). Yes, ...
tiantian Off topic 60 24,058 2013-12-19, 7:44 pm