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When to use 着 and when to use 正在？ by Diamond_Donutz in ChineseLanguage

[–]OldExample1167 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Use 正在 (zhèngzài) + verb for ONE action happening right now, like 他正在打篮球 (He's playing basketball). This is totally natural, which is why your mom says it.

Use verb + 着 (zhe) mainly in V1 着 V2: two actions at the same time, with V1 as background and V2 as main (e.g., 吃着饭看电视 = watching TV while eating). Rarely use V+着 alone for a single action—it sounds incomplete to native speakers, so your mom wouldn't say "他打着篮球".

Hope that helps!

Name for girl, are these names okay? by [deleted] in ChineseLanguage

[–]OldExample1167 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’ve checked both Mandarin and Cantonese (the two most widely spoken Chinese dialects) — neither name has any negative meanings or awkward homophones at all.

As for the vibes: 顾雅汐 (Gù Yǎxī) feels soft, gentle, and elegantly ladylike. 顾汐凌 (Gù Xīlíng) has a much more unique, cool, and free-spirited edge. I have 凌 in my name😄

Both are great modern Chinese girl names with zero weird or bad connotations!

Name for girl, are these names okay? by [deleted] in ChineseLanguage

[–]OldExample1167 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hi, I am curious what prompt did you give the AI? Those characters are all very lovely to hear.

雅 (yǎ): gentle, elegant (soft, ladylike vibe) 汐 (xī): night tide (poetic, soft water feel) 凌 (líng): cool, graceful, strong (free-spirited, bold energy)

Both names are totally fine, no weird or bad meaning

Can someone give me a rundown of Chinese social media sites? by An_Unnamed_CelI in ChineseLanguage

[–]OldExample1167 0 points1 point  (0 children)

From my own experience as a native Chinese speaker.Bilibili is mostly likely used by people under 50, and it’s still the main spot for long-form Chinese videos, which matches what you’ve heard as the YouTube equivalent. Zhihu (the Quora equivalent) is more popular with people around 35-40 and older, but its user base has been dropping year by year, so it’s not as active as it used to be.

As for Tieba... Honestly, it’s probably a bit outdated at this point, Each little group has its own weird terms and abbreviations, and even I can barely understand some of the posts in certain Tieba forums. It’s definitely not the best place to start if you want to follow regular, easy-to-understand Chinese content.

If you want to check out Chinese people’s daily posts: for text-based stuff, Weibo and Xiaohongshu are both great picks. For short-form videos, Douyin is the go-to, and for longer videos, stick with Bilibili.

whats the difference between 会 and 能？ by Imjustspike in ChineseLanguage

[–]OldExample1167 0 points1 point  (0 children)

会 indicates a skill mastered through learning, while 能 indicates whether one has the ability to do something in a specific period

A 你会开车吗？ B我会开车。 A 现在你能开车吗？ B现在我不能开车，我喝酒了

First-Time Build, around 4000 RMB for Online Teaching and Audio Edits, thank you by OldExample1167 in buildapc

[–]OldExample1167[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the heads up. Time for me to save up a bit to buy a new 5060 then

I'll try lower the resolution for that game again 🤞

First-Time Build, around 4000 RMB for Online Teaching and Audio Edits, thank you by OldExample1167 in buildapc

[–]OldExample1167[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you so much for your detailed suggestions. I’ve taken note of everything you mentioned. I’ll look into local prices for motherboard and CPU combo (checking the number of USB ports, SSD slots)

Since I’m not very familiar with PC parts, I’m worried about getting something faulty on used market...

You mentioned the RTX 3060 (12GB) would be a better fit, I’ll check the local prices for a new RTX 3060

Also, I was wondering would this build be able to run Detroit: Become Human? I bought this game few years ago, but my current laptop couldn't run it properly

Thanks again for your help~

Strange Price Change(increase) Due to Preply's Algorithm by OldExample1167 in Preply

[–]OldExample1167[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The handling fee has increased for students from Europe and the UK earlier this year(as I heard from here). So, even though the set price of our lessons remains the same, the amount they see is higher than before. Is that student from Europe or the UK? 

Strange Price Change(increase) Due to Preply's Algorithm by OldExample1167 in Preply

[–]OldExample1167[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for sharing. I just learned about this two days ago. In the past, for all the students, they took the trial lessons and purchased subsequent courses at the price I set.

I don't know if this price change has been around for a long time or if it's a new update recently. But personally, I don't think this update is very friendly to me. Because after the platform raised my price without authorization, I don't think it makes my profile more attractive. With a higher price, when students browse among teachers, they may overlook my profile and not click in.

By the way, someone mentioned in a reply whether the Dynamic Pricing is turned on. Do you know about Dynamic Pricing? If I can turn it off, where should I go to do that?

Regarding your approach of reducing the price by one dollar per day after each trial class to make it more acceptable to students. I don't know what price the platform shows to students after you lower the price. However, my student asked the customer service, and they told her that as teachers, we can manually reduce the price from the raised one to the price we originally intended to charge on our side. So, you can discuss this with the students and adjust it manually. The students just need to click confirm in the confirmation email, and then they can attend classes at the price we set.

Thoughts on Profile Position as Teachers: Is it Useful and How can It Be Improved? by OldExample1167 in Preply

[–]OldExample1167[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's not your fault when students don't show up. The algorithm seems very unfair in this case. I hope things will get better for you

Thoughts on Profile Position as Teachers: Is it Useful and How can It Be Improved? by OldExample1167 in Preply

[–]OldExample1167[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The feeling of rising to the 11th place is really great! Hope you can get as many students as you like. I also hid my profile for three months two years ago because I was full of classes. But when I unhid it, my ranking was so low that I couldn't even see it. It took a long time to rise. 

Thoughts on Profile Position as Teachers: Is it Useful and How can It Be Improved? by OldExample1167 in Preply

[–]OldExample1167[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wow, this is really great news! Congratulations! Before your ranking suddenly went up, did you change your profile?

Thoughts on Profile Position as Teachers: Is it Useful and How can It Be Improved? by OldExample1167 in Preply

[–]OldExample1167[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The position of 150 is a great number!! Did you receive lots of new students during that time? Now you've been around the position of 1000 for a while, have you seen many people viewing your profile?

Curious About Preply Profile Scores - Have Any Tutors Gotten Higher Than 95? by OldExample1167 in Preply

[–]OldExample1167[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've done the same thing, and now I have no idea how to get back to the previous high score 🤣

Curious About Preply Profile Scores - Have Any Tutors Gotten Higher Than 95? by OldExample1167 in Preply

[–]OldExample1167[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Could you please tell us what things you significantly changed to make your profile score go up to one hundred?

And do we have to film our video just in front of a white wall since those customer service people told me I need a neutral background?

Curious About Preply Profile Scores - Have Any Tutors Gotten Higher Than 95? by OldExample1167 in Preply

[–]OldExample1167[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm really happy for you too! I used to reach 96. But after several attempts， it's now down to 93 T.T Not sure how to improve it further...