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Words & Phrases 词汇与词组 – 理发 lǐ fà

2019-11-09

理发 Pinyin: lǐ fà Meaning：Haircut; barber Sentence: 我昨天在理发店里理了发。I had my hair cut at the barber’s yesterday. More: 理： Pinyin: lǐ

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Chinese phrase translation: 彩票 (cǎipiào) lottery ticket

2019-11-09

彩票 (cǎipiào) lottery ticket Usage: “彩票”是一种购买凭证，购买者可以通过相应的规则确定是否能够获得奖励，很多人购买彩票是希望能够中大奖，但实际上中奖的概率很小，只有极少数幸运的人才能够获得。 “彩票” is a type of proof of purchase, and buyers can obtain a reward

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Chinese phrase translation: 扎眼 (zhāyǎn)offending to the eye

2019-11-09

扎眼 (zhāyǎn)offending to the eye; conspicuous Usage: “扎眼”是说某样东西或某种行为让人看了不舒服，就好像这样东西或行为刺痛了看的人的眼睛一样。“扎眼”也用来形容与周围事物不同，能引起人们注意的事物。 “扎眼(zhāyǎn)” means seeing something or some actions makes people uncomfortable as if

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Hubei No Feast Can Do without Steaming 湖北“无蒸不成宴”

2019-11-09

湖北最具特色的烹调技术要数蒸和煨了，在江汉平原的乡村，办红白喜事“不上格子（蒸笼格）不请客”，“无蒸不成宴”。湖北的蒸菜有数百道，清蒸、粉蒸、扣蒸、干蒸、炮蒸、酿蒸等，菜品之丰，技法之多，味型之广，在全国独树一帜。 The most distinctive cooking skill used in Hubei is steaming and stewing. In the villages on Jianghan Plain, in

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chinese culture 瓷器 Porcelain Ware

2019-11-09

Traditional Chinese tableware (餐具 cān jù ) and clothes (服装 fú zhuāng) at the welcome banquet for Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation

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Lesson 081 – Restaurants (1)

2019-11-09

Cam: Yajie, last week was fabulous on Chinese Studio. We learned what to say when we walk into a restaurant, and some very unique dishes that we can try.
YJ: Yes.Well Cam, a dinner isn’t complete unless you have something to wash all that food down with.
Cam: Right. I need something to drink!

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