What is Your Rice Bowl Made of?
èn ，wǒ xiàn zài zài yī jiā sī rén qǐ yè gōng zuò
Huihui: 嗯，我现在在一家私人企业工作。
Yeah, I am working in a private enterprise now.
When Vegetable Meets Bird
wǒ dé liàn gōng fū ne
Simon: 我得练功夫呢。
I have to practice Kungfu.
Best Way to Praise Others—"真牛!"
dé le ，tāzuìàichuīniú le
B: 得了，他最爱吹牛了。
Come on, he loves to big talk.
Can "Dry Ducks" Swim? 旱鸭子
shì ā wǒ men jiào shàng dà lǐ qù yóu yǒng ba
Xiao Lin: 是啊，我们叫上大李去游泳吧。
Yeah, let’s ask Da Li to go swimming.
What does "Meaning" Mean?
tīng shuō xiǎo wáng zhǎng gōng zī le ，dàn wǒ de gōng zī méi zhǎng tài méi yì sī le
Da Li：听说小王涨工资了，但我的工资没涨，太没意思了。
I heard that Xiao Wang’s salary has gone up, but mine hasn’t. It’s so frustrating.
眼红(yǎn hóng): Green-eyed or Red-eyed?
Colors sometimes can express certain feelings, such as a blue mood or a black day. However, colors can also relate to emotions and can be expressed differently in from one language to another. In Chinese, the word “眼红(yǎn hóng) ” is an example of this.
Does早点 (zǎo diǎn) Mean Early?
Simon has just arrived in China for business. He loves learning Chinese; however, he only studied the language briefly before leaving for China. What will happen to him with such limited knowledge about China? How much culture shock will he face?
Lesson 178 我买了一张硬座票
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Lesson 175 咱们买哪种票?
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Lesson 173 谁的生日宴会?
M: Peng2you3men. Ni3men hao3! Huan1ying2 shou1ting1 Xian4zai4 Xue2 Han4yu3. Wo3 shi4 ML. S: Wo3 shi4 Stuart. Before we get into
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