In the dorm Dachuan and Gao Qiang are playing Chinese chess. Then the telephone rings, and Dachuan answers it.
Category: Teaching & Examination
Learn Chinese L12: I want to exchange $100.
Dachuan accidently breaks the TV in his dorm room when exercising with a dumbbell. He goes to the bank to withdraw money to buy a new one.
Learn Chinese L11: I’m studying at the College of Chinese Studies in a language university.
On the Great Wall, Dachuan picks up a pair of glasses that a girl has dropped on the ground. The girl thanks him and asks where he studies.
Learn Chinese L10: Can you play pingpong?
Dachuan is strolling through the athletic fields on campus. Many students are doing sports. Suddenly a guy asks him to play ping pong. Dachuan happily agrees. To his surprise the guy is a master ping pong player.
Learn Chinese L9: I like swimming.
Dachuan and Sun Dawei are strolling on the seaside, talking about hobbies. Dialogue One
wǒ xǐ huɑn yóu yǒnɡ nǐ yǒu shén me ài hào
我 喜 欢 游 泳。 你 有 什 么 爱 好?
I like swimming. What are your hobbies?
wǒ bù xǐ huɑn yóu yǒnɡ wǒ xǐ huɑn liàn tài jí quán
我 不 喜 欢 游 泳。 我 喜 欢 练 太 极 拳。
I don't like swimming. I like practising Taiji.
Learn Chinese L4: How many people are there in your family?
Dachuan, Wang Jun and Li Mei are having a picnic by the lake. Seeing many happy families, Wang Jun asks about Dachuan's familiy members.
Learn Chinese L8: Please speak more slowly.
Dachuan and Sun Dawei sit on the campus lawn. Dachuan asks Sun Dawei some questions. Dialogue One
zhè shì shén me yì si
这 是 什 么 意 思?
What does this mean?
qǐng màn yì diǎnr shuō
请 慢 一 点儿 说。
Please speak more slowly.
Learn Chinese L7: Could you tell me how to go to the Tian’anmen Square?
In a busy street in Beijing, Dachuan and Li Mei are asking a passer-by how to get to the Tian'anmen Square.
Learn Chinese L5: What is the date today?
On a Sunday morning, Dachuan asks about the day and time, because he has a date with Li Mei. Dialogue One
jīn tiān xīnɡ qī jǐ
今 天 星 期 几?
What day is it today?
jīn tiān xīnɡ qī rì
今 天 星 期 日。
It's Sunday.
xīnɡ qī rì jīn tiān wǒ hé lǐ méi yǒu yuē huì
星 期 日?!今 天 我 和 李 梅 有 约 会!
xiàn zài jǐ diǎn le
现 在 几 点 了?
Sunday?! I have a date with Li Mei! What time is it now?
bā diǎn èr shí sì fēn
八 点 二 十 四 分。
Eight twenty four.
Learn Chinese L2: May I know your name?
Dachuan takes a pile of new books to the classroom. As he is descending the stairs he drops all his books. In response, someone comes to help. Dachuan expresses his thanks and asks for his name.