Tag: Dialogue

The Exam Season

China’s  gaokao(高考gāo kǎo),  the nation-wide college entrance exam, is considered the most grueling and competitive of all. For most Chinese students, their performance in the exam will determine their fate in the future.

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A Shopping Spree

           zuó wǎn áo yè le
Simon: 昨晚熬夜了?
            Did you stay up last night?
        
               wǒ wǎng gòu le hǎo duō yī fú zhēn shì pián yi
Huihui:我网购了好多衣服,真是便宜。
              I bought many clothes online, and they were really cheap.

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An Apple Fan

               tā dōu bàn nián méi shàng bān le ,zhēn shì dǎ zhǒng liǎn chōng pàng zi
Xiao Lin: 他都半年没上班了,真是打肿脸充胖子。
               He hasn’t worked for half a year. He’s going too far in order to make others jealous.

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