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Lesson 125 – Cars (1)

Yajie:  Dajia hao – Welcome to Chinese Studio on CRI – Wo shi Yajie.
Cam: And wo shi Cam. Yajie, I don’t have my driver’s license yet in Beijing, but I really want to get it.
Yajie:  Before you get that, I think you need to know some relevant words and phrases.
Cam:  Yes I do!  Let’s check Key Words of the Day.

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Lesson 123 – Sports 3

Yajie: Welcome to Chinese Studio on China Radio International. Wo shi Yajie, together with me is… Cam.
Cam: Dajia hao.  We are talking about working out this week, I want to lose some of that Pi jiudu. It is very important to keep fit.
Yajie:  Right.  So let's get started with today's Key Words of the Day.

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Lesson 122 – Sports 2

Cam: It’s time to perfect Chinese your way in only five minutes a day.  Welcome to Chinese Studio on CRI.  Wo shi Cam.
Yajie:  And wo shi Yajie. Cam, it’s our working out week, and I’m sure this is good for you. Let’s start with key words of the day.

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Lesson 121 – Sports 1

Chris: Yajie, Last week we talked about sports on Chinese Studio.  And in keeping with our athletic theme, we are going to learn terms related to the gym this week.  Welcome to the show everyone, wo shi Chris.
Yajie:  And wo shi Yajie.  There are many different forms of working out and different pieces of equipment to use, so this will be a busy but a useful week.
Chris: Good. Let’s start with Key Words of the Day.

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Lesson 119 – Sports (3)

Yajie:  It’s a sports week on Chinese Studio.  Welcome to the show everyone, wo shi Yajie.
Chris:  And wo shi Chris.  Yajie, today we are going to focus more on playing sports.
Yajie:  Let’s start with Key Words of the Day.

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Lesson 120 – Revision of Sports

Chris:  Dajia hao, welcome to Chinese Studio on China Radio International.  Wo shi Chris.
Yajie: and wo shi Yajie. This week we talked about sports which you like a lot.
Chris: Yes. And I learned a lot from it, and I need to get a review of it.
Yajie: Ok. Now let’s get started.

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Lesson 118 – Sports (2)

Yajie:  It’s time to perfect Chinese your way in only five minutes a day.  Welcome to Chinese Studio on China Radio International.  Wo shi Yajie.
Chris:  And wo shi Chris.  We are talking about sports this week Yajie, a topic that I love a lot.
Yajie:  That’s good to know, Chris. Today, we are going to continue with more of that in Chinese.
Chris:  Let’s start with Key Words of the Day.

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中国数字 Eight八

The word for  "eight"  (八bā) sounds similar to the word which means "prosper" or"wealth"  (發fā)– often paired with "發財" during Chinese New Years, but is used alone or paired with numerous other "compound words" that have a meaning of luck or success. In regional dialects the words for "eight" and "fortune" are also similar. Note as well, this particular symbol matches the mathematical symbol of infinity. While Chinese does have other words for luck, this full understanding of luck that includes the infinity concept marries into a Chinese understanding of this particular word.

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Lesson 115 – At Sea

Yajie:  Perfect Chinese your way, in only five minutes a day. Welcome to Chinese Studio on CRI, wo shi Yajie.
Chris:  And wo shi Chris. Yajie, I love these swimming lessons, let’s continue with more words in the water.
YJ: Okay, let’s start with Key Words of the Day.

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