Tag: Dialogue

中国“吃”文化 "Eating" in China

在中国呆久了你就会发现,中国人见面打招呼的方式之一是:“你吃了吗?”尤其是在吃饭点,这样的对话很常见:
If you stay in China for a long time, you will find out that some Chinese people greet others by saying "have you eaten already?" (你吃了吗 nǐ chī le ma?)  ,especially at meal time, this dialogue can be heard anywhere.

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中国戏曲 Traditional Chinese Opera

中国戏曲历史悠久,剧种种类繁多,据不完全统计,我国各民族地区的戏曲剧种约有三百六十多种。今天选取其中几种简单介绍。
Traditional Chinese opera is a comprehensive performing art which combines singing, music, dialogue, acrobatics, martial arts, and pantomime. Recent surveys show there are more than 360 different forms of opera throughout the country. Today we will introduce some of them.

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“新年计划 (Xīnnián jìhuà)” – New Year’s Resolutions in Mandarin

As Chinese lunar New Year is approaching, people will not only look back to the past, but will, more imp0rtantly, look forward to the upcoming year. It’s a time to reflect on the changes we want or need to make and to find the resolve to follow through on those changes. So you may need a list of “新年计划 (Xīnnián jìhuà), New Year’s resolutions.” Below, we will pick out the ten most popular New Year’s resolutions. Let’s see whether your New Year’s resolutions are included in this list.

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Lesson 102 – Travelling (2)

Cam:  We learned about traveling yesterday Yajie, and it makes me want to know more about it!
YJ: That’s good, it seems everybody loves traveling. Welcome to Chinese Studio on CRI.  Wo shi Yajie.
Cam: And wo shi Cam.  We are going to continue with this topic, so let’s check key words of the day.

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