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C: A lot of people email these days Yajie… myself included, of course, but we still need to go to the post office for all kinds of things!
Y:  Right, and that’s what we’re learning a<\/em>bout this week on Chinese Studio.  So what do you go to the post office for?
C:  Well, sometimes I need to cash a mo<\/em>ney order, or pick up a package. <\/span><\/p>\n

Key words of the day
Mo<\/em>ney order. \u6c47\u6b3e\u5355. I’d like to cash this mo<\/em>ney order. \u6211\u8981\u53d6\u6c47\u6b3e\u3002  I’d like to pick up a package. \u6211\u8981\u53d6\u5305\u88f9\u3002 identification card, \u8eab\u4efd\u8bc1 passport, \u62a4\u7167  All in today’s Chinese studio.<\/p>\n

C:  Okay, so sometimes I get paid through a mo<\/em>ney order in the mail. And I want to cash them! <\/span>
Y: You would go to the you2 ju2, get in line, and say wo3 yao4 qu3 hui4 kuan3.
C:  wo3 yao4 qu3 hui4 kuan3. <\/span>
Y: wo3 yao4 means I’d like to do something, <\/span>
C: wo3 yao4. <\/span>
Y: qu3 means draw the money, <\/span>
C: qu3, 3rd tone.
Y: hui4 kuan3 means the sum of mo<\/em>ney sent. <\/span>
C: hui4 kuan3. <\/span>
Y: wo3 yao4 qu3 hui4 kuan3.
C: wo3 yao4 qu3 hui4 kuan3. I’d like to cash this mo<\/em>ney order, so Yajie, what’s the Chinese for mo<\/em>ney order?  <\/span>
Y: it’s hui4 kuan3 dan1. <\/span>
C: hui4 kuan3 dan1. as hui4 kuan3 is the sum of the mo<\/em>ney sent, <\/span>
Y: You got it. And dan1 means order. <\/span>
C: dan1. <\/span>
Y: hui4 kuan3 dan1
C: hui4 kuan3 dan1, mo<\/em>ney order<\/p>\n

Conversation1:
A: \u6211\u8981\u53d6\u6c47\u6b3e\u3002
B: \u8bf7\u7ed9\u6211\u770b\u4e00\u4e0b\u4f60\u7684\u6c47\u6b3e\u5355\u548c\u8eab\u4efd\u8bc1\u3002<\/p>\n

C: I haven’t received the package yet, but I certainly love to get one. What do I say if I am going to pick it up?
Y:  First let’s review how to say package in Chinese.
C: Great, what is it? <\/span>
Y: it’s bao1 guo3. <\/span>
C: bao1 guo3. <\/span>
Y: bao1 and guo3 both have the meaning of wrap. <\/span>
C: and package means the wrapped and boxed object sent by mail. <\/span>
Y: so package in Chinese is bao1 guo3. <\/span>
C: bao1 guo3.
Y: Good, and then you can say to the clerk “wo3 yao4 qu3 bao1 guo3”
C: wo3 yao4 qu3 bao1 guo3. <\/span>
Y: wo3 yao4 I’d like to do something, <\/span>
C: wo3 yao4,
Y: qu3 means take,   <\/span>
C: qu3. and package bao1 guo3. <\/span>
Y: yes. Wo3 yao4 qu3 bao1 guo3.
C: Wo3 yao4 qu3 bao1 guo3. I’d like to pick up a package.<\/p>\n

Conversation2:
A\uff1a\u6211\u8981\u53d6\u5305\u88f9\u3002
B\uff1a\u8bf7\u7ed9\u6211\u770b\u4e00\u4e0b\u4f60\u7684\u5305\u88f9\u5355\u548c\u8eab\u4efd\u8bc1\u3002<\/p>\n

Y: Then when you pick up a package at the post office, you need to bring some identificaton.
C: Right. Which in Chinese is…
Y: shen1 fen1 zheng4. <\/span>
C: shen1 fen1 zheng4. <\/span>
Y: shen1 fen1, identification,
C: shen1 fen1, <\/span>
Y: zheng4 means card, <\/span>
C: zheng4. <\/span>
Y: shen1 fen1 zheng4.
C: shen1 fen1 zheng4. identification card. Then what shall I bring if I go to pick up my package? <\/span>
Y: I think you need to bring your passport, and in Chinese it’s hu4 zhao4. <\/span>
C: hu4 zhao4.<\/p>\n

Conversation3:
A: \u5916\u56fd\u4eba\u53d6\u5305\u88f9\u8981\u5e26\u4ec0\u4e48\u8bc1\u4ef6\uff1f
B: \u5e94\u8be5\u5e26\u4e0a\u62a4\u7167\u3002<\/p>\n

Key words reminder<\/p>\n

Mo<\/em>ney order. \u6c47\u6b3e\u5355\uff0cI’d like to cash this mo<\/em>ney order. \u6211\u8981\u53d6\u6c47\u6b3e\u3002  I’d like to pick up a package. \u6211\u8981\u53d6\u5305\u88f9\u3002 identification card, \u8eab\u4efd\u8bc1 passport, \u62a4\u7167   All in today’s Chinese studio.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n