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Bicycle and Cycling II: Key Words of The Day
Bicycle and Cycling II: Key Words of The Day
Bicycle and Cycling II: Key Words of The Day
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Y: Dajia hao, perfect your Chinese every day, right here in the Chinese Studio. Wo shi Y.
B: And, wo shi B. It’s cycling week and time to learn more about taking the bike for a spin.
Y: Join us for the ride. Let’s check our key words of the day.
Conversation 1
A: 我得去买个车铃。
B: 走吧,我正好要买个头盔。
B: Ok, just about ready to hit the road. I can’t help noticing all the bike lanes in Beijing, great
to see.
Y: Yeah, we call those zi4 xing2 che1 dao4.
B: zi4 xing2 che1 dao4.
Y: zi4 xing2 che1 is bicycle,
B: zi4 xing2 che1
Y: dao4 means lane,
B: dao4,
Y: zi4 xing2 che1 dao4.
B: zi4 xing2 che1 dao4. bike lanes.
Conversation 2
A: 不好,我们违反交通规则了。
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B: 怎么了?你超速了吗?
A: 不是。我开到自行车道上去了。
B: Y, Could you please pass me the pump? What’s the Chinese for a pump?
Y: it’s da3 qi4 tong3.
B: da3 qi4 tong3.
Y: da3 qi4 means to pump,
B: da3 qi4
Y: tong3 means a tube-shaped object.
B: tong3
Y: da3 qi4 tong3.
B: da3 qi4 tong3. a pump. Let me practice… “Could you please pass me the pump?”
should be… qing2 ba2 da3 qi4 tong3…gei2 wo3…
Y: di4. di4 means pass. The whole sentence is: qing2 ba2 da3 qi4 tong3 di4 gei2 wo3… di4
gei2 wo3 means pass me something,
B: di4 gei2 wo3,
Y: ba3 is often put before the object,
B: ba3,
Y: da3 qi4 tong3 is pump,
B: da3 qi4 tong3.
Y: qing2 ba2 da3 qi4 tong3 di4 gei2 wo3
B: qing2 ba2 da3 qi4 tong3 di4 gei2 wo3 Could you please pass me the pump?
Conversation3
A: 请把打气筒递给我。
B: 好的,给你。
B: We’ve just learned how to say pump, And now it’s time to use it because the tires need
pumping up. Can you help me out Y?
Y: You can pump them up yourself B, but I will teach you to say 车胎该打气了。
B: che1 tai1 gai1 da3 qi4 le.
Y: Bu cuo, che1 tai1 means tire,
B: che1 tai1,
Y: gai1 means require or demand,
B: gai1
Y: da3 qi4 means to pump,
B: da3 qi4.
Y: che1 tai1 gai1 da3 qi4 le.
B: che1 tai1 gai1 da3 qi4 le. The tires need pumping up.
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Conversation 4
A: 车胎该打气了。能借用一下你的打气筒吗?
B: 当然可以了,给你。
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