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Bicycle and Cycling II
Y: Dajia hao, perfect your Chinese every day, right here in the
Chinese Studio. Wo shi Y.
B: And, wo shi B. Its cycling week and time to learn more about
taking the bike for a spin.
Y: Join us for the ride. Lets check our key words of the
day.
Key words of the day
Bike lane Bell Helmet Pump Could you please pass me the
pump?
The tires need pumping up All in todays Chinese Studio.
B: I want to buy a bell for my bike Y.
Y: Ah, you mean a
B: che1 ling2.
Y: che1 means bicycle,
B: che1
Y: ling2 means bell,
B: ling2,
Y: che1 ling2.
B: che1 ling2. bell And what about a helmet?
Y: Thats a tou2 kui1.B: tou2 kui1, helmet.
Conversation 1
A:
B:
B: Ok, just about ready to hit the road. I cant 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:
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B:
A:
B: Y, Could you please pass me the pump? Whats the Chinese for a
pump?
Y: its 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 tong3gei2 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:
B:
B: Weve just learned how to say pump, And now its 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
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.
