Learn Chinese | ChineseClass101.com

Learn Chinese with ChineseClass101! Don't forget to stop by ChineseClass101.com for more great Chinese Language Learning Resources! -------Lesson Dialog------- ----Simplified ---- A：听说北京又新开通了四条地铁线？ B：是啊，现在我都不怎么开车了，地铁四通八达，很方便。 A：我上次上下班高峰的时候坐了一回，快被挤晕了。 B：那个时候可不能坐地铁，要是赶上那些换乘站更要命。 A：那什么时候能坐啊？ B：没人的时候坐呀，你看，我一般都是清晨六点坐地铁去香山，中午十二点回家，没人跟我挤。 A：您是退休了，我还得天天上班呢。 ----English---- A: I heard that the four new subway lines opened in Beijing? B: Yeah, now I don't drive anymore. The subway goes everywhere, it's very convenient. A: Last time I rode the subway during rush hour, it was so crowded I almost fainted. B: Yes. You can't ride the subway around that time, it's even worse at the big transfer stations. A: Then when can I ride the subway? B: When nobody is riding it. Look, I take the subway to the Fragrant Hills at 6 o'clock in the morning, then go home around noon, it's not crowded at all. A: You are retired, but I have to go to work every day. ----Pinyin---- A: Tīng shuō běijīng yòu xīn kāitōngle sìtiáo dìtiě xiàn? B: Shì a, xiànzài wǒ dū bù zě me kāichēle, dìtiě sìtōngbādá, hěn fāngbiàn. A: Wǒ shàng cì shàng xiàbān gāofēng de shíhou zuòle yī huí, kuài bèi jǐ yūnle. B: Nàgè shíhou kě bùnéng zuò dìtiě, yàoshi gǎn shàng nàxiē huàn chéng zhàn gèng yàomìng. A: Nà shénme shíhou néng zuò a? B: Méi rén de shíhou zuò ya, nǐ kàn, wǒ yībān dōu shì qīngchén liù diǎn zuò dìtiě qù xiāngshān, zhōngwǔ shí'èr diǎn huí jiā, méi rén gēn wǒ jǐ. A: Nín shì tuìxiūle, wǒ hái dé tiāntiān shàngbān ne. ----Traditional ---- A：聽說北京又新開通了四條地鐵線？ B：是啊，現在我都不怎麼開車了，地鐵四通八達，很方便。 A：我上次上下班高峰的時候坐了一回，快被擠暈了。 B：那個時候可不能坐地鐵，要是趕上那些換乘站更要命。 A：那什麼時候能坐啊？ B：沒人的時候坐呀，你看，我一般都是清晨六點坐地鐵去香山，中午十二點回家，沒人跟我擠。 A：您是退休了，我還得天天上班呢。 --------------------------- Learn Chinese with ChineseClass101! Don't forget to stop by ChineseClass101.com for more great Chinese Language Learning Resources!

Learn Chinese with ChineseClass101! Don't forget to stop by ChineseClass101.com for more great Chinese Language Learning Resources! -------Lesson Dialog------- ----Simplified ---- A: 看球了吗？ B: 看了，气死我了！ A: 怎么了？ B: 又输了。 A: 很正常嘛。 ----English---- A: Have you seen the match? B: I saw it, it made me so angry. A: What's wrong? B: We lost again! A: That's normal. ----Pinyin---- A: Kàn qiúle ma? B: Kànle, qì sǐ​​wǒle! A: Zěnmeliǎo? B: Yòu shūle. A: Hěn zhèngcháng ma. ----Traditional ---- A: 看球了嗎？ B: 看了，氣死我了！ A: 怎麼了？ B: 又輸了。 A: 很正常嘛。 --------------------------- Learn Chinese with ChineseClass101! Don't forget to stop by ChineseClass101.com for more great Chinese Language Learning Resources!

Learn Chinese with ChineseClass101! Don't forget to stop by ChineseClass101.com for more great Chinese Language Learning Resources! -------Lesson Dialog------- ----Simplified ---- A：我想带我的猫出国，请问要办什么手续？ B：你的猫做节育了吗？ A：做了。这儿有证明。 B：好，打过狂犬疫苗、做过体外驱虫吗？ A：打过疫苗。体外驱虫是什么？ B：你这个疫苗是两年前打的，过期了，一会儿交费重打。 A：哦，好。 B：我给你开一个驱虫的药片，回去给你的猫吃几次就可以了。 ----English---- A: I would like to go abroad with my cat, what kind of procedures are there? B: Is your cat neutered? A: Yes. Here is the documented proof. B: Okay, has it got the rabies vaccine and vitro deworming? A: It got the vaccine. But what is vitro deworming? B: The vaccine was from two years ago, it's expired, you must pay for another vaccine. A: Okay. B: I'll give you a deworming pill, feed it to your cat a few times when you get home. ----Pinyin---- A: Wǒ xiǎng​​dài wǒ de māo chūguó, qǐngwèn yào bàn shénme shǒuxù? B: Nǐ de māo zuò jiéyùle ma? A: Zuòle. Zhè'er yǒu zhèngmíng. B: Hǎo, dǎguò kuángquǎn yìmiáo, zuòguò tǐwài qū chóng ma? A: Dǎguò yìmiáo. Tǐwài qū chóng shì shénme? B: Nǐ zhège yìmiáo shì liǎng nián qián dǎ di, guòqíle, yīhuǐ'er jiāo fèi zhòng dǎ. A: Ó, hǎo. B: Wǒ gěi nǐ kāi yīgè qū chóng di yàopiàn, huíqù gěi nǐ de māo chī jǐ cì jiù kěyǐle. ----Traditional ---- A：我想​​帶我的貓出國，請問要辦什麼手續？ B：你的貓做節育了嗎？ A：做了。這兒有證明。 B：好，打過狂犬疫苗、做過體外驅蟲嗎？ A：打過疫苗。體外驅蟲是什麼？ B：你這個疫苗是兩年前打的，過期了，一會兒交費重打。 A：哦，好。 B：我給你開一個驅蟲的藥片，回去給你的貓吃幾次就可以了。 --------------------------- Learn Chinese with ChineseClass101! Don't forget to stop by ChineseClass101.com for more great Chinese Language Learning Resources!

Learn Chinese with ChineseClass101! Don't forget to stop by ChineseClass101.com for more great Chinese Language Learning Resources! -------Lesson Dialog------- --------------------------- Learn Chinese with ChineseClass101! Don't forget to stop by ChineseClass101.com for more great Chinese Language Learning Resources!

Learn more about Chinese culture with ChineseClass101.com! Ever wondered what the most important Chinese holidays are, and how they are celebrated? Then this 25-lesson video series is for you! With this series, you'll learn the what, why, when and how of 25 well-known holidays in China. In this video, you'll learn all about Qingming Festival in China and how it's celebrated, from food to decorations, while building your Chinese vocabulary. Join Chen for a dose of Chinese culture! Visit us at ChineseClass101.com, where you will find many more fantastic Chinese audio and video lessons and learning resources! Leave us a message while you're there!

Learn Chinese with ChineseClass101! Don't forget to stop by ChineseClass101.com for more great Chinese Language Learning Resources! -------Lesson Dialog------- ----Simplified ---- 这张照片上是谁？ 那是我爸爸。 我以为他住三藩市。 这是我父母离婚前照的。 哦，不好意思。 没事，当时我还小，已经习惯了。 ----English---- Who is in this photo? That's my father. I thought he lived in San Francisco. This was shot before my parents divorced. Oh, I'm sorry. It's OK, at that time i was only a little kid, I'm already used to it. ----Pinyin---- Zhè zhāng zhàopiàn shàng shì shéi? Nà shì wǒ bàba. Wǒ yǐwéi tā zhù Sānfānshì. Zhè shì wǒ fùmǔ líhūn qián zhào de. ò, bùhǎoyìsi . Méishì, dāngshí wǒ hái xiǎo, yǐjīng xíguàn le. ----Traditional ---- 這張照片上是誰？ 那是我爸爸。 我以為他住三藩市。 這是我父母離婚前照的。 哦，不好意思。 沒事，當時我還小，已經習慣了。 --------------------------- Learn Chinese with ChineseClass101! Don't forget to stop by ChineseClass101.com for more great Chinese Language Learning Resources!

Learn Chinese with ChineseClass101! Don't forget to stop by ChineseClass101.com for more great Chinese Language Learning Resources! -------Lesson Dialog------- ----Simplified ---- A：经理，我能不交五险一金吗？ B：不行，这是国家规定的，必须交。公司还给你交一大部分呢。 A：我看新闻里说养老金现在就亏空一大笔钱，我怕等我老了，这些钱都白交了。 B：几十年以后的事谁也说不好。 A：那我能少交点儿吗？ B：不行，这都是根据你的工资按比例交的。要不公司少发你点儿工资？ A：算了，那还是按原来的交吧。 ----English---- A: Manager, can I not pay for the five insurance payments? B: No, this is prescribed by law, you must pay. The company is paying a large part of it for you. A: I saw the news saying that most of the pension funds are taken by embezzlement, I'm afraid that all my money will be gone by the time I retire. B: That's many years from now, we can't say for sure. A: Can I at least pay a bit less? B: No, this is calculated proportionately based on your salary. Unless you want a lower salary? A: Nevermind then, let's just do it the way it is. ----Pinyin---- A: Jīnglǐ, wǒ néng bù jiāo wǔ xiǎn yī jīn ma? B: Bùxíng, zhè shì guójiā guīdìng de, bìxū jiāo. Gōngsī hái gěi nǐ jiāo yī dà bùfèn ne. A: Wǒ kàn xīnwén li shuō yǎnglǎo jīn xiànzài jiù kuīkong yī dà bǐ qián, wǒ pà děng wǒ lǎole, zhèxiē qián dōu bái jiāole. B: Jǐ shí nián yǐhòu de shì shuí yě shuō bu hǎo. A: Nà wǒ néng shǎo jiāodiǎn er ma? B: Bùxíng, zhè dōu shì gēnjù nǐ de gōngzī àn bǐlì jiāo de. Yào bù gōngsī shǎo fā nǐ diǎn er gōngzī? A: Suànle, nà háishì àn yuánlái de jiāo ba. ----Traditional ---- A：經理，我能不交五險一金嗎？ B：不行，這是國家規定的，必須交。公司還給你交一大部分呢。 A：我看新聞裡說養老金現在就虧空一大筆錢，我怕等我老了，這些錢都白交了。 B：幾十年以後的事誰也說不好。 A：那我能少交點兒嗎？ B：不行，這都是根據你的工資按比例交的。要不公司少發你點兒工資？ A：算了，那還是按原來的交吧。 --------------------------- Learn Chinese with ChineseClass101! Don't forget to stop by ChineseClass101.com for more great Chinese Language Learning Resources!

Having your own place in China has been amazing! You have so much freedom, and it's quiet when you need peace to study traditional Chinese. The worst thing about having your own place is keeping it nice and tidy. Deciding that a little clutter doesn't interrupt your Chinese learning, you've put the dusting and the dishes on the back burner until you send out invitations written in traditional Chinese. Too bad your friends showed up unannounced yesterday! You have to act fast, and so ask them in Chinese to wait five minutes. Meanwhile, you quickly start making the bed and doing the laundry, but you can't keep the secret for long. You've forgotten how to clean the house and so you have to ask your friends for help. In this lesson you'll learn even more expressions that will help with housework. This traditional Chinese video series is a brand new way to learn the traditional Chinese. Learn everyday vocabulary and key verbs in this traditional Chinese video lesson. Read the lesson notes to learn about the traditional Chinese present tense, present progressive tense, and simple past tense. Join us, and see what you've been missing! Visit us at ChineseClass101.com where you will find many more fantastic lessons and learning resources! Leave us a message while you are there!

Learn Chinese with ChineseClass101! Don't forget to stop by ChineseClass101.com for more great Chinese Language Learning Resources! -------Lesson Dialog------- ----Simplified ---- A：你眼瞎了？没看见我这儿直行吗？ B：明明是你突然窜出来撞了我，你还有理了！ A：不就是刮蹭吗？咱俩私了了吧。 B：没门儿，交警来之前你别想走，你这是全责。 A：你这人较劲是不是啊？这儿有摄像头，谁的责任也跑不了。 B：我今天就跟你耗上了，开奥迪有什么了不起的！ A：你这人简直是胡搅蛮缠。 ----English---- A: Are you blind? Didn't you see me going straight? B: Obviously you sprang out suddenly and hit me, you're talking nonsense! A: No, that was a sideswipe. Let's settle it privately. B: No way, don't go anywhere before the traffic police arrive, it is your full responsibility. A: You're bluffing. There is a camera, you have to take responsibility too. B: I'm not going anywhere! You think you're better because you drive an Audi? A: You're such an importunate person. ----Pinyin---- A: Nǐ yǎn xiāle? Méi kànjiàn wǒ zhè'er zhíxíng ma? B: Míngmíng shì nǐ túrán cuàn chūlái zhuàngle wǒ, nǐ hái yǒulǐle! A: Bù jiùshì guā cèng ma? Zán liǎ sīliǎole ba. B: Méimén er, jiāojǐng lái zhīqián nǐ bié xiǎng zǒu, nǐ zhè shì quán zé. A: Nǐ zhè rén jiàojìn shì bùshì a? Zhè'er yǒu shèxiàngtóu, shuí de zérèn yě pǎo bùliǎo. B: Wǒ jīntiān jiù gēn nǐ hào shàngle, kāi àodí yǒu shé me liǎobùqǐ de! A: Nǐ zhè rén jiǎnzhí shì hújiǎománchán. ----Traditional ---- A：你眼瞎了？沒看見我這兒直行嗎？ B：明明是你突然竄出來撞了我，你還有理了！ A：不就是刮蹭嗎？咱倆私了了吧。 B：沒門兒，交警來之前你別想走，你這是全責。 A：你這人較勁是不是啊？這兒有攝像頭，誰的責任也跑不了。 B：我今天就跟你耗上了，開奧迪有什麼了不起的！ A：你這人簡直是胡攪蠻纏。 --------------------------- Learn Chinese with ChineseClass101! Don't forget to stop by ChineseClass101.com for more great Chinese Language Learning Resources!

Learn Chinese with ChineseClass101! Don't forget to stop by ChineseClass101.com for more great Chinese Language Learning Resources! -------Lesson Dialog------- --------------------------- Learn Chinese with ChineseClass101! Don't forget to stop by ChineseClass101.com for more great Chinese Language Learning Resources!

Learn more about Chinese culture with ChineseClass101.com! Ever wondered what the most important Chinese holidays are, and how they are celebrated? Then this 25-lesson video series is for you! With this series, you'll learn the what, why, when and how of 25 well-known holidays in China. In this video, you'll learn all about Lantern Festival in China and how it's celebrated, from food to decorations, while building your Chinese vocabulary. Join Chen for a dose of Chinese culture! Visit us at ChineseClass101.com, where you will find many more fantastic Chinese audio and video lessons and learning resources! Leave us a message while you're there!

Learn Chinese with ChineseClass101! Don't forget to stop by ChineseClass101.com for more great Chinese Language Learning Resources! -------Lesson Dialog------- ----Simplified ---- 马丽：这个多少钱？ 服务员：三块。 马丽：给您十块。 服务员：找您七块。 马丽：谢谢，再见。 ----English---- Ma Li: How much is this? Waitress: 3 yuan. Ma Li: Here is 10 yuan. Waitress: Here is 7 yuan in change. Ma Li: Thank you. Goodbye. ----Pinyin---- Mǎ Lì：Zhège duōshao qián? Fúwùyuán：Sān kuài. Mǎ Lì：Gěi nín shí kuài. Fúwùyuán：Zhǎo nín qī kuài. Mǎ Lì：Xièxie, zàijiàn. ----Tonal Pinyin---- zhe4ge5 duo1shao5 qian2 ？ san1 kuai4 。 gei3 nin2 shi2 kuai4 。 zhao3 nin2 qi1 kuai4 。 xie4xie5 ， zai4jian4 。 ----Traditional ---- 馬麗：這個多少錢？ 服務員：三塊。 馬麗：給您十塊。 服務員：找您七塊。 馬麗：謝謝，再見。 --------------------------- Learn Chinese with ChineseClass101! Don't forget to stop by ChineseClass101.com for more great Chinese Language Learning Resources!

Learn Chinese with ChineseClass101! Don't forget to stop by ChineseClass101.com for more great Chinese Language Learning Resources! -------Lesson Dialog------- ----Simplified ---- A：师傅，去三元桥。 B：哎哎哎，你别系安全带呀！我这个好几年没用了。 A：我... 哎哟，师傅，您能别并线并得这么快吗？我晕车。 B：堵得这么厉害，你看那些行人还不遵守交规，不并线咱们什么时候能过去？ A：哎呀，前边追尾了，怪不得这边动不了呢。 B：要不咱们掉个头？算了，我熄了火等着吧。 ----English---- A: Driver, please go to Sanyuanqiao. B: Arrr, don't use the seat belt! It's not been used for several years. A: I'm ... Oh, driver, can you not cut the line so suddenly? I am getting car sick. B: There are already so many cars, but you see those pedestrians don't follow traffic rules, when can we get to the other side if we don't cut lines? A: Ah, there's a car accident at the front, no wonder there's a traffic jam. B: How about a U-turn? Nevermind, let's stop the engine and wait. ----Pinyin---- A: Shīfu, qù sān yuán qiáo. B: Āi āi āi, nǐ bié xì ānquán dài ya! Wǒ zhège hǎojǐ nián méi yòngle. A: Wǒ... Āiyō, shīfu, nín néng bié bìng xiàn bìng de zhème kuài ma? Wǒ yùnchē. B: Dǔ de zhème lìhài, nǐ kàn nàxiē xíngrén hái bù zūnshǒu jiāoguī, bù bìng xiàn zánmen shénme shíhou néng guòqù? A: Āiyā, qiánbian zhuīwěile, guàibùdé zhè biān dòng bùliǎo ne. B: Yào bù zánmen diào gètóu? Suànle, wǒ xīle huǒ děngzhe ba. ----Traditional ---- A：師傅，去三元橋。 B：哎哎哎，你別係安全帶呀！我這個好幾年沒用了。 A：我... 哎喲，師傅，您能別并線並得這麼快嗎？我暈車。 B：堵得這麼厲害，你看那些行人還不遵守交規，不并線咱們什麼時候能過去？ A：哎呀，前邊追尾了，怪不得這邊動不了呢。 B：要不咱們掉個頭？算了，我熄了火等著吧。 --------------------------- Learn Chinese with ChineseClass101! Don't forget to stop by ChineseClass101.com for more great Chinese Language Learning Resources!

Learn Chinese with ChineseClass101! Don't forget to stop by ChineseClass101.com for more great Chinese Language Learning Resources! -------Lesson Dialog------- ----Simplified ---- 他到哪儿了？ 在路上。 还有多久能到？ 我怎么知道。/ 不好说。 ----English---- A: Where is he? B: On the way. A: How long till he gets here? B: How would I know. / Hard to say. ----Pinyin---- Tā dào nǎr le? Zài lùshang。 Háiyǒu duōjiǔ néng dào? wǒ zěnme zhīdào. / bù hǎo shuō. ----Traditional ---- 他到哪兒了？ 在路上。 還有多久能到？ 我怎麼知道。/ 不好說。 --------------------------- Learn Chinese with ChineseClass101! Don't forget to stop by ChineseClass101.com for more great Chinese Language Learning Resources!

Learn Chinese with ChineseClass101! Don't forget to stop by ChineseClass101.com for more great Chinese Language Learning Resources! -------Lesson Dialog------- ----Simplified ---- A：又刮沙尘暴了，真讨厌，你看我这灰头土脸的。 B：哎，你别说，我现在倒喜欢起沙尘暴来了。 A：疯了吧你！ B：北京现在想看一个蓝天基本靠风，沙尘暴这一刮，可吸入颗粒物没了，你说好不好？ A：你这是破罐子破摔的想法... B：哎，你看见我的口罩没？我要出去一趟。 A：口罩？没有，这儿有一个防毒面具。 B：对，就是我的。 ----English---- A: The sandstorm started again. It's so annoying. And look at me, I'm all covered with sand. B: Hey, now that you mentioned it, I actually like sandstorms now. A: Are you crazy? B: If you want to see a blue sky now in Beijing, it needs to be a windy day. And the pollution goes when the sandstorm comes. Don't you think it's good? A: You are throwing the handle after the blade. B: Hey, did you see my mask? I need to go out. A: Mask? No. Here's a gas mask. B: Yeah. That's mine. ----Pinyin---- A: Yòu guā shāchénbào le, zhēn tǎoyàn, nǐ kàn wǒ zhè huītóutǔliǎn de. B: Āi, nǐ bié shuō, wǒ xiànzài dào xǐhuan qǐ shāchénbào lái le. A: Fēng le ba nǐ! B: Běijīng xiànzài xiǎng kàn yīgè lántiān jīběn kào fēng, shāchénbào zhè yī guā, kěxīrùkēlìwù méi le, nǐ shuō hǎo bù hǎo? A: Nǐ zhè shì pòguànzipòshuāi de xiǎngfǎ... B: Āi, nǐ kànjiàn wǒ de kǒuzhào méi? Wǒ yào chūqù yī tàng. A: Kǒuzhào? Méiyǒu, zhè'er yǒu yīgè fángdúmiànjù. B: Duì, jiù shì wǒ de. ----Traditional ---- A：又刮沙塵暴了，真討厭，你看我這灰頭土臉的。 B：哎，你別說，我現在倒喜歡起沙塵暴來了。 A：瘋了吧你！ B：北京現在想看一個藍天基本靠風，沙塵暴這一刮，可吸入顆粒物沒了，你說好不好？ A：你這是破罐子破摔的想法... B：哎，你看見我的口罩沒？我要出去一趟。 A：口罩？沒有，這兒有一個防毒面具。 B：對，就是我的。 --------------------------- Learn Chinese with ChineseClass101! Don't forget to stop by ChineseClass101.com for more great Chinese Language Learning Resources!