Beginner / Intermediate Chinese Language Group

Travel Vocab gōng jiāo chē - 公 交 车 - bus zuò gōng jiāo chē - 坐 公 交 车 - take a bus chē zhàn - 车 站 - bus stop sì shí qī lù chē - 47 路车 - bus no.47 chū zū chē - 出 租 车 - taxi/cab d ǎ dī d ǎ chē 打的 / 打 车 take a taxi dōng sān huán 东 三 环 the East third ring road d ǔ chē 堵 车 traffic jam be stuck in the traffic jam

fā piào 发 票 receipt dì tiě 地 铁 subway dì tiě zhàn 地铁 站 subway station èr hào xiàn 2 号 线 subway line 2 d ǎ o chē 倒 车 to get transfer g ǎ n shí jiān 赶 时 间 in hurry wù chē 误 车 to miss the train/bus wù fēi jī 误 飞 机 to miss the plane bié wù le hu ǒ chē （ fēi jī ） 别 误 了 火 车 （飞 机）。 Don’t miss the train (plane)

Travel Useful Expressions: To get a Transport IC Card: ▫nín h ǎ o ， w ǒ xi ǎ ng bàn l ǐ yī zhān ɡ ɡ ōn ɡ jiāo yī k ǎ tōn ɡ 。 ▫ 您好，我想办理一张公交一卡通。 ▫----Hello, I'd like to get a Transport Card. A ： n ǐ h ǎ o ， w ǒ xi ǎ ng qù běi jīng zhàn ， yīng gāi zěn me zuò chē ？ ▫ 你 好， 我 想 去 北 京 站， 应 该 怎 么 坐 车？ ▫---- Excuse me. I want to go to Beijing Railway Station. How can I get there? B ： zhè l ǐ méi y ǒ u zhí dá de gōng jiāo chē ， n ǐ děi d ǎ o chē 。 ▫ 这 里 没 有直 达的 公 交 车， 你 得 倒 车。

▫xiān zuò sì shí qī lù ， rán hòu zài jī shu ǐ tán huàn dì tiě èr hào xiàn 。先 坐 47 路， 然 后 在 积 水 潭 换 地 铁二 号 线。 ▫---- There is no trough bus. You have to get a transfer, take bus No.47 and transfer to subway line 2 at Jishuitan station. A ： yào duō chán ɡ shí jiān ？ w ǒ g ǎ n shí jiān ， pà wù le hu ǒ chē 。 ▫ 要 多 长 时 间？ 我 赶 时 间， 怕 误 了火 车。 ▫---- How long it will take? I’m in a hurry. B ： nà n ǐ zuì h ǎ o d ǎ chē （ d ǎ dī ） guò qù 。 zhè gè shí jiān bù d ǔ chē ， dà gài èr shí fēn zhōng jiù dào le ▫ 那你 最 好 打车 （打 的） 过 去。 这 个 时 间 不 堵 车， 大 概 20 分 钟 就 到了。 ▫---- Then, you’d better take a cab. It’s no traffic jams at this time. 20 minutes you can get there. A ： h ǎ o de ， xiè xiè n ǐ 。 ▫ 好 的， 谢 谢你。 ▫---- Ok, thank you.

Food of the week

Modern Vocabulary 屌丝 = “Diaosi” ▫Originated as an insult for a poor, unattractive young person who stayed at home all day playing video games, with dim prospects for the future – a “loser.” Yet as the term went viral on the Internet, Chinese youth from all backgrounds began to embrace it. It has become a self- deprecating counter to the “gaofushuai,” or the “tall-rich- handsome,” those with status, success, and bright futures. 高福帅 – Gao fu shuai ▫“youche,youfang” ▫ 百幅梅 - Baifumei ▫ 穷埃错 - qiongaicuo ▫ 土肥圆 – tufeiyuan

Chinese proverb of the week ProverbAnnotation And Connotations A conversation with a wise person is worth of ten years' study of books. Chinese original: 与君一席谈， 胜读十年书； Chinese Pinyin: Yù jūn yī xí tán, shèng dú shí nián shū.Yù jūn yī xí tán, shèng dú shí nián shū This is a hyperbole used to compliment someone with whom you have conversed. You say this in his or her presence to demonstrate your modesty and desire to learn. Being modest is very important in traditional Chinese culture. It is, however, changing and occasionally a little bit too much, as in a case where I dined with a young Chinese immigrant interviewee. Her display of self- confidence was simply an overkill to even us Americans widely known for our directness and boldness in self- marketing.