<![CDATA[Comments on: Seeing Somebody to the Door]]> 2009-01-07 18:00:00 <![CDATA[By: pretzellogic]]> My wife developed this habit while in China, then took it back to the US.  I think it was lost on most of her non-Chinese friends and family, and certainly me until she explained it.  Thank God she's not doing it on these frozen New England nights.

]]> My wife developed this habit while in China, then took it back to the US.  I think it was lost on most of her non-Chinese friends and family, and certainly me until she explained it.  Thank God she's not doing it on these frozen New England nights.

]]> <![CDATA[By: pearltowerpete]]> Hi patmetheny

Your wife should do it even more on frozen nights! The amount of face the host gives is directly proportional to how inconvenient it is to see the guest off.

]]> Hi patmetheny

Your wife should do it even more on frozen nights! The amount of face the host gives is directly proportional to how inconvenient it is to see the guest off.

]]> <![CDATA[By: bababardwan]]> Unless I was blind or demented,can't see much use in being songed out...but if they wanna help put my shoes back on....that would be a useful service. hehe

..but seriously,I wouldn't allow the latter at all,and it is a very nice gesture who's thoughtful intentions are not lost on me.

I don't find the literal breakdowns strange.It helps me understand exactly where the word or phrase has come from and it is not much of a leap at all to the intended meaning.

]]> Unless I was blind or demented,can't see much use in being songed out...but if they wanna help put my shoes back on....that would be a useful service. hehe

..but seriously,I wouldn't allow the latter at all,and it is a very nice gesture who's thoughtful intentions are not lost on me.

I don't find the literal breakdowns strange.It helps me understand exactly where the word or phrase has come from and it is not much of a leap at all to the intended meaning.

]]> <![CDATA[By: flyrealhy]]> hello,

Would someone please help me how to complete the "listen and type" part of the exercise. 

谢谢

]]> hello,

Would someone please help me how to complete the "listen and type" part of the exercise. 

谢谢

]]> <![CDATA[By: pretzellogic]]> Pearltowerpete,

I showed my wife your response to my post.  She agreed with you regarding having the door open to the snow and freezing rain in order to see guests off.  Maybe i'm happy that we don't have any friends :)  Her sister is coming for a visit this weekend, and we'll see if she leaves the door open to send them off, with our baby daughter next to her.

 

]]> Pearltowerpete,

I showed my wife your response to my post.  She agreed with you regarding having the door open to the snow and freezing rain in order to see guests off.  Maybe i'm happy that we don't have any friends :)  Her sister is coming for a visit this weekend, and we'll see if she leaves the door open to send them off, with our baby daughter next to her.

 

]]> <![CDATA[By: orkelm]]> When attending meetings in China I really enjoyed it when people walked me to the elevator, or down the elevator, or even to the street (not to mention that sometimes it helped to have a native speaker help with the taxi instructions).  It was a pleasant way to end a meeting and I liked the sense of winding down that it gave. However this lesson left me wondering if I should have been more forceful with "buyong" along the way...  Probably wouldn't have changed anything.

]]> When attending meetings in China I really enjoyed it when people walked me to the elevator, or down the elevator, or even to the street (not to mention that sometimes it helped to have a native speaker help with the taxi instructions).  It was a pleasant way to end a meeting and I liked the sense of winding down that it gave. However this lesson left me wondering if I should have been more forceful with "buyong" along the way...  Probably wouldn't have changed anything.

]]> <![CDATA[By: matt_c]]> @orkelm Appearing to know a lot about China and Chinese customs by your affectation of Chinese manners and other polite idiosynchrasies will certainly evoke endless compliments on your in depth understanding of China customs - regardless of whether you are an expert and 'Gongfu Cha' (tea ceremony) or just saying 'bu yong le' when someone sees you out.

 

 

]]> @orkelm Appearing to know a lot about China and Chinese customs by your affectation of Chinese manners and other polite idiosynchrasies will certainly evoke endless compliments on your in depth understanding of China customs - regardless of whether you are an expert and 'Gongfu Cha' (tea ceremony) or just saying 'bu yong le' when someone sees you out.

 

 

]]> <![CDATA[By: changye]]> 我走了。(wo3 zou3 le)

This 了 is an interjection that is used to soften the tone, and at the same time, it also connotes "I have to go now" or "It's time for me to go", which is a kind of so called "change of circumstance".

不用送了。(bu2 yong4 song4 le) = 别送了。

This 了 is an interjection too, and it also has a function to soften the tone of these imperative sentences. Just saying "不用送" or "别送" could sometimes sound somewhat rude or blunt-spoken.

]]> 我走了。(wo3 zou3 le)

This 了 is an interjection that is used to soften the tone, and at the same time, it also connotes "I have to go now" or "It's time for me to go", which is a kind of so called "change of circumstance".

不用送了。(bu2 yong4 song4 le) = 别送了。

This 了 is an interjection too, and it also has a function to soften the tone of these imperative sentences. Just saying "不用送" or "别送" could sometimes sound somewhat rude or blunt-spoken.

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]]> <![CDATA[By: pinkjeans]]> A more formal way to say 不用送 is 请留步 qǐng liú bù literally translated as "Please leave your steps (at the door)". Isn't Chinese custom just beautiful? Not sending someone off just seems quite ill-mannered or hostile. It can be done to actually show a guest is not welcome, or has offended the host. One would then say 不送了bùsòngle or ask the house servant to 送客 sòngkè (see out the guest) instead of doing it personally.

]]> A more formal way to say 不用送 is 请留步 qǐng liú bù literally translated as "Please leave your steps (at the door)". Isn't Chinese custom just beautiful? Not sending someone off just seems quite ill-mannered or hostile. It can be done to actually show a guest is not welcome, or has offended the host. One would then say 不送了bùsòngle or ask the house servant to 送客 sòngkè (see out the guest) instead of doing it personally.

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