Free Association
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ID: 0593
Intermediate
ChinesePod is going a little 'new age' today and encouraging you to explore your inner child. Close your eyes, let your spirit roam... you are getting sleeeepy, wait! Not too sleepy. Make sure to pay attention to this lesson on letting your imagination run wild in Chinese... you never know where it might take you. Sorrow, happiness, money, incense... steamed buns. Sound odd? Listen to the podcast, and explore the labyrinthine recesses of the human mind!
Jenny, John
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| SIMPLIFIED | PINYIN | ENGLISH | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 自由联想 | zìyóu liánxiǎng | free association | |
| 放松 | fàngsōng | to relax | |
| 食堂 | shítáng | cafeteria | |
| 奖励 | jiǎnglì | to reward |
今天我来考考你的自由联想
jīntiān 今天wǒ 我lái 来kǎokao 考考nǐ de 你的zìyóu liánxiǎng 自由联想
Today I'm going to test your free associations.
什么
shénme 什么
What?
我会说一些词语你只要告诉我联想到什么就行了要完全放松想到什么就说什么
wǒ 我huì 会shuō 说yīxiē 一些cíyǔ 词语nǐ 你zhǐyào 只要gàosu 告诉wǒ 我liánxiǎng 联想dào 到shénme 什么jiù 就xíng le 行了yào 要wánquán 完全fàngsōng 放松xiǎngdào 想到shénme 什么jiù 就shuō 说shénme 什么
I'll say a word, and you just tell me what you associate it with. Relax completely. Just say whatever comes to mind.
好的
hǎo de 好的
OK.
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