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ID: 2849
Elementary
Today's dialogue is all about describing what activities people are doing. You'll learn some high-quality adjectives to describe pleasant activities as well as the action in progress particle; 着 (zhe) which is sometimes mistakenly thought of as the "-ing" of Chinese, but it's actually more subtle than that. Watch the lesson and be more confident about when to use 着 (zhe) VS 在 (zài).
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| SIMPLIFIED | PINYIN | ENGLISH | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 干嘛 | gànmá | what are (you) doing? | |
| 着 | zhe | continuous action particle | |
| 哼 | hēng | to hum | |
| 小曲儿 | xiǎoqǔr5 | a little ditty; a song |
他在干嘛呢
tā 他zài 在gànmá 干嘛ne 呢
What is he doing?
听着音乐哼着小曲儿
tīng zhe 听着yīnyuè 音乐hēng 哼zhe 着xiǎo 小qǔr 曲儿
He's listening to music and humming along.
哟挺悠闲你在干嘛呢
yō 哟tǐng 挺yōuxián 悠闲nǐ 你zài 在gànmá 干嘛ne 呢
Oh, how relaxing. What about you?
吹着暖气吃冰棍儿
chuī 吹zhe 着nuǎnqì 暖气chī 吃bīnggùnr 冰棍儿
I'm enjoying the heat while eating a popsicle.
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