Mending Clothing
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ID: 1679
Intermediate
Many homes have what's called a "mending pile," which is also referred to as "the place where old clothes go to die." In China, though, it's so easy to find someone to mend, patch, and alter all your clothing woes! In this Chinese lesson learn the key words to describe how clothes "go bad," the key verbs for fixing them, and even some key measure words.
John,Jenny
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| SIMPLIFIED | PINYIN | ENGLISH | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 修 | xiū | to mend, to repair | |
| 件 | jiàn | [measure word for pieces of clothing] | |
| 掉 | diào | to fall off | |
| 扣子 | kòuzi | button |
王师傅我这里有一些衣服能帮我修一下吗
Wáng 王shīfu 师傅wǒ 我zhèlǐ 这里yǒu 有yīxiē 一些yīfu 衣服néng 能bāng 帮wǒ 我xiū 修yīxià 一下ma 吗
Mr. Wang, I have some clothes here. Could you fix some things for me?
哪里我看看
nǎli 哪里wǒ 我kàn kan 看看
Where? Let me have a look.
这件衣服掉了两个扣子你有一样的扣子吗帮我钉一下
zhè 这jiàn 件yīfu 衣服diào 掉le 了liǎng 两ge 个kòuzi 扣子nǐ 你yǒu 有yīyàng 一样de 的kòuzi 扣子ma 吗bāng 帮wǒ 我dìng 钉yīxià 一下
This one lost two buttons. Do you have the same buttons? Sew some on for me.
完全一样的很难找差不多的行吗
wánquán 完全yīyàng 一样de 的hěn 很nán 难zhǎo 找chàbuduō 差不多de 的xíng 行ma 吗
It's hard to find ones that are exactly the same. Is it all right if they're not quite identical?
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