Rack Them Up!
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ID: 2332
Intermediate
Get our your pool cues, poddies. In this lesson, ChinesePod heads to the pool hall for a couple of games. Learn how to talk about playing pool in Chinese!
John,David
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| SIMPLIFIED | PINYIN | ENGLISH | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 局 | jú | game | |
| 挑 | tiāo | to pick | |
| 根 | gēn | measure word for long slender things | |
| 摆 | bǎi | to place |
小张来一局
Xiǎo Zhāng 小张lái 来yī 一jú 局
Xiao Zhang, do you want to play a game?
行我先挑一根球杆
xíng 行wǒ 我xiān 先tiāo 挑yī 一gēn 根qiúgān 球杆
Okay. First I'll pick out a pool cue!
我来摆你来开球吧
wǒ 我lái 来bǎi 摆nǐ 你lái 来kāiqiú 开球ba 吧
I'll rack them up. You break.
好
hǎo 好
Okay.
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