The Typhoon
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ID: 2016
Intermediate
Typhoons are no joking matter in China, where flooding and falling debris can wreak serious havoc in densely-packed urban areas. Learn the key words for discussing typhoons and typhoon-related issues in this Chinese lesson, as well as a fun little bit of etymology.
John,Dilu
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| SIMPLIFIED | PINYIN | ENGLISH | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 台风 | táifēng | typhoon | |
| 厉害 | lìhai | powerful | |
| 道路 | dàolù | street | |
| 刮 | guā | to blow |
这次台风很厉害
zhècì 这次táifēng 台风hěn 很lìhai 厉害
This typhoon is really intense!
嗯很多道路都积水了很多树也被刮倒了
ng4 嗯hěn 很duō 多dàolù 道路dōu 都jīshuǐ 积水le 了hěn 很duō 多shù 树yě 也bèi 被guā 刮dǎo 倒le 了
Yeah, a lot of streets have been flooded and trees blown over by the wind.
风力有12级你要出去的话肯定被刮跑了
fēnglì 风力yǒu 有shí èr 12jí 级nǐ 你yào 要chūqù 出去dehuà 的话kěndìng 肯定bèi 被guā 刮pǎo 跑le 了
The wind is at force 12. If you go outside, you'll definitely get blown away.
哈哈把我刮到台湾去玩玩也不错
hāhā 哈哈bǎ 把wǒ 我guā 刮dào 到Táiwān 台湾qù 去wán wan 玩玩yě 也bùcuò 不错
Ha ha, it would be great if it blew me to Taiwan so I could visit.
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