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To pack or to go? 如饥似渴──打包还是带走?

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ID: 4171 Upper Intermediate
Have you struggled with what to say for dine in, takeouts, home delivery when you’re hungry and want food fast! 打包 is synonymous with 带走 in Mandarin. Literally to first pack and then takeaway. So the next time when you’re at a Chinese restaurant use these useful vocabulary! 打包、带走、外卖......这些词有什么区别呢?“如饥似渴”真的是在说一个人又饿又渴吗?听听今天的课文,你就有答案了! HSK lvl 4 提前 抱歉 支持 实在 安排 HSK lvl 5 不好意思 反正 招待 优惠 居然 目前 逗 HSK lvl 6 打包 疏忽 补偿 计较 扁
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
biǎn flat; (coll.)
不好意思 bùhǎoyìsi to feel embarrassed; to find it embarrassing; to be sorry (for inconveniencing sb)
打包 dǎbāo to wrap; to pack; to put leftovers in a doggy bag for take-out
糊弄 hùnong to fool; to deceive; to go through the motions
我的牛排汉堡快好了吗人都要饿扁了
wǒ 我de 的niúpái 牛排hànbǎo 汉堡kuài 快hǎo 好le 了ma 吗rén 人dōu 都yào 要è 饿biǎn 扁le 了
Is my steak burger ready. I’m very hungry.
不好意思久等了请问您要打包还是带走
bùhǎoyìsi 不好意思jiǔděng 久等le 了qǐngwèn 请问nín 您yào 要dǎbāo 打包háishi 还是dàizǒu 带走
Sorry to have kept you waiting, would you like to pack or to go?
你糊弄我呀反正就是不能在店里吃是吗
nǐ 你hùnong 糊弄wǒ 我ya 呀fǎnzhèng 反正jiùshì 就是bùnéng 不能zài 在diàn 店lǐ 里chī 吃shì 是ma 吗
Are you kidding me? Why can’t I eat in the store?
我们马上就要打烊了所以可能没有时间招待您内用了
wǒmen 我们mǎshàng 马上jiùyào 就要dǎyàng 打烊le 了suǒyǐ 所以kěnéng 可能méiyǒu 没有shíjiān 时间zhāodài 招待nín 您nèiyòng 内用le 了
We’re about to close for the day so we may not have time to serve you in the store.
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