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Romance of the Three Kingdoms

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ID: 1919 Intermediate
"Romance of the Three Kingdoms" is hailed as one of China's great ancient literary works. Even if your Chinese isn't quite fluent enough to read the book in its original form, the story and characters are still integral pieces to contemporary Chinese culture and language. Gain a basic understanding of this classic novel in today's intermediate lesson.
Dilu,John
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厚 hòu thick
三国演义 Sānguóyǎnyì Romance of the Three Kingdoms
听说 tīngshuō to hear of
部 bù [measure word]
你在看什么书好厚啊
nǐ 你zài 在kàn 看shénme 什么shū 书hǎo 好hòu 厚a 啊
What book are you reading? It's really thick!
三国演义听说过吗
Sānguóyǎnyì 三国演义tīngshuō 听说guo 过ma 吗
"Romance of the Three Kingdoms." Have you heard of it?
听说过不过没看过是写什么的
tīngshuō 听说guo 过bùguò 不过méi 没kàn 看guo 过shì 是xiě 写shénme 什么de 的
I've heard of it, but I've never read it. What's it about?
三国演义是一部历史小说写的是魏蜀吴三个国家之间的战争
Sānguóyǎnyì 三国演义shì 是yī 一bù 部lìshǐ 历史xiǎoshuō 小说xiě 写de 的shì 是Wèi 魏Shǔ 蜀Wú 吴sān 三ge 个guójiā 国家zhījiān 之间de 的zhànzhēng 战争
"Romance of the Three Kingdoms" is a historical novel. It's about the war between the kingdoms of Wei, Shu, and Wu.
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