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🇨🇳 Mandarin Chinese · Advanced Level 2

PART 2 · LESSON 17 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

Prices Double

Serve Teacher Song at the Chens' table after the frost: hear him ask this year's price, name eight thousand a jin, hear him say it has doubled, say prices are up year on year, hear that you get what you pay for, and settle it with old customer, old price.

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THE STORY

The Chens' courtyard table in Longjing village on an April afternoon, the first tin of the year's tea open, Teacher Song on his stool, Missus Wang pouring and Owen beside her.

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今年 的 新 茶 多少 钱？jīnnián de xīn chá duōshao qiánHow much is this year's new tea?
去年 才 四千！qùnián cái sìqiānLast year it was only four thousand!
一 斤 八千。yì jīn bāqiānEight thousand a jin.
翻 了 一 倍！fān le yí bèiit's doubled, word for word flipped one time over
八千？ 翻 了 一 倍！bāqiān? fān le yí bèiEight thousand? It's doubled!
同比 上涨。tóngbǐ shàngzhǎngup year on year, word for word same period compared, rise
霜冻 以后， 价格 同比 上涨。shuāngdòng yǐhòu, jiàgé tóngbǐ shàngzhǎngAfter the frost, prices are up year on year.
今年 的 茶 很 少。jīnnián de chá hěn shǎoThere's very little tea this year.
老 朋友， 便宜 一点 吧！lǎo péngyou, piányi yìdiǎn baOld friend, a bit cheaper!
一 分 货。yì fēn huòone cent of goods

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