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🇨🇳 Mandarin Chinese · Advanced Level 2

PART 1 · LESSON 9 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

Honesty Before Money

Talk honesty with Auntie Zhang: hear her offer her cheap tea again, say you can't take sprayed tea, hear that yours isn't enough this year, say you'd rather sell less than sell what fails, and hear Missus Wang say business is about honesty.

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THE STORY

The lane between the two houses in Longjing village, Auntie Zhang with a sack of dry leaves, Owen and Missus Wang on their way back from the hill.

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小欧， 我 的 茶 便宜， 要 吗？xiǎo'ōu, wǒ de chá piányi, yào maLittle Ou, my tea is cheap. Do you want it?
一 斤 便宜 两百 块。yì jīn piányi liǎngbǎi kuàiTwo hundred kuai cheaper a jin.
打 过 药 的， 我 不 能 要。dǎ guo yào de, wǒ bù néng yàoIf it's been sprayed, I can't take it.
但是 你们 的 茶 不 够！dànshì nǐmen de chá bú gòuBut your tea isn't enough!
钱 不 是 最 重要 的。qián bú shì zuì zhòngyào deMoney isn't the most important thing.
也 不 卖 不 合格 的。yě bú mài bù hégé dethan sell what fails, word for word also not sell not qualified ones
宁可 少 卖。nìngkě shǎo màiwould rather sell less
我 宁可 少 卖， 也 不 卖 不 合格 的。wǒ nìngkě shǎo mài, yě bú mài bù hégé deI'd rather sell less than sell what fails.
做 生意 讲 诚信。zuò shēngyi jiǎng chéngxìnBusiness is about honesty.
我 懂 了。 以后 不 会 了。wǒ dǒng le. yǐhòu bú huì leI understand. It won't happen again.

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