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🇨🇳 Mandarin Chinese · Beginner Level 1

PART 3 · LESSON 23 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

It'll Do

Old Hu brings his machine, and Owen fries a batch of his own under Master Chen's eye. Say I'm your neighbour and I've got a machine, hear wrong, once more and lighter, say it's burnt, hear hands quick and heart slow, ask if it's better than yesterday, and hear it'll do.

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THE STORY

In the frying room of the Chen house, Old Hu has wheeled in a small machine from the teahouse, and Owen stands at a wok for the first time with Master Chen watching, his hand in a bandage.

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邻居línjūneighbour
我 有 机器!wǒ yǒu jīqìI've got a machine
我 是 你 的 邻居。 我 有 机器!wǒ shì nǐ de línjū. wǒ yǒu jīqìI'm your neighbour. I've got a machine!
轻 一点qīng yìdiǎna little lighter
不 对, 再 来。 轻 一点。bú duì, zài lái. qīng yìdiǎnWrong. Once more. Lighter.
温度wēndùtemperature
温度 太 高 了。wēndù tài gāo leThe temperature's too high.
糊 了!hú leIt's burnt!
手 要 快, 心 要 慢。shǒu yào kuài, xīn yào mànHands must be quick, the heart slow.
昨天zuótiānyesterday

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