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🇨🇳 Mandarin Chinese · Fluency Level 1

PART 1 · LESSON 3 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

Old Hu's Videos

Watch the short video Old Hu shot of the frying room with Lan: praise it the way the street does, hear that ten thousand people a day watch, doubt it, hear there's nothing wrong with it, guess he wants to sell tea again, hear he cheats nobody, and offer to help him shoot.

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THE STORY

Old Hu's shop in Longjing village on a February afternoon, his phone propped against a tea tin and Owen and Lan leaning over the counter.

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我 拍 的 视频！wǒ pāi de shìpínthe video I shot
欧文， 看 我 拍 的 视频！ōuwén, kàn wǒ pāi de shìpínOwen, look at the video I shot!
绝 了！jué lebrilliant, word for word cut off, with the change word: nothing tops it
老胡， 牛！ 绝 了！lǎo hú, niú, jué leOld Hu, awesome! Brilliant!
发 给 我 看看。fā gěi wǒ kànkanSend it to me, let me see.
一 天 一万 人 看。yì tiān yíwàn rén kànTen thousand people a day watch it.
靠谱 吗？kàopǔ mareliable, word for word leaning on the score
靠谱 吗？ 我 看 不 靠谱。kàopǔ ma, wǒ kàn bú kàopǔIs that reliable? I don't think so.
我 不 相信。wǒ bù xiāngxìnI don't believe it.
没 毛病！méi máobìngnothing wrong with it, word for word no fault

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