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🇨🇳 Mandarin Chinese · Fluency Level 2

PART 3 · LESSON 27 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

Ten Thousand Matters As You Wish

Make the round of New Year calls in the village: be told to go and pay the calls, ask whose house first, hear Old Hu's, wish him a happy New Year at his door, hear may all go as you wish, wish him good health, give a child a red envelope, and hear prosperity and sit down for tea.

Audio instruction: English

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THE STORY

The lane of Longjing village on the first morning of the year, firecracker paper red on the ground, every door open, Old Hu's tourist teahouse the first stop.

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走， 去 拜年！zǒu, qù bàiniánCome on, let's go and pay New Year calls!
先 去 谁 家？xiān qù shéi jiāWhose house first?
先 去 老胡 家。xiān qù lǎohú jiāOld Hu's first.
下 一 家！xià yì jiāNext house!
胡 叔叔， 给 您 拜年 了！hú shūshu, gěi nín bàinián leUncle Hu, happy New Year to you! Politely.
万事 如意！wànshì rúyìmay all go as you wish, word for word ten thousand matters as you wish
来 来 来！ 万事 如意！lái lái lái! wànshì rúyìCome in, come in! May all go as you wish!
祝 您 身体 健康！zhù nín shēntǐ jiànkāngWishing you good health! Politely.
心想 事成！xīnxiǎng shìchéngMay your heart's wishes come true!
来， 红包 给 你！lái, hóngbāo gěi nǐHere, a red envelope for you! To a friend.

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