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🇨🇳 Mandarin Chinese · Fluency Level 3

PART 2 · LESSON 11 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

Little Wu Is Back

Greet Little Wu at the gate in April: hear that he is here, say it has been a year, hear him ask about the buds, say they are three days earlier than last year, say the master decides, hear that this year you have the final say, and set the picking for tomorrow.

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THE STORY

The gate of Master Chen's house on a bright morning in early April, the first buds out on the terraces, Little Wu's bag still on his shoulder, Master Chen on the step behind Owen.

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老欧， 我 来 了！lǎo ōu, wǒ lái leOld Oh, I'm here!
一 年 没 见！yì nián méi jiàna year without seeing each other, word for word one year not see
小吴！ 一 年 没 见！xiǎo wú! yì nián méi jiànLittle Wu! It's been a year!
路 上 累 不 累？lù shang lèi bu lèiWas the trip tiring?
先 进来 坐。xiān jìnlai zuòCome in and sit down first.
芽 发 了 吗？yá fā le maHave the buds come out?
早 了 三 天。zǎo le sān tiānearlier by three days, word for word early, changed, three days
比 去年 早 了 三 天。bǐ qùnián zǎo le sān tiānThree days earlier than last year.
我 去 看看 芽。wǒ qù kànkan yáI'll go and look at the buds.
开 摘？kāi zhāito start picking, word for word open pick

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