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🇨🇳 Mandarin Chinese · Fluency Level 3

PART 2 · LESSON 14 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

Ching Ming on the Hill

Stand at the family graves on Ching Ming morning: hear Lan tell you to offer incense to Great-Grandpa, tell him who you are, hear Master Chen present you to his father, hear that from this year on the wok goes to you, tell Great-Grandpa to rest easy, hear Lan's father say his father can finally rest easy, and go home to eat.

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THE STORY

The family graves on the hill above Longjing village on Ching Ming morning, Monday the fourth of April, the grass cut back, incense and a cup of wine before the stone, Master Chen, his son, Lan and Owen in a row.

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上 香。shàng xiāngto offer incense, word for word put up fragrance
给 太 爷爷 上 香。gěi tài yéye shàng xiāngoffer incense to Great-Grandpa
欧文， 给 太 爷爷 上 香。ōuwén, gěi tài yéye shàng xiāngOwen, offer incense to Great-Grandpa.
太 爷爷， 我 是 欧文。tài yéye, wǒ shì ōuwénGreat-Grandpa, I'm Owen.
先 鞠躬， 再 上 香。xiān jūgōng, zài shàng xiāngBow first, then offer incense.
爸， 这 是 我 徒弟。bà, zhè shì wǒ túdiDad, this is my apprentice.
爷爷， 他 炒 得 好。yéye, tā chǎo de hǎoGrandpa, he fries well.
酒 我 来 倒。jiǔ wǒ lái dàoI'll pour the wine.
锅 就 交 给 他 了。guō jiù jiāo gěi tā lethe wok then goes to him, word for word wok then hand over give him, changed
今年 以后， 锅 就 交 给 他 了。jīnnián yǐhòu, guō jiù jiāo gěi tā leFrom this year on, the wok goes to him.

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