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🇨🇳 Mandarin Chinese · Fluency Level 3

PART 3 · LESSON 26 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

The Last Fry

Stand beside Master Chen at his last wok: hear him ask for silence, say the fire is ready, be told to listen to the wok, say you are listening, hear that the heat is right, hear Little Wu whisper to look at his hands, say they are still as quick as ever, and hear that this is the last wok.

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THE STORY

The frying room at a quarter past twelve on Grain Rain, thirty people silent on Old Hu's chairs, the wok hot, Master Chen's sleeves rolled, Owen at his left and Little Wu at the door.

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出 声。chū shēngmake a sound, word for word out sound
都 别 出 声。dōu bié chū shēngNobody make a sound.
师父， 火 好 了。shīfu, huǒ hǎo leMaster, the fire's ready.
别 说话， 看 就 行。bié shuōhuà, kàn jiù xíngDon't talk, just watch.
声音。shēngyīnthe sound, word for word sound tone
听 锅 的 声音。tīng guō de shēngyīnListen to the sound of the wok.
我 听 着 呢。wǒ tīng zhe neI'm listening.
茶 香 出来 了。chá xiāng chūlái leThe tea's fragrance has come out.
火候。huǒhouthe heat and its timing, the craftsman's word, word for word fire moment
火候 到 了。huǒhou dào leThe heat is right.

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