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🇨🇳 Mandarin Chinese · Fluency Level 3

PART 1 · LESSON 9 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

The Dragon in the Well

Hear Lan tell the legend of the village's name at dinner: be asked why Longjing is called Longjing, hear that a dragon lived in the well, ask whether there really was one, hear that the people prayed for rain in a dry year, ask whether the dragon heard, hear that the rain really came, hear Master Chen say believe it or not, and say of course you believe it.

Audio instruction: English

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THE STORY

The round table in Master Chen's main room in Longjing village on a March evening after dinner, the bowls cleared, Lan with her chin on her hand and Master Chen half asleep by the stove.

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龙井 为什么 叫 龙井？lóngjǐng wèishénme jiào lóngjǐngWhy is Longjing called Longjing?
井 还 在， 龙 不 在 了。jǐng hái zài, lóng bú zài leThe well is still there; the dragon is gone.
住 着 一 条 龙。zhù zhe yì tiáo lónga dragon was living there, with the measure word for long things
传说 井 里 住 着 一 条 龙。chuánshuō jǐng lǐ zhù zhe yì tiáo lóngLegend has it a dragon lived in the well.
真 的 有 龙？zhēn de yǒu lóngWas there really a dragon?
老百姓 求 雨。lǎobǎixìng qiú yǔthe people prayed for rain, word for word old hundred surnames seek rain
那 年 没 雨， 老百姓 求 雨。nà nián méi yǔ, lǎobǎixìng qiú yǔThat year there was no rain; the people prayed for rain.
龙 听 到 了 吗？lóng tīng dào le maDid the dragon hear?
雨 真 的 下 了。yǔ zhēn de xià leThe rain really came.
信 不 信 由 你。xìn bu xìn yóu nǐBelieve it or not, up to you. To a friend.

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