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🇨🇳 Mandarin Chinese · Intermediate Level 1

PART 1 · LESSON 7 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

How Maofeng Is Made

Ask Little Wu's mother how Maofeng is made: hear first the hot frying, then the rolling, finally the drying, ask what the first step is, hear that the fire can't be too big, and that it takes a whole night.

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THE STORY

The Wu family's kitchen late on a May evening, a wok over a low wood fire and trays of leaves waiting on the table.

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阿姨， 毛峰 是 怎么 做 的？āyí, máofēng shì zěnme zuò deAuntie, how is Maofeng made?
最后 烘干。zuìhòu hōnggānfinally the drying, word for word bake dry
然后 揉捻。ránhòu róuniǎnthen the rolling, word for word knead and twist
先 杀青。xiān shāqīngfirst the hot frying, word for word kill the green
先 杀青， 然后 揉捻， 最后 烘干。xiān shāqīng, ránhòu róuniǎn, zuìhòu hōnggānFirst the hot frying, then the rolling, finally the drying.
然后 呢？ránhòu neAnd then?
杀青 是 什么？shāqīng shì shénmeWhat is the hot frying?
不 能 太 大。bù néng tài dàcan't be too big
就是 炒。 火 不 能 太 大。jiùshì chǎo, huǒ bù néng tài dàIt's the frying. The fire can't be too big.
我 来 帮 您。wǒ lái bāng nínLet me help you. Politely.

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