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🇨🇳 Mandarin Chinese · Intermediate Level 2

PART 2 · LESSON 13 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

At the Next Wok

Practise beside Little Wu, hear that you fry better and better, say you're still a bit short and your hands aren't fast enough, and hear that the more you practise, the faster you get.

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THE STORY

A late March afternoon in Master Chen's frying shed, two woks side by side, Little Wu at one and Owen at the other.

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越 炒 越 好 了！yuè chǎo yuè hǎo lebetter and better, the more you fry, the better
老欧， 你 越 炒 越 好 了！lǎo ōu, nǐ yuè chǎo yuè hǎo leOld Oh, you fry better and better! To a friend.
还 差 一点。hái chà yìdiǎnstill a bit short, word for word still lack a little
真 的 吗？ 我 觉得 还 差 一点。zhēn de ma? wǒ juéde hái chà yìdiǎnReally? I think I'm still a bit short.
差 什么？ 香 出来 了！chà shénme? xiāng chūlái leShort of what? The fragrance is out!
越 快 越 好。yuè kuài yuè hǎoThe faster, the better.
手 还 不 够 快。shǒu hái bú gòu kuàiMy hands still aren't fast enough.
越 练 越 快。yuè liàn yuè kuàithe more you practise, the faster
越 练 越 快。 我 也 是 这样。yuè liàn yuè kuài, wǒ yě shì zhèyàngThe more you practise, the faster. I was the same.
你 比 去年 快 多 了。nǐ bǐ qùnián kuài duō leYou're much faster than last year. To a friend.

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