Course in Modern Mandarin Chinese

Lesson 5 Workbook 69

XiFo Sì bù bèi shBngcí zhH xué xiG zì, Xiao Four didn’t memorize the new words

but only studied character writing,

XiFo Shí bù xué xiG zì zhH bèi shBngcí. Xiao Stone did not study character writing

but only memorized the new vocabulary.

b. SAn ShAn hé Sì ShuH Three Mountains and Four Seas
SAn shAn chBng sì shuH, Three mountains support the four seas,
Sì shuH rào sAn shAn, The four seas are wrapped around the three
mountains,
SAn shAn sì shuH chEn cháng zài, It is always spring by the three mountains and
four seas,
Sì shuH sAn shAn sìshí chEn. By the four seas and the three mountains it is
spring all year long.

3.3. Loan words from English

Here are some Mandarin words for things that you can eat or drink in China. The names
of the items were borrowed from English. Listen to the recording and repeat each item
aloud until you can identify it. Discuss your answers with your classmates, and when you
think you know what each item is, ask your teacher to check your answers.

Things you can eat:

a. qiFokèlì

b. shAlA

c. bùdCng

d. hànbFobAo

e. bHsà

f. sAnmíngzhì

g. qHsC

h. jiAlí (gAlí)

Things you can drink:

i. kGlè

j. kAfBi

k. kGkG