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Bicycles & Cycling 自行车 (2)

China PlusPublished: 2017-11-06 13:36:12
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Bike lane 自行车道 Bell 车铃 Helmet 头盔 Pump 打气筒 Could you please pass me the pump?请把打气筒递给我。The tires need pumping up.车胎该打气了。All in today’s Chinese Studio.

B: I want to buy a bell for my bike Y.

Y: Ah, you mean a 车铃。

B: che1 ling2.

Y:车 che1 means bicycle,

B: che1

Y:铃 ling2 means bell,

B: ling2,

Y:车铃 che1 ling2.

B: che1 ling2. bell And what about a helmet?

Y: That’s a 头盔 tou2 kui1.

B: tou2 kui1, helmet.

Conversation 1

A:我得去买个车铃。

B:走吧,我正好要买个头盔。

B: Ok, just about ready to hit the road. I can’t help noticing all the bike lanes in Beijing, great to see.

Y: Yeah, we call those 自行车道 zi4 xing2 che1 dao4.

B: zi4 xing2 che1 dao4.

Y:自行车 zi4 xing2 che1 is bicycle,

B: zi4 xing2 che1

Y:道 dao4 means lane,

B: dao4,

Y:自行车道 zi4 xing2 che1 dao4.

B: zi4 xing2 che1 dao4. bike lanes.

Conversation 2

A:不好,我们违反交通规则了。

B:怎么了?你超速了吗?

A:不是。我开到自行车道上去了。

B: Y, Could you please pass me the pump? What’s the Chinese for a pump?

Y: it’s 打气筒 da3 qi4 tong3.

B: da3 qi4 tong3.

Y:打气 da3 qi4 means to pump,

B: da3 qi4

Y:筒 tong3 means a tube-shaped object.

B: tong3

Y:打气筒 da3 qi4 tong3.

B: da3 qi4 tong3. a pump. Let me practice…“Could you please pass me the pump?” should be…请把打气筒递给我 qing2 ba2 da3 qi4 tong3…给我 gei2 wo3…

Y:递 di4. di4 means pass. The whole sentence is:请把打气筒递给我 qing2 ba2 da3 qi4 tong3 di4 gei2 wo3…递给我 di4 gei2 wo3 means pass me something,

B: di4 gei2 wo3,

Y:把 ba3 is often put before the object,

B: ba3,

Y:打气筒 da3 qi4 tong3 is pump,

B: da3 qi4 tong3.

Y:请把打气筒递给我 qing2 ba2 da3 qi4 tong3 di4 gei2 wo3

B: qing2 ba2 da3 qi4 tong3 di4 gei2 wo3 Could you please pass me the pump?

Conversation3

A:请把打气筒递给我。

B:好的,给你。

B: We’ve just learned how to say pump. And now it’s time to use it because the tires need pumping up. Can you help me out Y?

Y: You can pump them up yourself B, but I will teach you to say 车胎该打气了。

B: che1 tai1 gai1 da3 qi4 le.

Y: Bu cuo,车胎 che1 tai1 means tire,

B: che1 tai1,

Y:该 gai1 means require or demand,

B: gai1

Y:打气 da3 qi4 means to pump,

B: da3 qi4.

Y:车胎该打气了。che1 tai1 gai1 da3 qi4 le.

B: che1 tai1 gai1 da3 qi4 le. The tires need pumping up.

Conversation 4

A:车胎该打气了。能借用一下你的打气筒吗?

B:当然可以了,给你。

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