Chinese 101: Say “What’s your sign” in Chinese; 12 animals of Chinese zodiacs
Grammar: 差不多; Comparation with “比”
Language Tips: Chinese zodiac culture; Animal sign & Personality
Story of The Day: Sympathy With One of Its Kind 兔死狐悲 tù sǐ hú bēi
Dialogue:
A：你属什么？
nǐ shǔ shén me？
What’s your (animal) sign?
B：我属猴。
wǒ shǔ hóu 。
I was born during the year of the Monkey.
A：你好年轻啊！
nǐ hǎo nián qīng ā！
Wow, you're really young!
B：咱们应该差不多吧？
zán men yīng gāi chà bú duō ba？
We're almost the same，right?
A：我属兔，比你大多了。
wǒ shǔ tù ，bǐ nǐ dà duō le。
I was born during the year of rabbit, I’m a lot older than you.
Words & expressions:
【属】shǔ: belong; genera; kind
【猴】hóu: monkey
【年轻】nián qīng: young
【咱们】zán men: we
【差不多】chà bu duō
【兔】tù: rabbit
【比】bǐ: compare
Hosts: Liu Min & Sam Duckett & Jessica
Programme Editor: Wang Xiaoyu
Producer: Lu Chang
