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Cars II
Y: Dajia hao Perfect your Chinese every day, right here in the Chinese Studio. Wo shi Yajie.
B: And, wo shi B, ni hao Y. We’re talking cars this week, hey, let’s hit the road Jack, arh, I
mean Y.
Y: Not so fast, let’s check our key words of the day.
B: No… I’ve got a flat tire, so we better get to and change the wheel. Oh, I don’t know how to
say that.
Y: Try this, wheel is 轮胎。
B: lun2 tai1.
Y: It would be more convenient if you know how to ask it in Chinese: 能帮我换个轮胎吗?
B: Let me practice that: neng2 bang1 wo3 huan4 ge4 lun2 tai1 ma?
Y: neng2 means could,
B: neng2,
Y: bang1 wo3 means help me,
B: bang1 wo3,
Y: huan4 means change,
B: huan4,
Y: ge4 is the measure word for wheel, here it’s yi2 ge4, which means one,
B: ge4,
Y: lun2 tai1 is wheel,
B: lun2 tai1,
Y: neng2 bang1 wo3 huan4 ge4 lun2 tai1 ma?
B: neng2 bang1 wo3 huan4 ge4 lun2 tai1 ma? Can you help me change the wheel?
Conversation 1
A: 能帮我换个轮胎吗?
B: 好的,没问题。
B: You’re a lifesaver Y. The thing we use to raise the car, the wheel jack, what do we call that?
Y: it’s 千斤顶
B: qian1 jin1 ding3,
Y: jin1 is the Chinese measure word of weight, it’s about half a kilogram… qian1 jin1
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literally means a thousand jin. It symbolizes it has a strong power.
B: I see… qian1 jin1,
Y: ding3 means raise,
B: ding3,
Y: qian1 jin1 ding3,
B: qian1 jin1 ding3, the wheel jack. And the wheel jack is in the boot, the trunk.
Y: Ah, that’s the 后备箱。
B: hou4 bei4 xiang1.
Y: hou4 bei4 literally means back-up,
B: hou4 bei4,
Y: xiang1 means case or box,
B: xiang1,
Y: hou4 bei4 xiang1.
B: hou4 bei4 xiang1. trunk.
Conversation2
A:千斤顶在哪?
B: 就在后备箱里。
B: It’s car maintenance time. We’ve just changed the wheel, and now I see the oil needs
changing. How do I say that in Chinese, Yajie?
Y: it’s gai1 huan4 ji1 you2 le.
B: gai1 huan4 ji1 you2 le.
Y: gai1 means should do something,
B: gai1,
Y: huan4 means change,
B: huan4,
Y: ji1 you2 means car oil,
B: ji1 you2,
Y: gai1 huan4 ji1 you2 le.
B: gai1 huan4 ji1 you2 le. The car oil needs changing.
Conversation 4
A: 该换机油了。
B: 那得查查机油的标准和型号。
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B: Fresh oil is good for the car, and some fresh air is good for us. Let’s get some Y, but what’s
our question of the day?
Y: Remind us how to say, “The car oil needs changing” in Chinese character OR pinyin if you
like.
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