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Learn Chinese with CI: The 富婆 & 小鲜肉 Breakup Story

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xiàn
zài
shì
"
"
xiǎo
"
You are now "Xiao Bu".
shì
"
"
"
lái
You are not "Blair"!
O
K
O
Okay, good.
suǒ
,
,
xiǎo
So, Xiao Bu,
xiàn
zài
2
0
2
You are 20 years old now.
ǹg
gāng
gāng
O
K
Hmm, you just graduated, okay?
shì
shuài
You're a handsome guy.
Hahahaha.
yòu
gāo
yòu
shuài
a
You're tall and handsome!
hěn
duō
ròu
Lots of muscles.
hěn
duō
rén
zhuī
qiú
a
Hahaha, many people are pursuing you!
zhuī
qiú
yào
xiǎng
xiàng
xià
You need to imagine being pursued.
Hahahaha.
āi
jiù
shì
bié
bié
yǒu
qián
de
rén
You know, those really, really rich women,
jiào
Called 'fùpó', 'fùpó'.
Fùpó.
duì
jiù
shì
fēi
cháng
fēi
cháng
yǒu
qián
de
rén
Right, 'fùpó' are very, very rich women.
suǒ
shì
nián
qīng
de
rén
So, 'fùpó' are not young women.
cháng
cháng
shì
zhōng
nián
huò
zhě
shì
lǎo
nián
de
rén
They are often middle-aged or elderly women.
a
duì
Ah, right.
rán
hòu
le
And you graduated,
zhī
dào
yào
shuō
shén
me
I don't know what you want to say.
Hahahaha.
le
You graduated,
rán
hòu
zhuī
qiú
a
And a 'fùpó' is pursuing you!
ǹg
Mm.
ǹg
zhuī
qiú
jiù
shì
gěi
huā
Mm, 'pursuing' means she spends money on you,
gěi
qiǎo
a
shuō
Gives you chocolates, she says,
Hahahaha.
shuō
bié
gōng
zuò
le
a
She says, "Don't work anymore!"
zuò
nán
péng
yǒu
ba
"Be my boyfriend!" Ah, then you...
a
Do you accept her love or reject her pursuit?
jiē
shòu
de
ài
hái
shì
jué
She looks okay though.
jué
de
zhuī
qiú
She looks pretty good.
cháng
hái
a
Hahahaha.
cháng
hái
cuò
So you accept?
You accept, do you?
suǒ
jiē
shòu
You accept that perfect life, hahaha.
jiē
shòu
shì
ma
The 'fùpó' picks up her phone,
jiē
shòu
wán
měi
de
shēng
huó
She transfers money to you,
lái
de
shǒu
a
Transfers a lot of money.
gěi
zhuǎn
qián
Ah, good.
zhuǎn
hěn
duō
qián
Okay, so how will you spend your money now, hahaha?
a
hǎo
Okay, how will I spend my money?
hǎo
de
xiàn
zài
zěn
me
huā
de
qián
Right!
O
K
O
K
a
zěn
me
huā
I, I, I want to...
duì
a
Uh, buy some really beautiful clothes.
yào
So you want to buy very fashionable clothes,
è
mǎi
xiē
hǎo
piào
liang
de
fu
Right? Fashionable clothes.
suǒ
yào
mǎi
hěn
shí
máo
de
fu
Fashionable!
duì
ma
shí
máo
de
fu
"Fashionable" means...
shí
máo
a
Like my...
shí
máo
jiù
shì
My glasses are very fashionable, right?
zhè
ge
Now, fashion, fashion.
zhè
ge
yǎn
jìng
hěn
shí
máo
duì
ba
Right, right, right, aren't they fashionable, hahaha?
xiàn
zài
f
a
s
h
i
o
n
f
a
s
h
i
o
n
Fashionable.
duì
duì
duì
shì
bu
shì
hěn
shí
máo
Yes, yes, right.
shí
máo
The same color as my ball!
shì
de
shì
de
duì
Right.
gēn
de
qiú
de
yán
yàng
a
Very fashionable, fashionable glasses!
duì
Fashionable, fashionable.
hěn
shí
máo
shí
máo
de
yǎn
jìng
a
So you want to buy fashionable clothes,
shí
máo
shí
máo
Right? Buy fashionable clothes.
suǒ
yào
mǎi
shí
máo
de
fu
Then don't you want a luxury car? A luxury car.
duì
ba
mǎi
shí
máo
de
fu
A luxury car is a very, very expensive car!
yào
liàng
háo
chē
ma
háo
chē
Okay, do you want to buy a luxury car?
háo
chē
jiù
shì
bié
bié
guì
de
chē
a
Maybe it's not my priority.
O
K
O
K
yào
mǎi
liàng
háo
Mm, not your...
néng
shì
de
yōu
xiān
Not your priority.
ǹg
shì
Priority, right!
shì
yōu
xiān
kǎo
de
shì
qíng
The 'fùpó' gave you a lot of money!
yōu
xiān
kǎo
de
duì
a
You, you...
gěi
le
hěn
duō
qián
a
Oh, then...
hǎo
hǎo
Hahahaha, you go to such high-end restaurants,
duì
You wear such fashionable clothes,
me
gāo
dàng
de
cān
tīng
You need to match it with a luxury car,
chuān穿
me
shí
máo
de
fu
Right? A luxury car!
yào
pèi
liàng
háo
chē
Right.
duì
ba
liàng
háo
chē
a
Okay, Blair.
duì
Ten years have passed now!
hǎo
lái
Ten years have passed.
xiàn
zài
guò
le
shí
nián
a
Mm, ten years.
guò
le
shí
nián
Right, you are no longer Xiao Bu.
ǹg
shí
nián
You are an old man now!
duì
jīng
shì
xiǎo
le
Hahahaha.
xiàn
zài
shì
shū
a
But now...
The 'fùpó' saw a new young man!
dàn
shì
xiàn
zài
She saw a new 20-year-old man!
kàn
dào
le
xīn
de
xiǎo
xiān
ròu
a
She, she...
kàn
dào
le
xīn
de
2
0
2
0
suì
de
nán
She hasn't...
She hasn't passed away yet?
hái
méi
She didn't pass away.
hái
méi
yǒu
shì
ma
And she didn't marry you either!
méi
shì
Okay, so her money is still her money.
ér
qiě
méi
gēn
jié
hūn
a
Your luxury car is under her name.
O
K
O
K
suǒ
de
qián
hái
shì
Your luxury house is also under her name!
de
háo
chē
zài
de
míng
xià
miàn
Oh.
de
háo
zhái
zài
de
míng
xià
miàn
a
Really, really.
ò
So now the 'fùpó' says, "Xiao Bu,"
zhēn
de
zhēn
de
"Let's break up." "Let's break up!" Ah,
suǒ
xiàn
zài
shuō
xiǎo
What will you do?
men
fēn
shǒu
ba
Will you beg her? Beg her.
men
fēn
shǒu
ba
a
Maybe.
huì
zuò
shén
me
How will you beg her?
huì
qiú
ma
qiú
"Don't break up!"
néng
Kneel down, hahaha.
zěn
me
qiú
Kneel down, right?
yào
fēn
shǒu
Hahahaha, kneel down.
guì
bài
Right, uh...
guì
xià
lái
shì
ba
She wants to leave now.
guì
xià
lái
She wants to leave now,
duì
a
è
Leave this house.
xiàn
zài
yào
kāi
What will you do?
xiàn
zài
yào
kāi
Uh, uh, uh, grab her.
kāi
zhè
ge
jiā
Grab her, hold on.
yào
gān
ma
Hold on to her...
è
è
è
zhuā
Hold on, hold on.
zhuā
de
zhuā
zhù
Hold on to what of hers?
zhuā
zhù
de
Her, uh, uh...
zhuā
zhù
zhuā
zhù
Arm, not 'gē bì', it's 'gē bo', 'gē bo'.
zhuā
zhù
de
shén
me
Arm, arm!
è
è
Arm or hand can also be used.
shì
Arm or 'gē bo' can both be used.
bo
bo
So you grab her arm with both hands!
bo
bo
a
Mm, both, both hands.
shǒu
a
Two hands, right?
shǒu
huò
zhě
bo
dōu
Two hands are 'both hands'.
suǒ
shuāng
shǒu
zhuā
zhù
de
bo
a
Both hands.
ǹg
shuāng
shuāng
shǒu
So, Blair,
liǎng
zhī
shǒu
duì
ba
What, what, what do you do? You, both hands...
liǎng
zhī
shǒu
shì
shuāng
shǒu
Uh, grab her,
shuāng
shǒu
Her arm.
suǒ
lái
Gently grab it?
Very, very, very...
zuò
shén
me
shuāng
shǒu
Use a lot of, mm...
è
zhuā
zhù
With force.
de
bo
Forcefully, forcefully grab.
qīng
qīng
de
zhuā
zhù
ma
Forcefully, forcefully.
hěn
hěn
hěn
Forcefully grab.
yǒng
yòng
hěn
ǹg
Hold on tightly.
yòng
qi
de
Tightly.
yòng
de
yòng
de
zhuā
zhù
Hold on tightly to her arm.
yòng
de
yòng
de
Ah, arm, arm.
yòng
de
zhuā
zhù
Right, then...
jǐn
jǐn
de
zhuā
zhù
Then the 'fùpó' now...
jǐn
jǐn
Does this, this means to shake off!
jǐn
jǐn
de
zhuā
zhù
de
bo
Shake off your hand!
a
bo
bo
Right, shake off.
duì
Uh, shake...
xiàn
zài
What else can we shake off?
zuò
zhè
ge
zhè
ge
shì
shuǎi
kāi
a
What else can we shake off, Blair? 'Shaking off' means you don't want something,
shuǎi
kāi
de
shǒu
a
You want this,
duì
shuǎi
kāi
Shake off this thing! Ah,
è
shuǎi
In, in, say, how...
hái
shuǎi
shén
me
How do you say it? Forgot.
men
hái
shuǎi
shén
me
Right, a bug, a bug.
lái
shuǎi
jiù
shì
yào
dōng
西
A bug, a bug.
xiǎng
yào
zhè
ge
If there's a bug,
shuǎi
diào
zhè
ge
dōng
西
a
How is it?
i
n
i
n
S
E
C
i
n
It, it comes onto my body.
zěn
me
shuō
wàng
le
It flies onto your body.
duì
chóng
chóng
Flies onto!
chóng
chóng
Flies onto my...
guǒ
yǒu
yǒu
chóng
It flies onto your body,
zěn
me
yàng
Or it lands on your body! Ah,
Lands on.
lái
de
shēn
shàng
Or lands on your arm.
fēi
dào
de
shēn
shàng
What do you do?
fēi
dào
a
You shake,
fēi
dào
de
Shake it off!
fēi
dào
de
shēn
shàng
Shake it off, shake it off, or shake it away, both are fine, right?
huò
zhě
luò
dào
de
shēn
shàng
a
Ah, mm, right.
luò
dào
You want to shake off this bug!
huò
zhě
luò
dào
de
bo
shàng
Mm, right.
yào
gān
ma
Also, if you have long hair,
yào
shuǎi
Ah.
shuǎi
kāi
Oh, ah.
shuǎi
kāi
shuǎi
diào
huò
zhě
shuǎi
kāi
Shake off hair?
dōu
duì
ba
Shake your...
a
ǹg
duì
You don't shake off your hair! Hahahaha, your hair is still on your head!
yào
shuǎi
diào
zhè
ge
chóng
a
You can shake your hair.
ǹg
duì
Okay, okay, okay.
hái
yǒu
guǒ
yǒu
hěn
cháng
de
tóu
fa
Ah, right.
a
If a girl,
ò
a
A beautiful woman, she shakes her hair,
shuǎi
diào
tóu
fa
Is this very attractive to you? Very attractive.
shuǎi
Ah, I guess so, yes.
yào
shuǎi
diào
tóu
fa
Is it? Hahahaha.
de
tóu
fa
hái
zài
de
tóu
shàng
ò
Right, so shaking hair like this!
shuǎi
de
tóu
fa
Shaking hair is good.
O
K
O
K
O
K
Okay.
a
duì
Okay, let's go back to the 'fùpó' story, mm.
guǒ
shēng
So what do you...? I, I, I grab,
měi
I tightly grab her arm.
shuǎi
de
tóu
fa
Then she shakes off your arm.
zhè
ge
hěn
yǐn
ma
hěn
yǐn
Shakes off my arm.
a
yīng
gāi
shì
ba
shì
Right, then at this moment, you suddenly, "Oh no!"
shì
ba
What happened to you?
duì
a
suǒ
zhè
yàng
shuǎi
tóu
fa
a
Uh, oh,
shuǎi
tóu
fa
hěn
hǎo
Wait a minute! Ah,
O
K
"Shuāi" is not "shuǎi diào" (shake off)?
hǎo
men
huí
dào
zhè
ge
de
shì
a
ǹg
Fall down, fall down.
suǒ
shén
me
Fell down! Ah,
jǐn
jǐn
de
'Dǎo' means this.
zhuā
zhù
My bottle fell over.
jǐn
jǐn
de
zhuā
zhù
de
bo
Mm, mm.
rán
hòu
shuǎi
kāi
de
bo
Mm, fell over.
shuǎi
kāi
de
bo
Right, but we people can fall down!
duì
zhè
shí
hòu
rán
āi
Fall down, fall down.
zěn
me
le
Why did you fall down?
è
āi
She shook, shook my arm too forcefully.
děng
xià
a
She shook her arm too forcefully.
shuāi
shì
shuǎi
diào
ma
Right! Too, too forcefully she shook.
shuāi
dǎo
le
shuāi
dǎo
le
She shook her arm too forcefully!
shuāi
dǎo
le
a
Ah, then at this moment, you fell down!
dǎo
jiù
shì
zhè
ge
Fell down, fell, fell down.
de
píng
zi
dǎo
le
You fell down. At this moment, you don't want her to leave, so you...
ǹg
ǹg
You grab her foot again!
ǹg
dǎo
le
Grab her foot!
duì
a
dàn
shì
men
rén
shuāi
dǎo
a
Right? Ah.
shuāi
dǎo
shuāi
dǎo
Then if she wants to leave,
wèi
shén
me
shuāi
dǎo
le
You pull, grab and pull her foot!
tài
yòng
de
shuǎi
shuǎi
Right? Mm, mm, mm.
shuǎi
kāi
le
de
bo
Pull her leg, pull her foot! Ah,
tài
yòng
de
shuǎi
de
bo
Her leg!
duì
a
tài
Now she particularly, she wants to pursue a new handsome guy.
tài
yòng
shuǎi
de
She, she already doesn't like you, so she...
tài
yòng
shuǎi
de
bo
"Oh no!"
a
zhè
ge
shí
hòu
shuāi
dǎo
le
a
Kicks you away, kicks, kicks away your hand! Ah,
shuāi
dǎo
le
shuāi
Kick, kick, Blair.
shuāi
dǎo
le
Now I kick my door.
shuāi
dǎo
le
zhè
ge
This is 'chuài', 'chuài', 'chuài' a door!
zhè
ge
shí
hòu
xiǎng
kāi
suǒ
What's the difference between 'chuài' and 'tī'? 'Chuài' and 'tī'.
zài
zài
zhuā
zhù
de
jiǎo
I was just about to ask you!
zhuā
zhù
de
jiǎo
'Tī' can be kicking a ball, right?
duì
ba
a
Kicking a soccer ball, kick, kick, kick!
rán
hòu
yào
zǒu
de
huà
'Chuài' is, for example, the police are outside your door, ah, ah,
jiù
zhuā
zhù
de
jiǎo
The police say, "Open the door! Open the door!"
duì
ba
ǹg
ǹg
ǹg
You say, "I don't want to open the door!"
de
tuǐ
de
jiǎo
a
Then at this moment, the police will kick open your door!
de
tuǐ
a
Kick open, okay, okay.
xiàn
zài
bié
xiǎng
zhuī
qiú
xīn
de
shuài
'Chuài' is to kick very forcefully!
jīng
huan
le
suǒ
That's 'chuài'!
āi
'Chuài'!
chuài
kāi
chuài
chuài
kāi
de
shǒu
a
Okay, so you grab the 'fùpó's leg,
chuài
chuài
lái
The 'fùpó' kicks you away, kicks away your hand!
xiàn
zài
chuài
de
mén
Okay.
zhè
shì
t
r
y
t
r
y
t
r
y
t
r
She left! Ah,
t
r
y
t
r
y
yǒu
shén
me
t
r
y
Mm.
zhèng
zhèng
yào
wèn
a
But you are already used to it.
shì
qiú
duì
ba
You are already used to the life of driving luxury cars,
qiú
a
Used to the life of living in luxury homes.
t
r
y
t
r
y
shì
shuō
jǐng
chá
zài
de
mén
wài
I sell, then I sell those things...
jǐng
chá
shuō
kāi
mén
kāi
mén
Very, very expensive things, can, can get some money!
shuō
yào
kāi
mén
a
Or you can wear these expensive clothes,
zhè
ge
shí
hòu
jǐng
chá
huì
chuài
kāi
de
mén
Find a new 'fùpó'!
chuài
kāi
O
K
O
K
Right? Hahahaha.
chuài
jiù
shì
fēi
cháng
yòng
de
a
Yes.
jiù
shì
chuài
a
Very smart, hahaha.
chuài
So how will you pursue?
hǎo
suǒ
zhuā
zhù
de
tuǐ
How do you pursue a new 'fùpó'?
chuài
kāi
chuài
kāi
de
shǒu
Ah, I should go to very expensive bars!
hǎo
I think. Then you hand, hand a glass of wine to the 'fùpó'!
zǒu
le
a
Hand to.
ǹg
Oh, 'dì' is hand.
shì
jīng
guàn
le
It's when my hand gives something to your hand, this is 'dì', hand to you! Ah,
jīng
guàn
le
kāi
háo
chē
de
zi
Hand to you, okay.
guàn
le
zhù
háo
zhái
de
zi
For example, now I'm eating, eating steak, eating steak! Ah,
mài
mài
xiē
dōng
Mm, but there's no salt, the salt is with you.
hěn
hěn
guì
de
dōng
西
I say, "Blair, hand me the salt!"
yǒu
yǒu
xiē
qián
a
Ah, ah.
huò
zhě
chuān穿
zhe
zhè
xiē
hěn
guì
de
fu
Ah, you know express delivery? Express delivery?
zhǎo
xīn
de
Right, right, right, right, right.
duì
ba
Express delivery is when he comes to your house,
shì
de
He hands the package to you, right?
hěn
cōng
ming
Hands to you! Ah.
suǒ
huì
zěn
me
zhuī
qiú
So now you are in a bar,
zěn
me
zhuī
qiú
xīn
de
You see a 'fùpó'.
a
yīng
gāi
hěn
guì
de
jiǔ
a
Okay, mm. Then you, hehe.
jué
de
rán
hòu
gěi
gěi
bēi
jiǔ
First, I, I, I need to, mm,
gěi
Confirm that she is a wealthy person.
ò
jiù
shì
Because if she's just an old lady, I...
jiù
shì
de
shǒu
gěi
de
shǒu
dōng
西
Hahahaha, I'm not really interested. She's a 'fùpó' because she arrived in a luxury car!
zhè
ge
shì
gěi
a
Okay, so what will you say?
gěi
O
K
Say, "Auntie!" Ah,
shuō
xiàn
zài
chī
chī
niú
pái
chī
niú
pái
a
No! Hahahaha, you can't say "Auntie", right?
ǹg
dàn
shì
méi
yǒu
yán
yán
zài
Right! Ah, so handsome!
shuō
lái
yán
gěi
Mm, mm, haha.
a
a
"This is the first time I've come here."
a
zhī
dào
kuài
ma
kuài
"I'm French, my Chinese is not that good,"
duì
duì
duì
duì
duì
"But I'd like to offer you a drink, may I?"
kuài
jiù
shì
lái
de
jiā
Right, right, right, "I want to treat you to a drink."
kuài
gěi
duì
ba
You want to treat her to a drink,
gěi
a
Then you hand her the wine! Ah,
suǒ
xiàn
zài
zài
jiǔ
Mm, right.
kàn
jiàn
Okay, today we, we'll watch a story! Ah,
hǎo
ǹg
rán
hòu
Watch a story, then you describe it! Ah,
shǒu
xiān
yào
ǹg
"Are you thirsty, young man?"
què
dìng
shì
yǒu
Good! Ah, what do you see? What do you see? Ah,
qián
de
rén
Mm, there's a tall handsome guy, or...
yīn
yīn
wèi
guǒ
zhǐ
shì
lǎo
rén
de
huà
Uh, tall and in good shape! Ah,
méi
yǒu
diǎn
xìng
A handsome guy in good shape! Ah,
shì
yīn
wèi
kāi
háo
chē
lái
de
a
And presumably his girlfriend,
O
K
O
K
suǒ
huì
shuō
With his girlfriend, together,
shuō
ā
a
Mm, strolling around.
méi
yǒu
Where? Where are they strolling around? At...
shuō
ā
duì
ba
At...
duì
a
a
zhè
me
shuài
The basketball court.
ǹg
ǹg
Strolling around the basketball court!
zhè
shì
lái
zhè
Ah, right, "good body" means you're very healthy! "Good shape" what does that mean?
shì
guó
rén
I, mm, my physical appearance is good.
de
zhōng
wén
méi
yǒu
me
hǎo
Ah, right, right! Ah, if it's a boy, what does "good shape" mean for a boy?
dàn
shì
xiǎng
yào
gěi
bēi
jiǔ
ma
He's tall.
duì
duì
duì
xiǎng
qǐng
qǐng
bēi
Oh, has muscles.
xiǎng
qǐng
qǐng
bēi
Has a lot of muscles! Ah, this is good shape!
rán
hòu
gěi
jiǔ
a
It means he looks like he exercises often, right?
ǹg
duì
Right, ah, yes.
hǎo
jīn
tiān
men
men
kàn
shì
a
Then what is "good shape" for a girl?
kàn
shì
rán
hòu
yào
zhè
ge
miáo
shù
a
Mm, very thin, very thin! Ah,
xiǎo
huǒ
le
ba
I look like I exercise every day.
hǎo
a
kàn
jiàn
shén
me
kàn
jiàn
shén
me
a
Or, right, relatively thin.
ǹg
yǒu
shēn
gāo
gāo
de
shuài
huò
Right, everyone's standards are different.
è
yòu
gāo
shēn
cái
yòu
hǎo
a
Some people might prefer a fuller figure.
shēn
cái
yòu
hǎo
de
shuài
a
Ah, saying "fat" isn't good! Ah,
de
shuài
gēn
yīng
gāi
shì
de
péng
yǒu
"Fuller figure" means maybe big chest, big butt! Ah,
gēn
de
péng
yǒu
Then, uh, what does this girl look like? What does the girl look like? Ah,
ǹg
guàng
yi
guàng
Uh, the girl also looks very beautiful, very...
zài
zài
zài
guàng
yi
guàng
zài
Mm, uh, in good shape too, they...
zài
Right, is her figure fuller or thinner?
lán
qiú
chǎng
Thinner, thinner.
lán
lán
qiú
chǎng
guàng
yi
guàng
We say 'miáotiáo' (slender)! Ah, slender! Ah,
a
duì
shēn
hěn
hǎo
Slender.
shì
hěn
jiàn
kāng
a
shēn
cái
hěn
hǎo
The girl looks very, very fashionable, very, very stylish!
shén
me
shēn
cái
hěn
hǎo
Stylish! Ah, stylish!
ǹg
shēn
de
wài
mào
hěn
hǎo
Mm, stylish. She dresses, she dresses very stylishly, right?
a
duì
duì
duì
a
jiù
shì
guǒ
shì
nán
hái
de
huà
Mm.
shēn
cái
hěn
hǎo
shén
me
nán
hái
shēn
cái
hǎo
She dresses, right, I guess so.
hěn
gāo
Mm, she dresses very stylishly.
ò
yǒu
ròu
And she has a very slender figure! Ah, she has a very slender figure!
yǒu
hěn
duō
ròu
a
zhè
shì
shēn
cái
hěn
hǎo
At this moment, suddenly, what happened? Suddenly,
jiù
shì
kàn
lái
jīng
cháng
yùn
dòng
duì
ba
At this moment, a middle-aged woman,
duì
a
shì
de
She, she's not sleeping, she's relatively young, right?
hái
shēn
cái
hěn
hǎo
shì
shén
me
I think French people might not be able to tell.
ǹg
hěn
shòu
hěn
shòu
a
How old do you think she is?
tiān
kàn
lái
yùn
dòng
I think 35.
huò
zhě
duì
jiào
jiào
shòu
Right, right, right, at least 35 years old.
duì
a
měi
rén
de
biāo
zhǔn
yàng
Right, right, right! Ah,
néng
yǒu
de
rén
huan
shēn
cái
fēng
mǎn
diǎn
de
35 years old is considered middle-aged in China! Over 30,
a
shuō
pàng
hǎo
a
Hahahaha.
fēng
mǎn
jiù
shì
néng
xiōng
hěn
hěn
a
Right, I'm already a middle-aged uncle! Ah,
è
zhè
ge
shēng
ne
shēng
shén
me
yàng
zi
a
I'm 37 years old, but I'm a middle-aged uncle!
è
shēng
kàn
lái
hěn
piào
liang
hěn
Right, okay!
ǹg
è
shēn
shēn
cái
hěn
hǎo
men
Hahahaha, at this moment, a middle-aged woman walks over,
duì
shēn
cái
jiào
fēng
mǎn
hái
shì
jiào
And strikes up a conversation with the handsome guy!
shòu
Strikes up a conversation with the handsome guy!
jiào
shòu
jiào
shòu
Ah, how did she strike up a conversation?
men
shuō
miáo
tiáo
a
miáo
tiáo
a
What did she say? She said,
miáo
tiáo
She said, "Are you thirsty, kid?"
shēng
kàn
lái
hěn
hěn
f
a
s
h
i
o
n
a
b
l
e
f
a
s
h
Young man, young man!
shí
máo
a
shí
máo
"Young man, are you thirsty? Thirsty?"
ǹg
shí
máo
chuān穿
de
chuān穿
de
hěn
shí
máo
duì
ba
Ah, is it thirsty, thirsty? Ah,
ǹg
Oh, oh, oh.
chuān穿
de
duì
a
yīng
gāi
shì
ba
Then while saying it,
ǹg
chuān穿
de
hěn
shí
máo
She's also handing, trying to hand him her water.
rán
hòu
shēn
cái
hěn
miáo
tiáo
a
shēn
cái
hěn
miáo
tiáo
Handing the water to him!
zhè
shí
hòu
rán
zěn
me
yàng
rán
Handing it to him, right! Ah, while saying it, she's handing him the water.
zhè
shí
hòu
zhōng
nián
rén
Right, mm.
shuì
If you were this young man, how would you react?
jiào
nián
qīng
duì
bu
duì
Would you reject her?
jué
de
guó
rén
néng
kàn
chū
lái
Or would you accept this bottle of water?
kàn
duō
shǎo
suì
There's, mm, a girlfriend next to him!
jué
de
3
5
Right! Ah, is this girl your type?
duì
duì
duì
zhì
shǎo
3
5
3
5
Is this middle-aged woman your type?
duì
duì
duì
a
Yes! Ah,
3
5
3
5
suì
zài
zài
zhōng
guó
jiù
shì
zhōng
nián
le
a
3
0
Is she? Hahahaha.
But you already have a girlfriend! Ah,
duì
jīng
shì
zhōng
nián
shū
le
a
Hahahaha, then would you accept, accept this bottle of water?
3
7
3
7
suì
dàn
shì
shì
zhōng
nián
Or would you not accept it at all?
duì
hǎo
le
No way! No way, too...
zhè
shí
hòu
zhōng
nián
rén
zǒu
guò
lái
If you accept this bottle of water, there will definitely be problems!
gēn
gēn
shuài
shàn
You, you, I definitely know! Ah,
gēn
shuài
shàn
Your, your girlfriend will get jealous of you!
a
zěn
me
shàn
de
Right? Will get jealous! Ah,
shuō
shén
me
shuō
Jealous, right.
shuō
xiǎo
hái
zi
le
ba
Right! Ah, if you have a girlfriend, reject it!
xiǎo
huǒ
Reject!
xiǎo
huǒ
xiǎo
huǒ
The water is already, look, it's in his hand, he's already taken it! Ah,
xiǎo
huǒ
le
ba
le
ba
Let's see if he rejected her.
a
shì
a
Okay! Ah,
ò
ò
ò
So first, he took it,
rán
hòu
biān
shuō
Then, then what?
biān
yi
biān
xiǎng
yào
de
de
shuǐ
Then he turned around, turned his head, turned his head! Ah, then he turned his head! Ah,
shuǐ
gěi
Looked at his girlfriend.
gěi
duì
a
biān
shuō
biān
shuǐ
gěi
He looked at his girlfriend! Ah,
duì
ǹg
Right, looked at his girlfriend.
guǒ
shì
zhè
ge
xiǎo
huǒ
zěn
me
fǎn
yìng
Then what?
huì
jué
ma
Then he thought, thought, thought about what to say! Ah,
hái
shì
huì
jiē
shòu
zhè
píng
shuǐ
This is called 'sīkǎo' (to think).
yǒu
ǹg
páng
biān
yǒu
péng
yǒu
āi
If you want to make a decision, you need to think! Ah,
duì
a
zhè
ge
hái
shì
de
cài
ma
Then he thought for a bit, right? Thought for a bit.
zhè
ge
zhōng
nián
shì
de
cài
ma
Mm, decided, mm, decided to return the water bottle.
shì
de
a
Don't know, don't know, don't know?
shì
shì
ba
Hahahaha, don't know.
jīng
yǒu
péng
yǒu
le
a
Your...
huì
jiē
jiē
guò
lái
zhè
píng
shuǐ
ma
Someone lends you something, you just take it and don't...
hái
shì
jiē
jiē
Hahahaha, no, I don't need to know this word.
huì
ba
huì
tài
I'm always at your place, other people's stuff, right?
jiē
guò
lái
zhè
bēi
shuǐ
de
huà
dìng
huì
yǒu
wèn
Hahahaha.
dìng
zhī
dào
a
Finally decided to return, ah, the water! Ah, right! Ah,
de
de
péng
yǒu
huì
huì
gěi
chī
And this character is a polyphonic character, it's 'hái' (to return), or 'hái' (still).
duì
ba
huì
chī
a
He finally decided to return the water to the middle-aged lady! Ah,
chī
duì
Return it to this middle-aged...
duì
a
guǒ
yǒu
péng
yǒu
de
huà
jué
Middle-aged is no longer 'nǚshēng' (young girl)! Ah,
jué
It's 'nǚshì' (lady)! Lady, middle-aged lady! Ah, very polite.
jīng
kàn
zhè
ge
shuǐ
zài
Right.
shǒu
le
jīng
jiē
guò
lái
le
a
Do you think this story is over?
men
kàn
kàn
yǒu
méi
yǒu
jué
No! Ah, no! Ah,
hǎo
a
Let's see how the story develops! Ah,
suǒ
shǒu
xiān
jiē
guò
lái
Hahahaha.
rán
hòu
rán
hòu
ne
What do you see?
rán
hòu
zhuǎn
shēn
zhuǎn
tóu
zhuǎn
tóu
a
rán
hòu
zhuǎn
tóu
a
Hahahaha.
kàn
péng
yǒu
Then the couple,
kàn
le
kàn
péng
yǒu
a
That pair, that pair of lovers! Ah, those two are a pair!
duì
kàn
péng
yǒu
A pair! Ah, that pair of lovers.
rán
hòu
ne
That pair of lovers continued, mm,
rán
hòu
xiǎng
xiǎng
xiǎng
xià
zěn
me
shuō
a
Continued to stroll around, then left that big basketball,
zhè
ge
jiào
kǎo
Big basketball, big, big basketball court.
guǒ
yào
zuò
jué
dìng
yào
kǎo
a
Basketball court! Ah, oh, basketball court.
rán
hòu
kǎo
le
xià
duì
ba
kǎo
le
xià
They continued to stroll around, left the basketball court.
ǹg
jué
dìng
ǹg
jué
dìng
le
Left the basketball court, right! Ah, ah.
shuǐ
píng
r
e
t
u
r
n
Ah, suddenly, mm, suddenly,
zhī
dào
zhī
dào
zhī
dào
ma
That middle-aged woman, mm,
zhī
dào
Walked past.
de
She, she, she, where did she walk towards?
bié
rén
jiè
dōng
西
dōu
zǒu
le
dōu
She walked towards...
yòng
yòng
zhī
dào
zhè
ge
Walk.
zhí
zài
de
jiā
bié
rén
de
dōng
西
duì
ba
Uh, yes, you can say 'zǒuxiàng' (walk towards), or 'wǎng shénme shénme zǒu' (walk towards something) can also be used! Ah,
Towards his, his car, towards his car,
zuì
zuì
hòu
jué
dìng
hái
gěi
a
shuǐ
a
duì
ya
hái
a
Walked over.
rán
hòu
zhè
ge
shì
duō
yīn
shì
hái
shì
de
hái
Walk, okay, walked over.
zuì
hòu
jué
dìng
shuǐ
hái
gěi
zhōng
nián
shì
a
You can also say 'zǒuxiàng tā de chē' (walk towards his car).
hái
gěi
zhè
wèi
zhōng
nián
Towards his car! Ah,
zhōng
nián
jiù
shì
shēng
le
a
If you walk in front,
shì
le
shì
zhōng
nián
shì
a
hěn
mào
Then where is he walking towards?
duì
Walking towards his car! Ah,
jué
de
zhè
ge
shì
wán
le
ma
Or you can say 'wǎng tā de chē' (towards his car),
méi
yǒu
a
méi
yǒu
a
'Xiàng tā de chē zǒu guòqù' (walk towards his car)! Ah,
men
kàn
kàn
zhè
ge
shì
zěn
me
zhǎn
Two ways.
a
Okay.
For example, I have a ball,
kàn
jiàn
shén
me
I throw it at you, throw it at you, okay?
I can also throw it at you, throw it at you! Ah,
rán
hòu
ge
qíng
Okay.
duì
duì
qíng
a
men
liǎng
rén
shì
duì
Then at this moment,
duì
a
duì
qíng
We discover...
duì
qíng
ǹg
At this moment, we discover, mm,
guàng
yi
guàng
rán
hòu
kāi
ge
lán
Turns out she's a 'fùpó'!
lán
qiú
de
lán
lán
qiú
chǎng
Because that car,
lán
qiú
chǎng
a
ò
lán
qiú
chǎng
We found out she, she drives...
men
guàng
yi
guàng
kāi
le
lán
qiú
chǎng
She drives a luxury car! Right? It turns out, turns out,
kāi
le
lán
qiú
chǎng
duì
a
a
Turns out,
a
rán
ǹg
rán
She is...
ge
zhōng
nián
zhōng
nián
shì
ǹg
Turns out she's a 'fùpó'!
guò
A 'fùpó'! Ah,
zǒu
xiàng
She's a 'fùpó'! Ah,
zǒu
xiàng
A big 'fùpó'!
zǒu
Hahahaha, a big 'fùpó'! Ah, right.
è
a
shuō
zǒu
xiàng
Who, who would a 'fùpó' do this? Hey!
huò
zhě
shì
wǎng
shén
me
shén
me
zǒu
a
Hahahaha.
wǎng
de
de
chī
wǎng
de
chē
wǎng
de
chē
Which 'fùpó'?
zǒu
guò
Which 'fùpó'?
zǒu
O
K
O
K
zǒu
Right! Ah,
shuō
zǒu
xiàng
de
chē
zǒu
I haven't, I haven't met those kinds of 'fùpó' yet!
xiàng
de
chē
a
Right! 'Fùpó' quickly know if you want to break up with your girlfriend or not.
guǒ
zhè
zǒu
zài
qián
miàn
Right? Don't, don't, you just chatted with you for a long time and then found out, uh,
shì
zǒu
xiàng
ne
You have a girlfriend, but they don't have time!
zǒu
xiàng
de
chē
a
Right, 'fùpó' are very busy!
huò
zhě
shuō
wǎng
de
chē
'Fùpó' don't have time to slowly get to know you! Ah,
xiàng
de
chē
zǒu
guò
a
Okay, let's see how the story develops!
liǎng
fāng
Hahahaha.
O
K
So,
yǒu
qiú
What do you see? Ah,
rēng
xiàng
rēng
xiàng
O
K
Such bad acting!
xiàng
rēng
guò
Hahahaha.
rēng
guò
a
I saw the handsome guy,
O
K
Mm,
rán
hòu
zhè
shí
hòu
Uh, shaking off his girlfriend's arm.
men
xiàn
Handsome guy, at this point I want you to use 'yījiù' (still, as before)! Ah,
zhè
shí
hòu
men
xiàn
ǹg
'Yījiù'!
yuán
lái
shì
So what does the handsome guy want to do as soon as he sees the luxury car?
yīn
wèi
ge
chī
Mm, as soon as he sees, uh,
men
xiàn
kāi
de
The luxury car, he wants to...
shì
kāi
de
háo
chē
He wants to immediately pursue that lady!
duì
ba
yuán
lái
yuán
lái
Right, he wants to immediately, immediately! Ah, go pursue,
yuán
lái
Pursue that 'fùpó'!
shì
'Fùpó'!
yuán
lái
shì
Right! Ah,
a
Originally, originally they were holding hands,
shì
a
Right? Holding hands.
shì
Holding hands! Ah,
a
duì
Then, ah, at this moment, how is the handsome guy?
shuí
The handsome guy shakes,
shuí
huì
zhè
yàng
zuò
āi
Shakes off his arm!
Then, mm, kicks,
Kicks her away, right?
Kicks away, kicks away her. Good!
duì
a
Shakes, shakes off his arm! Ah,
hái
méi
hái
méi
dào
xiē
zhǒng
Then uses, uses what?
duì
a
jiù
shì
Uses his foot.
hěn
kuài
jiù
zhī
dào
yào
bu
yào
gēn
péng
yǒu
fēn
shǒu
Uses his foot, uses his foot! Ah,
duì
ba
yào
Uses his foot to kick away, kick away his girlfriend! Ah,
yào
jiù
shì
gēn
liáo
le
hěn
jiǔ
cái
xiàn
è
Mm, kicks away his girlfriend.
yǒu
péng
yǒu
Then what? Then...
dàn
men
méi
yǒu
shí
jiān
Towards, towards, towards...
duì
hěn
máng
de
Quickly towards the beautiful, uh,
méi
yǒu
shí
jiān
màn
màn
rèn
shi
a
Lady, runs.
hǎo
men
kàn
kàn
shì
zěn
me
zhǎn
Quickly towards the luxury car,
Luxury car, luxury car!
suǒ
Ran over, ran over!
kàn
dào
shén
me
a
Ran over!
biǎo
yǎn
me
chà
Running is exercise! Ah,
Exercise, you need to run over! Ah,
kàn
dào
le
shuài
shuài
Then you can say, 'fēikuài de' (swiftly)! Ah,
ǹg
As if flying, swiftly!
è
shuǎi
kāi
péng
yǒu
de
bo
Swiftly towards, swiftly towards, uh,
shuài
zhè
shí
hòu
xiǎng
ràng
yòng
jiù
a
The luxury car, ran over!
jiù
a
Ran over! Ah,
suǒ
shuài
kàn
dào
háo
chē
jiù
jiù
xiǎng
zuò
shén
me
So let's see where he ran to! Ah,
ǹg
kàn
dào
è
"Auntie, I'm thirsty!"
háo
chē
jiù
xiǎng
Hahahaha.
xiǎng
zhuī
qiú
ge
ge
shì
Where did he run to?
duì
xiǎng
a
zhuī
qiú
Ran to the car window! Ah,
zhuī
qiú
ge
Luxury car, luxury car!
a
Next to the car window!
Next to the car window! Ah,
duì
a
Next to the car window, okay.
běn
lái
běn
lái
men
zhuó
shǒu
Right! Ah, so he ran to the side of the luxury car's window! Ah,
duì
ba
zhuó
shǒu
Then he, he begs, begs! Ah, begs.
zhuó
shǒu
a
He begs the 'fùpó', he begs the 'fùpó' to give him what again?
rán
hòu
a
zhè
shí
hòu
shuài
zěn
me
yàng
To give him another chance!
shuài
shuǎi
Right? To give him again...
shuǎi
kāi
de
bo
Ah, right, right, right, a chance! Ah,
rán
hòu
ǹg
chuài
To give him one more time.
chuài
He, he said three words to the 'fùpó'! Ah,
chuài
kāi
duì
ba
Said three words.
chuài
kāi
chuài
kāi
hǎo
He said, "Yí, yí,"
shuǎi
shuǎi
kāi
de
bo
a
"Yí, I'm thirsty!" "Yí, ah,"
rán
hòu
yòng
yòng
shén
me
"I'm thirsty." "Yí, yí," do you know?
yòng
jiǎo
"Yí" is like 'āyí' (auntie), that is, your mother's...
yòng
jiǎo
yòng
jiǎo
a
Your mother's friend, you can call 'āyí'! Ah,
yòng
jiǎo
chuài
kāi
chuài
kāi
péng
yǒu
He said, "Yí, I'm thirsty! Yí, ah,"
a
"I'm thirsty."
ǹg
chuài
kāi
péng
yǒu
Is this story over?
rán
hòu
ne
rán
hòu
No! No! Ah, the ending of this story, many people watching it,
xiàng
xiàng
xiàng
The first time they watch it, they don't understand!
hěn
kuài
de
xiàng
měi
è
Let me see if you can understand it! Ah,
shì
pǎo
Okay.
hěn
kuài
de
xiàng
háo
chē
I think you're very smart.
háo
chē
háo
chē
You should be able to understand! Ah, I won't, hahaha.
pǎo
guò
pǎo
guò
Let's look at the ending of this story! Ah,
pǎo
guò
Oh.
pǎo
shì
duàn
liàn
a
Aiming like a fooling straight.
duàn
liàn
yào
pǎo
guò
a
Yǐnqǐ huànhuǐ Evoke yǐ wǒ kě.
rán
hòu
shuō
fēi
kuài
de
a
Butta, butta, butta.
hǎo
xiàng
fēi
yàng
fēi
kuài
de
Okay.
fēi
kuài
de
xiàng
Did you understand it?
fēi
kuài
de
xiàng
è
Hahahaha.
hǎo
chī
pǎo
guò
Why, why,
pǎo
guò
a
Did this image suddenly appear?
suǒ
men
kàn
kàn
pǎo
dào
a
Then he says,
"Evoke" is this English word, right?
English word, right.
pǎo
dào
And it sounds very much like "yǐ wǒ kě" (I'm thirsty), right?
pǎo
dào
chē
de
chuāng
a
Right, Evoke, yǐ wǒ kě! Ah,
háo
chē
háo
chē
Sounds similar, right?
zhè
ge
chē
chuāng
Hahahaha.
chē
chuāng
páng
biān
a
So,
chē
chuāng
páng
biān
chē
chuāng
So he's an English teacher! Ah,
ò
chē
chuāng
páng
biān
He made this video to teach the new word "Evoke"! Ah,
duì
a
suǒ
pǎo
dào
háo
chē
de
chē
chuāng
páng
biān
a
What do you think of this video?
rán
hòu
Hahahaha.
qiú
qiú
a
qiú
Bad, very bad.
qiú
qiú
Is it? But to be honest,
qiú
zài
gěi
shén
me
But did you remember it? This word, from now on, should be...
zài
gěi
huì
But if I tell you, if you didn't, you,
duì
ba
zài
gěi
You didn't explain it to me, I, I wouldn't have understood it at all, would I?
a
Hahahaha.
duì
duì
duì
huì
a
I could,
zài
gěi
I could spend an hour watching this film,
duì
shuō
le
sān
a
That is, that video,
shuō
le
sān
And, uh,
shuō
Still not, still not understand.
a
Still not understand, right?
Right, hahaha.
zhī
dào
ma
Right, so this, this English teacher,
shì
ge
ā
He shoots many, many videos.
jiù
shì
ma
de
He wants to teach this new word.
ma
de
péng
yǒu
He thinks, what does the Chinese pronunciation, this English word become in Chinese pronunciation?
jiào
ā
a
Then he makes up a story! Ah,
shuō
Very, is it smart, is it?
a
Hahahaha, right, it's smart!
Actually, you can say very, very creative! Ah,
zhè
ge
shì
wán
le
ma
Very creative!
méi
yǒu
Very creative.
méi
yǒu
a
zhè
ge
shì
de
jié
wěi
hěn
duō
rén
kàn
Right, yes.
kàn
de
shí
hòu
kàn
dǒng
Right, good.
kàn
kàn
néng
bu
néng
kàn
dǒng
a
hǎo
jué
de
hěn
cōng
ming
yīng
gāi
néng
kàn
dǒng
a
huì
men
kàn
kàn
zhè
ge
shì
de
jié
wěi
a
ò
a
i
m
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g
l
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k
e
a
f
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o
l
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g
s
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yǐn
huàn
E
v
o
k
e
E
v
o
B
u
t
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a
B
u
t
t
a
B
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t
t
a
O
K
kàn
dǒng
le
ma
wèi
shén
me
wèi
shén
me
rán
chū
xiàn
zhè
ge
zhè
ge
huà
miàn
rán
hòu
shuō
huàn
E
v
o
k
e
ò
shì
ǹg
kàn
lái
yi
chéng
shén
me
chéng
yīng
wén
de
yīng
wén
de
chéng
duì
fēi
cháng
hǎo
wèi
shén
me
shì
yīng
wén
de
chéng
E
v
o
k
e
E
v
o
k
e
shì
zhè
ge
yīng
yīng
wén
de
dān
duì
rán
hòu
tīng
lái
hěn
xiàng
duì
ba
duì
E
v
o
k
e
E
v
o
k
shēng
yīn
chà
duō
duì
bu
duì
suǒ
suǒ
shì
yīng
wén
lǎo
shī
a
zuò
zhè
ge
shì
pín
wèi
le
jiào
E
v
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k
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v
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k
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de
zěn
me
yàng
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ge
shì
pín
làn
hěn
làn
shì
ba
dàn
shì
shuō
shí
huà
dàn
shì
zhù
le
ma
zhè
ge
hòu
yīng
gāi
shì
dàn
gēn
shuō
guǒ
méi
yǒu
méi
yǒu
gěi
jiě
shì
de
huà
wán
quán
huì
kàn
dǒng
shì
ma
huā
xiǎo
shí
kàn
zhè
ge
yǐng
piàn
jiù
shì
ge
shì
pín
rán
hòu
è
hái
hái
bu
hái
hái
dǒng
hái
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shì
ba
duì
duì
suǒ
zhè
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zhè
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yīng
wén
lǎo
shī
pāi
hěn
duō
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shì
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wèi
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jiào
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shēng
xiǎng
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xiǎng
zhōng
wén
yīn
zhè
ge
yīng
biàn
chéng
zhōng
wén
yīn
shì
shén
me
rán
hòu
biān
shì
a
hěn
shì
shì
cōng
ming
shì
ba
duì
a
shì
cōng
ming
shí
shuō
hěn
yǒu
hěn
yǒu
chuàng
a
hěn
yǒu
chuàng
hěn
yǒu
chuàng
duì
shì
de
duì
hǎo

Key HSK Vocabulary

Word Pinyin Meaning HSK Action
唤起 huàn qǐ arouse, call HSK 7
用力 yòng lì exert oneself, put forth one's strength HSK 7
哎呀 āi yā expressing suprise or amazement, expressing complaint or impatience HSK 7
手臂 shǒu bì arm, aide HSK 7
情侣 qíng lǔ: lovers, sweethearts HSK 7
外貌 wài mào looks, exterior HSK 7
穿着 chuān zhuó dress, apparel HSK 7
结尾 jié wěi ending, winding-up stage HSK 7
时髦 shí máo stylish, fashionable HSK 7
创意 chuàng yì break fresh ground, to create a new concept, idea, etc HSK 6
妇女 fù nǔ: woman, women HSK 6
有没有 yǒu méi yǒu Did you...?, Have you ever...? HSK 6
拿走 ná zǒu to take away HSK 6
礼貌 lǐ mào courtesy, politeness HSK 5
双手 shuāng shǒu both hands HSK 5
视频 shì pín video clip HSK 5
拒绝 jù jué refuse, reject HSK 5
完了 wán le be over, be done HSK 5
依旧 yī jiù still, as before HSK 5
摔倒 shuāi dǎo fall, tumble HSK 5

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Video Overview

This video uses a role-play scenario to teach Chinese through comprehensible input. It tells the humorous and slightly cynical story of Xiaobu, a fresh graduate who accepts a life of luxury as the 'toy boy' of a wealthy older woman (富婆). The narrative follows his lavish lifestyle, the teacher's witty prompts, and culminates in a dramatic breakup scene a decade later, exploring themes of money, relationships, and the fleeting nature of '小鲜肉' (young handsome men) status, all while introducing key vocabulary in context.

✨ Dialogue Highlights

真的假的?!
Zhēn de jiǎ de?!
Really?! / Seriously?!

This is a highly colloquial and versatile phrase to express disbelief or surprise. It's great for showing active engagement in a conversation and makes your Chinese sound very natural, often used humorously or to react emphatically.

原来如此啊!
Yuán lái rú cǐ a!
So that's how it is! / I see!

An excellent phrase to use when you suddenly grasp an explanation or understand a situation that was previously unclear. It conveys a moment of realization and signifies that you've comprehended the information, making it very practical for conversational flow.

Grammar Notes

📌 A不是B,而是C (A is not B, but rather C)
This structure emphasizes a contrast, stating what something is not, followed by what it actually is. '而是' can sometimes be omitted if the contrast is clear or if the second clause is a simple correction/alternative.

他不是医生,而是一名老师。

Tā bú shì yīshēng, ér shì yī míng lǎoshī.

He is not a doctor, but rather a teacher.

📌 V + 起来 (qǐlái)
As a resultative complement, '起来' can indicate the start of an action (e.g., '笑起来' - start laughing), or an upward movement (e.g., '拿起来' - pick up). It brings an action into being or suggests a physical rising.

她拿起手机,开始拍照。

Tā ná qǐ lái shǒujī, kāishǐ pāizhào.

She picked up her phone and started taking photos.

📌 V + 掉 / 开 (diào / kāi) (resultative complements)
These are resultative complements. '掉' indicates removal, getting rid of, or completion (often with something falling off or disappearing). '开' indicates separation, opening, or moving something apart/away. They are used to describe the outcome of an action.

她甩开我的手,然后跑掉了。

Tā shuǎi kāi wǒ de shǒu, ránhòu pǎo diào le.

She shook off my hand and then ran away.