求生五句：用问题学中文 · The survival kit: five lines that teach you the rest

Opens the card studio: pick a size, switch paper or night, add a note of your own, then save the PNG or hand it straight to the share sheet.

例 · WORKED EXAMPLES

— Zhè shì shénme? — Chá. — Chá… xièxie!——这是什么？ ——茶。 ——茶…谢谢！— What's this? — Tea. — Tea… thanks!Point, ask, echo the answer, thank them. You just learned a word without a dictionary.

— "Coffee" Zhōngwén zěnme shuō? — Kāfēi. — Kāfēi!——"Coffee"中文怎么说？ ——咖啡。 ——咖啡！— How do you say "coffee" in Chinese? — Kāfēi. — Kāfēi!Any English word + 中文怎么说 = an instant vocabulary lesson from whoever is next to you.

— (too fast!) — Qǐng zài shuō yí biàn. — Shénme yìsi?——………… ——请再说一遍。 ——什么意思？— (a blur of Chinese) — Please say it again. — What does that mean?First slow them down (再说一遍), then dig into the word you caught (什么意思). Two different tools, used in order.

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