Essential Mandarin

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Learn essential daily and business Mandarin with a simple click. Simply click beside each word and expression to listen to their pronunciations and learn. These are also published in the following magazines in China: CityTalk, German Chamber Shanghai Ticker Magazine, Here Dongguan.

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For Meat Lovers Pinyin Chinese character English Listen ròu 肉 Meat wǒ xǐhuan chī ròu, nǐ ne ? 我喜欢吃肉，你呢？ I like to eat meat, and you? zhū 猪 Pig zhū ròu 猪肉 Pork Nǐ bù xǐhuan chī zhūròu, tā ne ? 你不喜欢吃猪肉，他呢？ You don't like to eat pork, how about him? niú 牛 Cattle; Cow niú ròu 牛肉 Beef Qǐng gěi wǒ yī gè niúròu。 请给我一个牛肉。 Please give me one beef. jī 鸡 Rooster; Chicken jī ròu 鸡肉 Chicken Wǒ men yào liǎng pán jī ròu, xièxie. 我们要两盘鸡肉，谢谢。 We want two plates of chicken, thanks. yáng 羊 Sheep yáng ròu 羊肉 Mutton; Lamb Wǒ xiǎng hē yī wǎn yáng ròu tāng, hǎo ma? 我想喝一碗羊肉汤，好吗？ I want to have a bowl of mutton soup, ok?

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