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2nd June 2025

In this episode we are going to learn a Real Chinese Conversation【Arriving at the restaurant】. 
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Step 1: Listen and catch the words you know already, have a guess about the content.
Step 2: Check the script to learn one by one. 
Step 3: Listen and repeat after it.
Step 4: Practice until you can perform the dialogue. 
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A: 欢迎光临。请问您几位？
huān yíng guāng lín 。 qǐng wèn nín jǐ wèi ？
Welcome. How many are you?
B: 三个大人，一个小孩。
sān gè dà rén ， yí gè xiǎo hái 。
Three adults and a child.
A: 现在人很多，要拿号等位。
xiàn zài rén hěn duō ， yào ná hào děng wèi 。
Many people are waiting now. You may need to get a number and wait.
B: 大概要等多久？
dà gài yào děng duō jiǔ ？
How long will it take?
A: 大概20分钟。
dà gài èr shí fēn zhōng 。
About 20 minutes.
B: 那我们先拿个号吧。
nà wǒ men xiān ná gè hào ba 。
Let's get a number first.
A: 好的。这是您的号，B30，前面还有五桌。
hǎo de 。 zhè shì nín de hào ，B sānshí， qián miàn hái yǒu wǔ zhuō 。
Okay, then. Here's your number, B30. There are five tables ahead.
【二十分钟后】
【 èr shí fēn zhōng hòu 】
[Twenty minutes later]
A: B30的客人在吗？请用餐。
B sānshí de kè rén zài ma ？ qǐng yòng cān 。
Are B30 customers there? Please have your meal.
B: 在。
zài 。
Yes,we are here
A: 这边请。
zhè biān qǐng 。
This way, please.

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In this episode of our Chinese character culture podcast, we explore the core character of "mù" (eye) and its fascinating evolution. We start with the character "zhí", which was originally eye plus the character for ten! The eye looking straight ahead gave us the meaning of straight, which explains the characters for being on duty and planting trees! Then we uncover the biggest surprise: the character for morality! It was originally straight plus heart! A straight heart means being moral! Then we dive into the character "xiāng", which was originally eye plus wood! Looking at wood carefully, which explains blind dates and believing! Then thinking, which is looking plus heart! And then the eyebrow characters: the door's eyebrow, the door header, and the girl raising her eyebrow, which means charming! Perfect for Chinese learners who want to understand the logic behind all those common eye-related characters!



目
mù
eye
核心汉字，是整个汉字家族的源头
直
zhí
straight
目加十，眼睛看的方向，本意是笔直、一直
值
zhí
duty
直加人，值班的时候人要站得笔直，就是值班
植
zhí
plant
直加木，种树的时候要把树种得笔直，就是植树
德
dé
morality
直加心，心直就是内心正直，就是道德的本意
相
xiāng
look
目加木，用眼睛看木头，本意是仔细看
亲
qīn
blind date
相的延伸，相亲就是两个人互相看对方
信
xìn
believe
相的延伸，相信就是看了对方才会信任他
想
xiǎng
think
相加心，看了之后用心去想，就是想法、梦想
眉
méi
eyebrow
眼睛上面的眉毛，从目延伸而来
楣
méi
door header
眉加木，门楣就像门的眉毛一样，在门的上方
媚
mèi
charming
眉加女，女孩子抬眉毛的样子，很有魅力，就是妖媚

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