EP59 量词 What's In Your Bag

• Chinese 101: Talk about “What’s in your bag”

• Grammar: How to use different Chinese measure words correctly

• Language Tips: What’s in your bag says about your personality

• Story of the Day: Drop one's helpers soon after their help is no longer needed　

过河拆桥 guò hé chāi qiáo

Dialogue:

A：你的包里有什么？

nǐ de bāo lǐ yǒu shén me？

What’s in your bag?

B：一根笔，一本书，一包纸巾，一支唇膏，一把雨伞。你呢？

yīgēn bǐ ，yīběn shū ，yībāo zhǐ jīn ，yīzhī chún gāo ，yībǎ yǔ sǎn。nǐ ne ？

A pen, a book, a tissue, a lipstick, an umbrella. How about you?

A：我的包里有电脑，Kindle, 充电宝，耳机，相机。

wǒ de bāo lǐ yǒu diàn nǎo，Kindle, chōng diàn bǎo ，ěr jī ，xiàng jī 。

There’s laptop, kindle, charger baby, earphone, and camera in my bag.

B：怪不得这么沉！

guài bú dé zhè me chén ！

That’s why it’s so heavy! 

Words & Expressions:

【包】bāo：bag

【笔】bǐ：pen

【书】shū：book

【纸巾】zhǐ jīn：tissue

【唇膏】chún gāo：lipstick

【雨伞】yǔ sǎn：umbrella

【电脑】diàn nǎo：computer；laptop

【充电宝】chōng diàn bǎo：charger baby

【耳机】ěr jī：earphone

【相机】xiàng jī：camera

【怪不得】guài bú dé：that’s why; no wonder

Hosts: Liu Min & Jessica

Programme Editor: Wang Xiaoyu

Producer: Lu Chang