In today's story, two sisters take a trip to the beach to get away, only to find a sea of people at the seashore.

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姐妹

jie3 mei4

sisters

游泳衣

you2 yong3 yi1

bathing suit

沙滩

sha1 tan1

beach

人山人海

ren2 shan1 ren2 hai3

crowded

In today's story the children of Number Island learn how to properly dress for school: by wearing numbers.

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岛

dao3

island

穿好衣服

chuan1 hao3 yi1 fu2

get dressed

数数

shu3 shu4

to count

丢三落四

diu1 san1 la4 si4

forgetful 

In today's story, a little girl learns a funny way to greet people.

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狗和猫

gou3 he2 mao1

dogs and cats

奶奶

nai3 nai

grandmother

马马虎虎

ma3 ma3 hu1 hu1

so-so

In today's story, a boy learns how to strike before his little brother does.

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吃饭

chi1 fan4

time to eat

饺子

jiao3 zi

dumplings

趁热打铁

chen4 re4 da3 tie3

strike while the iron is hot

In today's story, a girl has lost her donkey...right under her nose!

TODAY'S WORDS

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骑驴找驴

qi2 lü2 zhao3 lü2

ride a donkey to find a donkey

眼镜

yan3 jing4

glasses

帽子

mao4 zi

hat

In today's story, a boy learns the consequences of doing things halfway...you turn into a pumpkin head! 

Join us for the first episode of season two and learn the chengyu (Chinese proverb) 半途而废.

TODAY'S WORDS

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半途而废

ban4 tu2 er2 fei4

do things halfway

对啊 热狗

re4 gou3

hotdog

刷牙

shua1 ya2

brush teeth

南瓜灯

nan2 gua1 deng1

jack o'lantern

In today's story, our main character is very unhappy! Life is not fair! It's just not fair! And her mother agrees.

After you listen to the episode, please drop us a line by leaving us a voice message at anchor.fm/chinese-tea or send an email to hello@chinesetea.show.

Today's Three Little Words

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公平

gong1 ping2

fair

每天

mei3 tian1

every day

蛋糕

dan4 gao1

cake

In today's story, our main character hears a voice inside her head. Her daddy's hears one too and it keeps saying "pizza, pizza, pizza."

After you listen to the episode, please drop us a line by leaving us a voice message at anchor.fm/chinese-tea or send an email to hello@chinesetea.show.

Today's Three Little Words

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脑袋 

nao3 dai4

Brain 

注意 

zhu4 yi4

Notice 

声音 

sheng1 yin1

Voice