Happy Chinese(快乐汉语) is an entertaining, fun and easy Chinese series. In Season II, we will focus on typical Tourist Chinese by famous tourist spots in China. It helps the learners form a solid foundation for their further studies.快乐汉语系列二《旅游汉语》主要教授在中国旅游途中的实用汉语。我们将以情景剧的方式把中国最有代表的旅游胜地串联起来,展示中国的秀美山川、人杰地灵。

Today let's learn this sentence "When one says…, it means…".今天我们来介绍“所谓……,就是……”这个句型。


Words:
地书 dìshū:ground calligraphy
沙书 shāshū:sand calligraphy
口书 kǒushū:mouth calligraphy
刀书 dāoshū:knife calligraphy
甲骨文 jiǎgǔwén:Oracle Bone Script
凑热闹 còu rènào:join in the fun; go along for th ride; add trouble to
中国翰园 Zhōngguó Hànyuán:Chinese Han Garden

Sentences:

1.Suǒwèi……,jiùshì……所谓……,就是……
When one says…, it means…

2.Suǒwèi dìshū,jiùshì zài dìshàng liànxí shūfǎ。所谓地书,就是在地上练习书法。
When we say “ground calligraphy”, we mean to practice calligraphy on the ground.

3.Suǒwèi kǒushū,jiùshì yǐ kǒu dài shǒu xiě shūfǎ。所谓口书,就是以口代手写书法。
When we say “mouth calligraphy”, we mean writing calligraphy with a brush held in the mouth.