Everyday Chinese: Lesson 20 At Second-hand Market

Dialogues

The first one should be asking about the brand, even in the can ask:Zhe4 shi4 shen2me pai2zi de? zhe4, this. shi4, 4 shi4, this 2me, what. pai2zi, 2me pai2zi, what brand. de, a particle. Zhe4 shi4 shen2me pai2zi de? What brand is it?

Nowadays you can see many products with these words "made in China". Even in the foreign countries it's common to see that. Many Chinese brands like Haier have become famous worldwide. The Chinese for "China top brand" is: Zhong1guo2 ming2pai2. Zhong1guo2, China. ming2pai2, famous brand. Zhong1guo2 ming2pai2, famous Chinese brand.

Normally we can bargain in the second hand market.But there are some techniques that you need to master first. For instance, you can take a deep look into it and try to find something wrong with it. Then you can tell the seller ：zhe4r you3 dian3r 4r, again, means 3, to 3r, a little 3 dian3r, a little bit. mao2bing4, 4r you3 dian3r mao2bing4. Something seems wrong here.

Zui4 duo1, at most. yi4 bai3 yuan1, a hundred yuan.Zui4 duo1 yi4 bai3 yuan1. 100 yuan at most.