沙县小吃 Chinese MacDonald's and the story behind it | comprehensible input Chinese
Living abroad, the teacher misses Shaxian snacks most: mild everyday food from a county near her hometown in Fujian. She tells how informal lending circles, gambling and debts pushed Shaxian people to open snack shops all over China. She describes how hard the couples who run them work and what to order.
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Key words
| Chinese | English |
|---|---|
| 小吃 (xiǎochī) | snack, street food |
| 清淡 (qīngdàn) | light, mild (food) |
| 胃口 (wèikǒu) | appetite, taste |
| 借钱 (jiè qián) | to borrow money |
| 利息 (lìxī) | interest (on money) |
| 赌博 (dǔbó) | to gamble |
| 欠 (qiàn) | to owe |
| 赚钱 (zhuàn qián) | to earn money |
| 拌面 (bànmiàn) | noodles mixed with sauce |
| 馄饨 (húntun) | wonton |
Did you understand?
沙县在哪个省？
邓先生为什么跑到厦门？
她为什么说沙县小吃像麦当劳？
Why it's B1
- 182 characters a minute (natural speed)
- 84% of the characters are in common words (the course's words up to B1, about HSK 1–4)
- Made for learners of Chinese
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