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How to Ask Someone to Repeat in Chinese | 没听清，怎么接话？ | HSK 4–5 Listening Practice
Missed something in Chinese? Learn how to ask someone to repeat, explain a word, or confirm important details. Practice 能再说一遍吗？我确认一下 and more with Xiao Yue and Leo in an HSK 4–5 Chinese listening dialogue.
What's Your Chinese Zodiac? | HSK 4-5 Chinese Listening Practice | 你属什么
How do you answer 你属什么? Say 我属马: I was born in the Year of the Horse. Leo mixes up his star sign and Chinese zodiac animal, then practices finding his animal, talking about benmingnian, and asking without making people uncomfortable.
How to Say My Treat in Chinese | HSK 2-3 Slow Chinese Story | 我请客
How do you say "it is my treat" in Chinese? Xiaoyue and her friend both reach for their phones, then find the easiest way to say it. Learn 今天我请客, 这顿饭我来付, 我们一起付吧 and 下次我请你 in this HSK 2–3 slow Chinese story, with Chinese, pinyin and English…
