Chinese Language Learning Program Lesson 158 – Tongue Twister to practice how to pronounce “cóng ” and “chóng”

Lesson 158– Tongue Twister  in Chinese to practice how to pronounce “cóng ” and “chóng”

Hello, everyone. Welcome back. This is Baixue’s Chinese Language Learning Program. Last time we talked about some Chinese characters that are easily misidentified. Today, we will have a tongue twister to practice how to pronounce “cóng ” and “chóng” .

qīng cǎo cóng, cǎo cóng qīng,

  青    草     丛，  草     丛       青，

(Green grass, grass is green.)

qīng qīng cǎo lǐ cǎo qīng chóng.

  青     青    草  里 草     青      虫。

(Grass green worm in the green grass.)

qīng chóng zuān jìn qīng cǎo cóng,

  青       虫       钻   进    青     草     丛，

(The green worm gets into the grass.)

qīng cǎo cóng qīng cǎo chóng qīng.

  青    草     丛      青    草       虫       青。

(The green grass, the grass green worm are all green.)

Today’s idiom is

dé cùn jìn chǐ

得   寸  进   尺

(Give him an inch and he'll take a yard; push one's luck)

nǐ yǐ jīng dé dào nǐ xiǎng yào de le, hái xiǎng dé cùn jìn chǐ 

你已  经   得   到  你    想     要  的 了,  还     想    得  寸   进   尺  

ma?

吗？

(You've got what you want, and you want to push your luck?)

Ok, that is all for today.

xiè  xiè!

 谢   谢 ! (Thanks!)

xià  cì  jiàn

 下  次  见!  (See you next time!)