EPISODE · Apr 11, 2026 · 7 MIN
Popup Chinese — Elementary: Playing with Fire
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服务员!Server!你好!Hello!有火儿吗?Got a light?这里不能吸烟。There's no smoking here.我不吸烟,我玩儿火!I'm not smoking. I want to play with fire.Learn this vocabularyQuestions1. Which of the following is not a viable expression in Chinese?a) 玩音乐b) 玩钢琴c) 玩电脑d) 玩命2. Which of these verbs can not take 火 as a direct object?a) 点b) 放c) 加d) 烧3. The non-smoking section of a restaurant is called what in China?a) 非吸烟区b) 抽烟区c) 不吸区d) there's no name for it — it doesn't exist4. Understand Chinese radicals? We think you'll have a good idea of which character that follows has no obvious connection to fire?a) 烛b )火c) 焚d) 淋5. Which of the following terms is an improper way to refer to a waitress?a) 师傅b) 小姐c) 服务员d) 女服务员Answers: 1- b, 2- c, 3- a, 4- d, 5- d.
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