Intermediate - The Surname Code A:

x` ng shenme? Whats your family name?

(C1040)

B:

Zhang, gong chang Zhang. Zhang, the one with the bow radical and the character for long.

A:

n mama x` ng shenme? What is your moms surname?

B:

W W u, k ou tian u. Wu, the one with the mouth radical and the character for sky.

A:

ba. j` nlai Come on in.

A:

x` ng shenme?
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What is your surname?

C:

L , mu L . ` z Li, the one with the wood radical and the character for son.

A:

n mama x` ng shenme? What is your moms family name?

C:

er dong Chen, Chen. Chen. Its the one with the ear radical and the character for east.

A:

x` ng shenme? Whats your surname?

D:
u Jiang, mein Jiang. Jiang, the one with the characters for beautiful and woman.

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A:

u mein Jiang? Beautiful woman Jiang?

D:
du` . Right.

A:

b` u du` . Wrong answer.

D: ......
` kaim a, kaim a...... en en wei, Hey, open the door! Open the door! Key Vocabulary

x` ng Zhang W u L Chen

family name Zhang Wu Li Chen

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Jiang en kaim

Jiang open the door

Supplementary Vocabulary

` ao ` anh shenm` ` hanz` tongy nz` x` ngm ng chaiz`

secret sign mysterious Chinese character homophone full name to break a character into component parts someone with same surname the

tongx` ng

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