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Antiperspirant in China

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ID: 0929 Pre Intermediate
Confidence, confidence, dry and secure... raise your hand..... raise your hand... if you're sure you want to drop a hundred kuai on your favorite stick, spray, or roll-on at the fancy supermarket. The laowai demand has caused the supply to shift in our favor. Or maybe the locals finally realized the western world actually invented something awesome before they did. Either way, it's here! Albeit in a limited supply.... Learn the Chinese to get it in this podcast.
Mon Jun 30 2008 | Jenny , John
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
喷 pēn to spray
香水 xiāngshuǐ perfume
止汗剂 zhǐhànjì antiperspirant
汗 hàn to sweat
你在喷香水啊？
nǐ zài pēn xiāngshuǐ a ？
Are you putting on cologne?
不是，是止汗剂。
bù shì ，shì zhǐhànjì 。
No, it's antiperspirant.
你汗很多吗？
nǐ hàn hěn duō ma ？
Do you sweat a lot?
多，不用止汗剂，臭死了。
duō ，bù yòng zhǐhànjì ，chòu sǐ le 。
Yes. If I don't use antiperspirant, I stink.
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