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ID: 2438 Intermediate
What factors are important to you when deciding to buy a car? Listen in as one friend consults another and learn how to ask the right questions in Mandarin so that you drive away with the car of your dreams.
Wed May 07 2014 | Shanell, Jenny
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
打算 dǎsuàn to plan
正 zhèng just, exactly
意见 yìjiàn opinion
预算 yùsuàn budget
小陈，打算买车啦？
XiǎoChén ，dǎsuàn mǎi chē la ？
Xiao Chen, you're planning to buy a car?
是呀，小孙，我正打算问问你的意见呢。
shì ya ，xiǎosūn ，wǒ zhèng dǎsuàn wènwen nǐde yìjiàn ne 。
Yeah! Xiao Sun, I was just planning to ask you for your opinion.
你的预算大概是多少啊？
nǐde yùsuàn dàgài shì duōshao ā ？
What's your budget approximately?
包括牌照和税费，二十多万吧。
bāokuò páizhào hé shuì fèi ，èrshí duō wàn ba 。
Including registration and taxes, a bit more than 200,000.
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