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Of Kings, Emperors, and Presidents

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ID: 1556 Intermediate
The difference between kings, emperors, and presidents can be confusing to a child. Explaining the difference in Chinese, however, becomes crystal clear in this lesson. Lesson in to learn the vocabulary and the language of power.
Fri Dec 03 2010 | John, Dilu
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
国王 guówáng king
权力 quánlì power, authority
皇帝 huángdì emperor
比 bǐ more than
我觉得国王的权力最大。
wǒ juéde guówáng de quánlì zuì dà 。
I think kings have the most power.
不对，皇帝的权力比国王的大。
bù duì ，huángdì de quánlì bǐ guówáng de dà 。
Nope, emperors have more power than kings.
你们都错了，应该是总统最厉害。
nǐmen dōu cuò le ，yīnggāi shì zǒngtǒng zuì lìhai 。
You're both wrong. It should be presidents that are the most powerful.
算了算了，别争了，还是去问沈老师吧。
suàn le suàn le ，bié zhēng le ，háishì qù wèn Shěn lǎoshī ba 。
Forget it, forget it – stop arguing. Let's go ask Mrs. Shen.
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