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Romance of the Three Kingdoms

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ID: 1919 Intermediate
"Romance of the Three Kingdoms" is hailed as one of China's great ancient literary works. Even if your Chinese isn't quite fluent enough to read the book in its original form, the story and characters are still integral pieces to contemporary Chinese culture and language. Gain a basic understanding of this classic novel in today's intermediate lesson.
Wed Apr 25 2012 | Dilu, John
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
厚 hòu thick
三国演义 Sānguóyǎnyì Romance of the Three Kingdoms
听说 tīngshuō to hear of
部 bù [measure word]
你在看什么书？好厚啊！
nǐ zài kàn shénme shū ？hǎo hòu a ！
What book are you reading? It's really thick!
三国演义》。听说过吗？
Sānguóyǎnyì 》。tīngshuō guo ma ？
"Romance of the Three Kingdoms." Have you heard of it?
听说过，不过没看过。是写什么的？
tīngshuō guo ，bùguò méi kàn guo 。shì xiě shénme de ？
I've heard of it, but I've never read it. What's it about?
三国演义》是一部历史小说。写的是魏、蜀、吴三个国家之间的战争。
Sānguóyǎnyì 》shì yī bù lìshǐ xiǎoshuō 。xiě de shì Wèi 、Shǔ 、Wú sān ge guójiā zhījiān de zhànzhēng 。
"Romance of the Three Kingdoms" is a historical novel. It's about the war between the kingdoms of Wei, Shu, and Wu.
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