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Sign Language in China

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ID: 1559 Intermediate
You may not be surprised to learn that China has its own version of sign language, but do you know the role regional variation plays in Chinese sign language? Get a little closer to the deaf community in China by learning about the sign language situation in this lesson.
Wed Dec 08 2010 | Jenny, John
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
手语 shǒuyǔ sign language
突然 tūrán suddenly
志愿者 zhìyuànzhě volunteer
聋哑人 lóngyǎrén deaf (and mute) person
你这是在干吗？
nǐ zhè shì zài gànmá ？
What is this that you're doing?
我在学手语。
wǒ zài xué shǒuyǔ 。
I'm studying sign language.
怎么突然开始学手语了？
zěnme tūrán kāishǐ xué shǒuyǔ le ？
What made you suddenly start studying sign language?
我想做志愿者。不会手语的话，没办法跟聋哑人交流。
wǒ xiǎng zuò zhìyuànzhě 。bùhuì shǒuyǔ dehuà ，méi bànfǎ gēn lóngyǎrén jiāoliú 。
I want to be a volunteer. If I don't know sign language, I can't communicate with deaf people.
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