VIP Class Notes (Jesse)

Vocabulary

chinese national holiday 

festival – jie

positive < > negative 

nuts – jian guo

when he is livewas alive / was living

why did you only have 1 kid?

i’m used to it – xi guan
eg. I am used to living in China

white collar worker – office
blue collar worker – factory

when a people retired – when someone retires

maid / cleaner – ayi that cleans your house

tomb sweeping day – qing ming jie

ming yun – destiny 

win < > lose
what if they lose?

gamble – to take risk but with high reward

my income and hours are set – gu ding de

Pronunciation

colleague – don’t add “ger” on the end