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Eat "Pains" 吃苦 chī kǔ
Grammar: Expressing purpose with "为了 wèi le"
Language Tips:Different usages of Chinese character "吃 eat"
Dialogue:
A: 好久不见,你瘦了好多啊!
Hǎo jiǔ bù jiàn, nǐ shòu le hǎo duō a!
Long time no see. You are much thinner!
B: 我为了减肥,吃了很多苦。
Wǒ wèi le jiǎn féi, chī le hěn duō kǔ.
I've suffered a lot in order to lose weight.
Words & expressions:
【好久不见】hǎo jiǔ bú jiàn:long time no see
【瘦】shòu: thin, skinny
【为了】wèi le: in order to
【减肥】jiǎn féi: lose weight
【吃苦】chī kǔ: have a rough time;bear hardships
Source: Learning Mandarin Chinese
Editor: wanwan