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Learn Chinese with ChineseClass101.com! Here at ChineseClass101.com, we know that losing valuable items can be a pain. But even worse is losing invaluable items like glasses because how are you supposed to find anything if you can’t see your hand in front of your face? Sound like a nightmare? In this Elementary Chinese lesson, we cover the worst case scenario and teach you how to handle it if it should happen to you in China. So join us for a lesson filled with key Chinese vocabulary and a great Chinese grammar point all about rhetorical questions. Why not listen in?

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6 Responses to “Elementary Lesson #48 - I Can’t Find My Glasses”

ChineseClass101.com says:

Do you wear glasses? Have you ever bought a pair of glasses in China?

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LanZi says:

I actually prefer getting glasses in China. You don’t need doctor’s prescription at all. You could walk into the 眼镜店(yan3 jing4 dian4)and pick up glasses for you and your friends, as easy as grocery shopping.

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蓝大卫 says:

@LanZi,
How do you determine your what your prescription is if you don’t visit an optometrist? An American company, Costco, is offering optometry services (from eye exam to glassses) to their customers at a far better price than going through the regular route.

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LanZi says:

@蓝大卫

Sorry I forgot to mention that for the first time you do need the eye exam. But after that, when you know you prescription, you could get your glasses nice and easy. I was saying this because I had an unpleasant experience at the optometrist’s in England. I knew my exact prescription but they refused to give me glasses unless I take an eye exam which would cost way more than the glasses. So I had to ask my friend to bring me a pair from China.

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蓝大卫 says:

The Olympic flag has five colored rings. Can you say 戒指 to describe those rings?

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LanZi says:

@蓝大卫

Not really because 戒指 communicates a “small” impression. We say 环(huan2). So the sentence will be “奥林匹克旗有五色环。” Also we have in Beijing 一环路(1st Ring Road),二环路(2nd Ring Road)etc.

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