At the night market

The lesson’s vocabulary

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• 热闹
  rènao

  bustling with noise and excitement; lively

• 到处
  dàochù

  everywhere

• 小吃
  xiǎochī

  street food; snack

• 味道
  wèidào

  flavor; taste; (fig.) feeling (of ...)

• 臭
  chòu

  stench; smelly; repulsive

• 豆腐
  dòufu

  tofu; bean curd

• 排队
  páiduì

  to line up

• 试
  shì

  to test; to try; experiment

• 闻
  wén

  to hear; to smell; to sniff at

• 害怕
  hàipà

  to be afraid; to be scared

• 怕
  pà

  to be afraid; to fear; to dread

• 香
  xiāng

  fragrant; sweet smelling; aromatic

• 老板
  lǎobǎn

  boss; proprietor

• 免费
  miǎnfèi

  free (of charge)

• 尝
  cháng

  to taste; to try (food); to experience

• 白
  bái

  in vain; for nothing; free of charge

• 拿
  ná

  to hold; to seize; to catch

• 甜
  tián

  sweet; (fig.) pleasant; endearing

• 减肥
  jiǎnféi

  to lose weight

• 好吃
  hǎochī

  tasty; delicious

• 份
  fèn

  classifier for gifts

• 付
  fù

  to pay; to hand over to

• 微信
  wēixìn

  WeChat message; WeChat account

• 客人
  kèrén

  visitor; guest; customer

• 请
  qǐng

  to ask; to invite; to treat (to a meal etc)

• 账
  zhàng

  account; bill; debt

• 分开
  fēnkāi

  to separate; to part

• 便宜
  piányi

  cheap; inexpensive; a petty advantage

• 辣
  là

  hot (spicy); pungent

• 勇敢
  yǒnggǎn

  brave; courageous

• 担心
  dānxīn

  anxious; worried; uneasy

• 骗
  piàn

  to cheat; to swindle; to deceive

The lesson’s grammar

• 不X白不X: might as well, it's a waste not to

  不 + V + 白 + 不 + V

• V一X是一X: every little bit counts

  Verb + 一 + measure word + 是 + 一 + measure word

• (没)有什么好X的: nothing to X, what is there to X?

  没有什么好 + verb + 的 / 有什么好 + verb + 的?

• X是X，Y是Y: keep two things apart

  X + 是 + X，Y + 是 + Y

• X也得X，不X也得X / 说什么也得X: you have to, like it or not

  V + 也得 + V，不 + V + 也得 + V / 说什么 (怎么) + 也得 + verb

• V得起 / V不起: can / can't afford to

  S + V + 得起/不起 + O