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How Lanzhou Beef Noodles Spread Worldwide SAMPLE
How Lanzhou Beef Noodles Spread Worldwide
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兰州牛肉拉面香飘海外
兰州牛肉拉面香飘海外
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Keywords
拉面 - lāmiàn - pulled noodles
香 - xiāng - fragrant / sweet smelling / aromatic / savoury or appetising / (to eat) with relish
飘 - piāo - to float (in the air) / to flutter / to waft
海外 - hǎiwài - overseas / abroad
流 - liú - to flow / to disseminate / to circulate or spread / to move or drift
拉 - lā - to pull / to play (a bowed instrument) / to drag / to draw
碗 - wǎn - bowl
国内 - guónèi - domestic / internal (to a country) / civil
城市 - chéngshì - city
强 - qiáng - strong / powerful / better /best in their category
工作人员 - gōngzuò rényuán - staff member
世界 - shìjiè - world
地区 - dìqū - local / regional / district / region / area
周延 - zhōuyán - exhaustive / distributed (logic: applies to every instance)
首都 - shǒudū - capital (city)
调料 - tiáoliào - condiment / seasoning / flavouring
客人 - kèrén - visitor / guest / customer / client
重要 - zhòngyào - important / significant / major
地道 - dìdào - tunnel / causeway
食材 - shícái - ingredient (food)
专用 - zhuānyòng - special / dedicated
调味品 - tiáowèipǐn - seasoning / flavouring
Grammar
Number + 多 - Expressing a number in excess with "Number + duō"
黄河流过兰州,河两边开了1200多家牛肉拉面馆,一天能卖出100多万碗牛肉拉面。
现在兰州牛肉拉面已在国内开店5.8万家,每年可以卖面600亿元,有工作人员40多万人。
除了在国内开店以外,兰州牛肉拉面还在美国、澳大利亚、加拿大、日本、新加坡、马来西亚等全世界60多个国家和地区开店600多家。
“最多时,每天能卖出300多碗面。”
Verb + 出(来) - Expressed after a verb to indicate completion of an action for "to come up with" or "to come into being" with "Verb + chu(lai)"
黄河流过兰州,河两边开了1200多家牛肉拉面馆,一天能卖出100多万碗牛肉拉面。
“最多时,每天能卖出300多碗面。”
(自)从… - Expressing "since (a time) / since / ever since..." with "(zì)cóng..."
从清朝马保子开了第一家兰州牛肉拉面,到现在兰州牛肉拉面开到国内每一个城市,再到跟着中国人走出国门,让外国人也爱上了它,兰州牛肉面越走越强。
Verb 1 + 着 + Verb 2 - Expressing that the first verb is the accompanying action of the second verb with "Verb 1 + zhe + Verb 2"
从清朝马保子开了第一家兰州牛肉拉面,到现在兰州牛肉拉面开到国内每一个城市,再到跟着中国人走出国门,让外国人也爱上了它,兰州牛肉面越走越强。
Subject + 让 + Sb / Sth + Verb / Verb Phrase - Expressing "to make or let sb / sth to do sth" with "Subject + ràng + sb / sth + Verb / Verb Phrase" (causative verb)
从清朝马保子开了第一家兰州牛肉拉面,到现在兰州牛肉拉面开到国内每一个城市,再到跟着中国人走出国门,让外国人也爱上了它,兰州牛肉面越走越强。
Verb + 上 - Expressing that the result of the action attains / achieves something or provides satisfaction with "Verb + shàng" (result complement)
从清朝马保子开了第一家兰州牛肉拉面,到现在兰州牛肉拉面开到国内每一个城市,再到跟着中国人走出国门,让外国人也爱上了它,兰州牛肉面越走越强。
越 + Verb / Adj. + 越 + Verb / Adj. - Expressing "more...more..." with "yuè + Verb / Adj. + yuè + Verb / Adj."
从清朝马保子开了第一家兰州牛肉拉面,到现在兰州牛肉拉面开到国内每一个城市,再到跟着中国人走出国门,让外国人也爱上了它,兰州牛肉面越走越强。
除了…(以外),Noun Phrase + 也 / 还… - Expressing "in addition to…, it's also..." with "chúle… yǐwài,Noun Phrase + yě / hái..." (either 除了 or 以外, usually it's 以外, can be omitted from the sentence)
除了在国内开店以外,兰州牛肉拉面还在美国、澳大利亚、加拿大、日本、新加坡、马来西亚等全世界60多个国家和地区开店600多家。
A,B,C...等 / 等等 - Expressing "and so on / etc." with "A,B,C...děng / děng děng"
除了在国内开店以外,兰州牛肉拉面还在美国、澳大利亚、加拿大、日本、新加坡、马来西亚等全世界60多个国家和地区开店600多家。
全 + Noun / Noun Phrase - Expression indicates "the whole / entirely…" with "quán + Noun / Noun Phrase"
除了在国内开店以外,兰州牛肉拉面还在美国、澳大利亚、加拿大、日本、新加坡、马来西亚等全世界60多个国家和地区开店600多家。
来自 + Place - Expressing "to come from (a place)" with "láizì + Place"
2024年3月,甘肃人周延在瑞典首都斯德哥尔摩开了一家兰州牛肉拉面店,店里的调料都来自兰州,每天客人都很多。
Proper Nouns
兰州 - Lánzhōu - Lanzhou (capital of Gansu Province)黄河 - Huáng Hé - The Yellow River
清朝 - Qīngcháo - Qing dynasty of imperial China (1644-1911)
马保子 - Mǎ Bǎozǐ - Ma Baozi (Hui Chinese man from Lanzhou and creator of Lanzhou beef noodles)
澳大利亚 - Àodàlìyà - Australia
加拿大 - Jiānádà - Canada
新加坡 - Xīnjiāpō - Singapore
马来西亚 - Mǎláixīyà - Malaysia
甘肃 - Gānsù - Gansu (Province)
瑞典 - Ruìdiǎn - Sweden
斯德哥尔摩 - Sīdégē'ěrmó - Stockholm (capital of Sweden)
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