CLO_170: Preparing for a Trip
Dialogue: Numbers
A: Wo3 zheng4zai4 zhun3bei4 yao4 qu4 mei3guo2 lü3you2. Suo3yi3 wo3 bi4xu1 yao4 hua1 hen3duo1 shi2jian1，ba3 hen3duo1 shi4qing2 xian1 zuo4 wan2.
B: Bi3ru2 shuo1 ne?
A: Wo3 yao4 xian1 qu4 yin2hang2 ba3 qian2 huan4 mei3jin1，zai4 qu4 lü3xing2 she4 fu4 wo3de fei1ji1 piao4 qian2.
B: Ni3 hao3 xiang4 hui4 hua1 hen3duo1 qian2.
A: Shi4 a. Wo3 bi4xu1 gen1 wo3 ba4ba jie4 qian2，yin1wei4 wo3 xian4zai4 zhuan4 de qian2 hai2 bu2 gou4.
B: Hao3 ba, xian1 zhu4 ni3 wan2 de kuai4 le4.
Dialogue: Tone Marks
A: Wǒ zhèngzài zhǔnbèi yào qù měiguó lǚyóu. Suǒyǐ wǒ bìxū yào huā hěnduō shíjiān，bǎ hěnduō shìqíng xiān zuò wán.
B: Bǐrú shuō ne?
A: Wǒ yào xiān qù yínháng bǎ qián huàn měijīn，zài qù lǚxíng shè fù wǒde fēijī piào qián.
B: Nǐ hǎo xiàng huì huā hěnduō qián.
A: Shì a. Wǒ bìxū gēn wǒ bàba jiè qián，yīnwèi wǒ xiànzài zhuàn de qián hái bú gòu.
B: Hǎo ba, xiān zhù nǐ wán de kuài lè.
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May 15th, 2008 at 6:15 pm
What’s the difference between 準 and 准？
May 17th, 2008 at 9:31 pm
Hello Salvador,
Hmmn, interesting question. For the word zhǔnbèi - 準備 is the traditional version while 准备 is the simplified version. There was an error in the original simplified version we had posted, which has now been fixed.
It is possible to see 准 in traditional forms for other words though.