New Words

From Lesson: I believe they'll agree
Word Pinyin Meaning
国家 guójiā country; nation; state; CL:[[個|个<gè>]]
zhǒng seed; species; kind; type; classifier for types, kinds, sorts
特点 tèdiǎn characteristic (feature); trait; feature; CL:[[個|个<gè>]]
奇怪 qíguài strange; odd; to marvel; to be baffled
de -ly; structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct

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Chinese

不同的国家有不同的文化,每种文化都有自己的特点。 有些国家的人名写在姓前面,有些国家的人名写在姓后面,但是只要经过一段时间,就会慢慢地习惯。

Pinyin

bù tóng de guójiā yǒu bù tóng de wénhuà,měi zhǒng wénhuà dōu yǒu zìjǐ de tèdiǎn. Yǒuxiē guójiā de rénmíng xiě zài xìng qiánmiàn, yǒuxiē guójiā de rénmíng xiě zài xìng hòumiàn, dànshì zhǐyào jīngguò yí duàn shíjiān, jiù huì mànmàn de xíguàn.

English

Different countries have different cultures, and each culture has its own characteristics. In some countries, the given name is written before the family name; in others, it is written after, but as long as some time passes, you will gradually get used to it.