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A* 在中國，見面的時候需要鞠躬嗎？*

* zài Zhōngguó, jiànmiàn de shíhou xūyào jūgōng ma? *

* In China, do you need to bow when you meet people?*

B* 不需要。*

* bù xūyào. *

* No.*

A* 但是在日本和韓國要鞠躬。*

* dànshì zài Rìběn hé Hánguó yào jūgōng. *

* But in Japan and Korea you need to bow.*

B* 在中國，握手就可以了。*

* zài Zhōngguó, wòshǒu jiù kěyǐ le. *

* In China, you can just shake hands.*

A* 太好了。*

* tài hǎo le. *

* That's great.*

B* 是啊，不需要一直鞠躬。*

* shì a, bù xūyào yīzhí jūgōng. *

* Yeah, you don't have to bend over all the time.*

Key Vocabulary* *

見面* jiànmiàn* to meet

需要* xūyào* to need

鞠躬* jūgōng* to bow

但是* dànshì* but

日本* Rìběn* Japan

韓國* Hánguó* Korea

握手* wòshǒu* to shake hands

可以* kěyǐ* can

一直* yīzhí* continuously; always

Supplementary Vocabulary* *

點頭* diǎntóu* to nod one's head

彎腰* wānyāo* to bend over

抱* bào* to hug

揮手* huīshǒu* to wave

吻臉頰* wěn liǎnjiá* to kiss on the cheek

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