Free companion worksheet · Episode 9.29

Dining Table Rules in China

中国饭桌上的规矩

Learn how to be a thoughtful guest at a Chinese family meal: choosing a seat, using serving chopsticks, offering tea, accepting kindness, and leaving politely.

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The first page of the Dining Table Rules in China worksheet
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Useful meal-time phrases

Practice 我坐哪好, 您动筷我们才敢吃, 我用茶代酒敬您 and other phrases you can use naturally.

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Culture you can use

Understand seats, elders, serving chopsticks, toasts, refusing more food, and the meaning of 心意.

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Notes and practice

Review hanzi, pinyin, English, cultural notes and short exercises before your next family meal.