你对中国的筷子了解多少?How much do you know about Chinese chopsticks?

Gao Huiying China Plus Published: 2018-11-22 16:35:09
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Italian fashion house Dolce & Gabbana has been accused of racism over its new promotional videos featuring an Asian woman eating Western food with chopsticks. In the videos posted on Weibo and other social media platforms, the woman is seen eating Italian food using chopsticks in odd and playful ways. The videos sparked heated discussions on China's social media platforms, as well as criticism on Instagram and Facebook as some users found them racist, stereotypical and disrespectful toward Chinese culture and Chinese women. 

Are chopsticks only a tool for the Chinese people to have meals? Though simple and little, a pair of chopsticks carries the emotions of China over thousands of years.

It's about early education(启迪 qǐdí).

It's the passing of traditions(传承 chuánchéng).

It's aobut good manners(明礼 míng lǐ).

It's about family love(关爱 guān'ài).

It nourishes hope(守望 shǒuwàng).

It shows good relations with neighbors(睦邻 mùlín).

重点词汇 Key Word:

多少 <代词 pron.> 

  • How many/much/long
    E.g. Zhè běn shū duōshao qián?
    这本书多少钱?
    How much does this book cost?

  • (Expressing an unspecified number of amount)
    E.g. Nǐ néng shuō duōshao jiù shuō duōshao?
    你能说多少就说多少?
    You say whatever you can.

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