In this lesson, you learned the phrase "你買了什麼?" So what do you use to buy things at the store? You use 錢, or money, right?
Well, before there were paper bills and coins, the Chinese used 元寶. It is a custom that people eat dumplings during Chinese New Year because the dumplings are shaped like 元寶. People eat while thinking of this, hoping to bring more money to the family. |
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