Learning Mandarin Chinese 🇨🇳 is exciting and challenging at the same time. I asked my teacher if we can begin in some basic phrases first, she was slightly confused but agreed due to my eagerness to get started. 拉盤 (La Pan) = PUMP THE MARKET 抄底 (chow-dee) = BUY THE DIP 割肉 (gē ròu) = PANIC SELLERS I’ve only ever been to Macau. I’m going to Beijing next week. - Wynn