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CGG #97: 你好

💎 Chinese Grammar Gems #97

Dec 03, 2025
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There’s a woman at the campus canteen who makes 馄饨 (húntun, wonton soup), and by now she knows my order without me having to say it.

We call her 阿姨 (āyí), that’s how you respectfully address women who work in service roles here. I’ve been going there almost every day since I arrived. It’s become one of those small routines that makes a place feel familia…

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