Character #285: 些 xiē
2 Lessons
Make a Movie 些
KEYWORD:
A Few Of
Pinyin:
xiē
Actor:
xi- Female
Set:
-e
Room within Set:
Outside the Entrance
Prop(s):
此 (Court Reporter)
二 (Twins)
Member Comments from 2019-mid-2020
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Ann Bihari
The twins are waiting for their parents and shannon outside the entrance at the hotel korzo, when they see a very fancy slovak ambassador pass by holding a bunch of slovak/american friendship pins that he's handing out. He hands A FEW to the twins with a big smile and they both smile back.
Georg Lohrer
Just as Angelique Kerber arrives in front of my e-set, a horde of porcupines passes. SOME of them stop and snuffle nosily. But there the Weasley-twins arrive. They have already caught A FEW of the porcupines, but not yet all.
MB Team
Here's the link to where Phil & Luke talked about this comment in the Mandarin Blueprint Podcast:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izcU6fNK-XQ&t=3056s
Natalia Kovalenko
Shura is outside my -e location when she spots BTS (Korean boy band, prop 1) sitting on the lawn. She's so excited to see them, she's a huge fan, so she gives them her lunch and a pair of chopsticks (prop 2) to eat with. They thank her, then politely point out that there are quite A FEW OF them, so they are going to need a lot more food!
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Francislainy Campos
Shakira looks impressed seeing a few porcupines outside the entrance of my E set. Some of them are even twins!!
Annette Bicknell
Xi Shi is outside the entrance to a replica of the ultimate romantic Neuschwanstein Castle (此) in epic Jasper. THIS is going to be great, she cannot wait to get inside and eat with chopsticks (二)at the newly opened Chinese restaurant. A few of her friends will meet her there.
Luke Eberhard
Sharon Tate arrives outside the entrance of 'A Hostel in Edinbourgh' along with the TWINS from 'The Shining' following behind. A COURT REPORTER stands at the entrance and enquires about Tate's reservation saying he'll accept the desposite "For A FEW Dollar More." It's here Ennio Morricone's iconic theme song with the jaw harp and flute, the Twins become excited and start paying while trying to shoot each other hats off with cap guns. The court reporter nods in approval the Twins understand his assertion as Tate hands him over A FEW American coins.
Chris Lewis
My aunt Sheelah standing outside of my e set and using [From the last word (此)]THIS is A FEW OF my friends, Tony Robbins and the twins
Robert Toms
My xi- actress is giving an important presentation in front of my -e location. With a laser pointer (此), she points down at the swimming Yin-Yang fish from the first season of Avatar: The Last Airbender (二), saying "A FEW OF the viewers have pointed out that..." She stops, and winds up for seems like the biggest sneeze anyone's ever seen, then lets out a tiny "few" sneeze, at which the audience bursts out laughing.