Correct term

[vvanesse59]

I teach taiji/qigong at local community college and am beginning to learn some Chinese so I say the different terms correctly. I have simple request to help me when I say " I teach taijiquan and qigong" Wo____ taijiquan he qigong. I find so many different definitions in mdbg dictionary that could be used I have become confused. Another word I am unable to find is "booth". I can find roadside booth but nothing like we have in our Chinese restaurant. One of the waitresses suggested "safa" which translates out to "sofa" but she said that was about as close as she would know it to be. Thanks in advance.

[zening]

jiao=teach, so the sentence should be wo jiao taijiquan.

[Jim]

For booth there's 包间 bāojiān or 雅座 yǎzuò.

[vvanesse59]

Thanks for the answers to my query. Very quick and most helpful from both responders.

[tboasis7]

Although the dictionary you used is quite good, NCIKU is a lot more easy to work with, try that one too to get some further clarification.

Hope it helps!!

[Jane_PA]

I wonder that the original post asked about 火车座 in restaurant in China... I know some restaurants in China called those two long chairs face to face Train Seat 火车座 because that looks like the seats in train...

[vvanesse59]

Thanks for the help and quick responses makes life easier than my continuing to be confused. I will look into the nciku website. You need several it appears and any good ones will be welcome to try out. I really like being able to hear the pronounciation as it makes it more clear. from Illinois xiexie!