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义乌的世界杯生意
Yiwu's World Cup Business — How One Chinese City Makes the Flags, Jerseys and Scarves
HSK 2 Chinese listening practice. Yiwu in Zhejiang makes 70% of the world's 2026 World Cup merchandise — small factories busy day and night.
This is an HSK 2 Chinese listening episode that runs about 4 minutes. The full Mandarin script is shown with tap-for-pinyin and a line-by-line English translation, so you can listen and read at once — comprehensible input in the sense of Stephen Krashen's i+1 theory. It teaches 18 key vocabulary words such as 问题、因为、所以 and walks through 6 grammar patterns, each explained in English with examples. The same news story is retold at 4 difficulty levels — use the level selector above to find the version that is challenging but still understandable for you.
说到世界杯的生意。
Speaking of World Cup business.
今年有世界杯。
There's a World Cup this year.
世界杯就是很多国家一起比赛足球。
The World Cup is when many countries compete in football together.
国家是什么？
What is a country?
国家就是一个很大的地方。
A country is a very big place.
中国是一个国家。
China is a country.
美国也是一个国家。
America is also a country.
比赛就是看谁更好。
A competition means seeing who's better.
今年的世界杯在三个国家。
This year's World Cup is in three countries.
美国、加拿大、还有墨西哥。
America, Canada, and Mexico.
这是第一次三个国家一起。
This is the first time three countries are doing it together.
所以特别大。
So it's especially big.
买东西的人特别多。
Especially many people buying things.
在中国有一个小地方叫义乌。
In China there's a small place called Yiwu.
义乌非常有名。
Yiwu is very famous.
因为义乌做小东西。
Because Yiwu makes small things.
什么小东西？
What small things?
杯子、衣服、小的好看的东西。
Cups, clothes, small pretty things.
世界上很多这些东西都是义乌做的。
Many of these things in the world are made by Yiwu.
义乌有很多工厂。
Yiwu has many factories.
工厂就是做东西的地方。
A factory is a place where things are made.
里面有很多人工作。
Many people work inside.
他们做了东西然后卖给别的国家。
They make things and then sell them to other countries.
这个叫出口。
This is called exporting.
出口的意思就是把东西卖到别的国家去。
Exporting means making things and selling them to other countries.
义乌的出口非常多。
Yiwu exports a lot.
今年一月和二月。
In January and February this year.
义乌卖出去的体育东西有多少？
How much sports stuff did Yiwu sell?
二十三亿人民币。
2.3 billion yuan.
亿就是一万个一万。
A billion is ten thousand times ten thousand.
非常非常多的钱。
A huge amount of money.
比去年多了百分之三十八。
38 percent more than last year.
这个非常厉害。
That's very impressive.
厉害就是特别好、特别多的意思。
Impressive means especially good, especially much.
为什么这么多？
Why so much?
因为世界杯要来了。
Because the World Cup is coming.
所有人都想买世界杯的东西。
Everyone wants to buy World Cup stuff.
有一个工厂做足球。
One factory makes footballs.
一天做四千个。
Four thousand per day.
四千个足球！
Four thousand footballs!
每天都在做。
Making every day.
一天都不休息。
Not resting a single day.
还有一个商人叫骆添乐。
There's also a merchant named Luo Tianle.
商人就是卖东西的人。
A merchant is a person who sells things.
他有八个国家足球队的授权。
He has authorization from eight national football teams.
授权是什么意思？
What does authorization mean?
就是那个足球队说可以。
It means the football team says OK.
你可以用我们的名字做东西。
You can use our name to make things.
然后你卖。
Then you sell them.
他每个星期做二十到三十个新东西。
He makes twenty to thirty new items every week.
有的东西今天开始做。
Some items start production today.
明天就完成了。
And are finished tomorrow.
非常快。
Very fast.
还有一个商人叫温从见。
There's another merchant named Wen Congjian.
他有三十九个专利。
He has thirty-nine patents.
专利就是你想了一个新东西。
A patent means you invented something new.
别人不可以做一样的。
Others can't make the same thing.
只有你可以做。
Only you can.
他还有三十二个商标。
He also has thirty-two trademarks.
他做世界杯的衣服。
He makes World Cup clothes.
做了一万件。
Made ten thousand pieces.
有人从别的国家来义乌买东西。
People from other countries come to Yiwu to buy things.
有一个人从沙特来。
One person came from Saudi Arabia.
沙特是一个国家，在中东。
Saudi Arabia is a country in the Middle East.
他买了一万个包。
He bought ten thousand bags.
一万个！
Ten thousand!
还有约旦的人来。
People from Jordan came too.
还有非洲的人来。
People from Africa came too.
他们都来义乌。
They all come to Yiwu.
因为义乌的东西又多又便宜。
Because Yiwu's things are both plentiful and cheap.
你知道一个有意思的事情吗？
Do you know something interesting?
上一次世界杯是在卡塔尔。
Last time the World Cup was in Qatar.
那个时候全世界的世界杯东西。
All the World Cup stuff in the world back then.
十个里面有七个是义乌做的。
Seven out of ten were made by Yiwu.
百分之七十！
Seventy percent!
义乌这么小一个地方。
Yiwu, such a small place.
做了世界百分之七十的东西。
Made seventy percent of the world's stuff.
非常了不起。
That's really amazing.
了不起就是特别特别厉害。
Amazing means really, really impressive.
今年会更多。
This year will be even more.
因为今年是三个国家一起。
Because this year three countries are doing it together.
比以前大很多。
Much bigger than before.
所以义乌的工厂都非常忙。
So Yiwu's factories are all very busy.
每天做。
Making every day.
每天卖。
Selling every day.
足球、衣服、杯子、旗子。
Footballs, clothes, cups, flags.
旗子就是国家的那个东西。
Flags are those things that represent countries.
红的、白的、蓝的。
Red, white, blue.
都是义乌做的。
All made by Yiwu.
义乌不大。
Yiwu is not big.
但是义乌的东西去了全世界。
But Yiwu's things went all over the world.
这就是义乌的世界杯生意。
This is Yiwu's World Cup business.
一个小地方做了全世界的大生意。
A small place doing the world's big business.
A common noun in daily use. 没问题 = No problem.
Used with 所以 for cause-effect. 因为世界杯要来了 = Because the World Cup is coming.
Pairs with 因为. 所以特别大 = So it's especially big.
Stronger than 很. 非常有名 = extremely famous.
又多又便宜 = both plentiful and cheap.
明天就完成了 = Will be finished by tomorrow.
今天开始做 = Start making today.
这个非常重要 = This is very important.
特别大 = especially big, 特别多 = especially many.
工厂都非常忙 = The factories are all very busy.
出 = go out, 口 = opening. Selling goods to other countries.
商 = commerce, 人 = person. A person who buys and sells goods.
Official permission to use a team's name and logo on products.
Legal protection for an invention. Others cannot copy your design.
A registered brand name or logo. 注册商标 = registered trademark.
An exclamation meaning extremely impressive. Stronger than 厉害.
国家的旗子 = a country's flag. Common at sports events.
A versatile word meaning powerful, impressive, or severe.
* beyond level超纲词