zhōng guó rén
中国人xǐ huān
喜欢shén me
什么shù zì
数字？What Numbers Do Chinese People Like?
liú nà刘娜xiàng向yōu zi优子jiè shào介绍zhōng guó中国shù zì数字de的jí lì吉利yǔ与bù jí lì不吉利hán yì含义，bìng并tán dào谈到kāi yè开业qìng zhù庆祝de的fēng sú风俗。
Liu Na explains to Yuko the lucky and unlucky meanings of numbers in China and talks about customs related to store openings.
刘娜
zài在zhōng guó中国，8shì是jí lì吉利de的shù zì数字，4shì是bù jí lì不吉利de的。
In China, 8 is a lucky number, and 4 is unlucky.
优子
wèi shén me为什么？
Why?
刘娜
yīn wèi因为‘8’de的fā yīn发音xiàng像‘fā发’，biǎo shì表示fā cái发财；‘4’de的fā yīn发音xiàng像‘sǐ死’，tīng qǐ lái听起来bù jí lì不吉利。
Because the pronunciation of '8' sounds like 'fa', meaning to get rich; '4' sounds like 'death', which is considered unlucky.
优子
yuán lái rú cǐ原来如此，suǒ yǐ所以diàn huà hào mǎ电话号码、chē pái hào车牌号lǐ里yǒu有8huì会bǐ jiào比较guì贵ma吗？
I see! So does having 8 in a phone number or license plate make it more expensive?
刘娜
shì是de的，tè bié特别shì是dài带‘888’de的hào mǎ号码，fēi cháng非常shòu huān yíng受欢迎。
Yes, especially numbers with '888'—they are very popular.
优子
nà那kāi diàn开店huò zhě或者gōng sī公司kāi yè开业shí时，yǒu有shén me什么jiǎng jiū讲究ma吗？
Are there any customs when opening a store or company?
刘娜
rén men人们xǐ huān喜欢xuǎn选jí lì吉利de的rì zi日子，hái还huì会bǎi fàng摆放‘kāi yè dà jí开业大吉’de的huā花lán篮，huò zhě或者fàng biān pào放鞭炮qìng zhù庆祝。
People like to choose lucky days and display flower baskets with 'Grand Opening' messages, or set off firecrackers to celebrate.
优子
tīng qǐ lái听起来hěn很rè nào热闹！xià cì下次yǒu有péng yǒu朋友kāi diàn开店，wǒ我yě也sòng送gè个‘kāi yè dà jí开业大吉’de的lǐ wù礼物！
Sounds lively! Next time a friend opens a store, I’ll give them a 'Grand Opening' gift!