mardi 29 avril 2014

63 - 签证 - qiān zhèng - visa

签证
qiān zhèng
-visa

Components:


qiān
· a note
· a stick
· sign one's name


zhèng
· certificate
· proof
· to prove
· to demonstrate
· to confirm
· certificate
· proof


lundi 28 avril 2014

62 - 连我都知道 - lián wǒ zhī dào - Even I know that (grammar)

 

连   +  Sub. / Object  + 都  + Adv / Adj / Verb
lián                                dōu

连   +  Sub. / Object  + 也  + Adv / Adj / Verb
lián                                yě 

This type of sentence is used to emphasize the part placed after the preposition  连.



连我都知道
lián wǒ zhī dào
Even I know that。 (so of course everybody knows)

连颐和园都看得见。
lián yí hé yuán dōu kàn dé jiàn 。
Even the Summer Palace we can see (so of course can see the closer places)






61 - 谛听与爱语 - The art of Communicating

谛听与爱语
dì tīng yǔ ài yǔ
Attentive listening and speaking with love




Components:



-careful
-attentive


tīng
-to hear



-and


ài
-love



-language

dimanche 27 avril 2014

60 - 的 / 得 / 地 -The three "de"

How to use "de" ?
There are three "de" in Chinese that are frequently used
Each of them has a specific use : 
 


adj. + 的  + Noun

好看的女人
hǎo kàn de nǚ rén
A good looking woman



V + 得 + adv. or adj

做得不错
zuò dé bú cuò
Well done.

说得很好
shuō dé hěn hǎo
Well said.

吃得很多
chī dé hěn duō  
Eat a lot.

Subj. + Obj. + V+ 得 + Adv. + Adj.

你的泡菜做得真不错。
nǐ de pào cài zuò dé zhēn bú cuò 。
Your kimchi is done quite well.

你的汉语说得镇流利。
nǐ de hàn yǔ shuō dé zhèn liú lì 。
You speak chinese really fluently.



adv. + 地  + V

很快地跑
hěn kuài dì pǎo
Running very fast.

深深地喜欢
shēn shēn dì xǐ huān 
Deeply in love.

vendredi 25 avril 2014

59 - 计算机 - jìsuàn jī - computer; calculator

计算机 
jìsuàn jī
-computer; calculator

Components:

计算
jìsuàn
to count; to calculate; to compute



-machine

jeudi 24 avril 2014

58 - 怀孕 - huáiyùn - pregnant; to have conceived; gestation; pregnancy

怀孕 
huáiyùn
-pregnant; to have conceived; gestation; pregnancy


Components:


怀
huái
-bosom; heart; mind; to think of; to harbor in one's mind;
-to conceive (a child); (Chinese surname)


yùn
-pregnant

57 - 孕妇 - yùnfù - pregnant woman

孕妇
yùnfù
-pregnant woman


Components:



yùn
-pregnant



-woman

mardi 22 avril 2014

56 - 敌人 - dí rén - enemy

敌人
dí rén
· enemy

亲密敌人 
qīn mì dí rén


Components :




· enemy
· match


lundi 21 avril 2014

55 - 邻居 - lín jū - neighbor / 把 (grammar)


邻居
lín jū
· neighbor
我的邻居豆豆龙 
wǒ de lín jū dòu dòu lóng
My neighbour Totoro

 把 (Grammar)

Structure :
Subject +  把 + object + verb + other elements

Aim : The aim is to shift the object before the verb to highlight it. Normally the object should always be after the verb. But here, as you put 把, then you can put the object right after it and before the verb.

The verb must be an action with an effect or result. The aim is to show the CHANGE or INFLUENCE by the ACTION (verb) onto its object.

请     你 把  那   本   书   给   我  看  看。
qǐng  nǐ  bǎ  nà  běn  shū  gěi  wǒ  kàn  kàn 。
Please, you this book pass me to take a look.

             S    +   O  +   V            Others

Original form of this sentence should be :
请你给我看看这本书。
     S  + V + Others + Object

请给邻居这个蛋糕。
qǐng gěi lín jū zhè gè dàn gāo 。

Becomes :

请把这个蛋糕给邻居。
qǐng bǎ zhè gè dàn gāo gěi lín jū 。 

Components:



lín

· neighbor
· adjacent
· close to



· reside

samedi 19 avril 2014

53 - 在 (grammar) - 港口 - port / 村子 - village


zài
· (located) at
· (to be) in
· to exist
· in the middle of doing sth
· (indicating an action in progress)

Sentence order :


-Subject + 在 +  place + verb

他  在  港口  工作。
           
-Subject + TIME + 在 +  place + verb

他 2006 年  在  港口    工作。
tā  2006 nián  zài  gǎng kǒu  gōng zuò 。
In  2006 he was working at the port.



我们    上个圣诞节          在瑞士     滑雪。
wǒ men   shàng gè shèng dàn jiē     zài ruì shì    huá xuě
We             last Christams              in Switzerland     did ski.

==> 在 here means "to be located at" and shows the location.

Exception 1:


When you combine  住在 (zhu + zai), it means "to live in" and its the only time 在 is after the verb. 

你住在哪儿 ?
Where do you live ?

我爸爸 住在 法国的 一个 小村子。
wǒ bà bà  zhù zài  fǎ guó de  yī gè  xiǎo cūn zǐ 。
My dad      lives in      France of      a        small village.

Exception 2:

 在 as a verb : 
It can also be used as a verb which means "be located".

你家在哪里?
Where is your home (located) ?

你现在在哪里?
Where are you (located) now ?

Components:


港口
gǎng kǒu
· port
· harbor



 gǎng
· harbor
· Hong Kong (abbr. for  香港)


· mouth
· (classifier for things with mouths such as people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc)
·  [freq:0]

村子
cūn zǐ
· village


cūn
· village

vendredi 18 avril 2014

52 - 体重秤 - tǐ zhòng chěng - scale


体重秤
tǐ zhòng chěng
·scale to measure body weight

Components:


体重
tǐ zhòng
· body weight


chěng
· steel yard
· scales


jeudi 17 avril 2014

51 - 时间表 - shí jiàn biǎo - · schedule / timetable

时间表
shí jiàn biǎo
· schedule
· timetable

Components:


时间
shí jiàn
· time
· period


biǎo· exterior surface
· family relationship via females
· to show (one's opinion)
· a model
· a table (listing information)
· a form
· a meter (measuring sth)
· a wrist watch or pocket watch

50 - 脸书 - liǎn shū - Facebook

脸书
liǎn shū
-Facebook

面冊
miàn cè
-Facebook (Taiwanese name)


Components:


liǎn
· face


shū
· book
· letter


miàn
· fade
· side
· surface
· aspect
· top
· face



· book
· booklet

mardi 15 avril 2014

49 - 俯卧撑 - fǔwò chēng - push-up

俯卧撑 
fǔwò chēng
-push-up


Components:


俯卧 
fǔwò
-to lie prone


chēng
-to support; to prop up; to push or move with a pole; to maintain; to open or unfurl; to fill to bursting point; brace; stay; support

48 - 运动 - yùndòng - to exercise

运动
yùndòng

-to move; to exercise;
-sports; exercise; motion; movement; campaign

Components:


yùn-to move; to transport; to use; to apply; fortune; luck; fate


dòng
to use; to act; to move; to change

samedi 12 avril 2014

47 - 好处 - hǎo chu - benefit / advantage

好处
hǎo chu
· benefit
· advantage

Components:



hǎo
· good

处 

chù
· a place
· location
· spot
· point
· (classifier for locations or items of damage)
· office
· department
· bureau
· respect

46 - 饼干 - bǐng gān - · biscuit / cracker

饼干
bǐng gān 
· biscuit / cracker


Components:



bǐng
· round flat cake
· cookie
· cake
· pastry


gān 
· to concern
· to interfere
· shield
· stem
· dry
· clean

vendredi 11 avril 2014

45 - 午休 - Wǔxiū - a nap

午休
Wǔxiū
-a nap


Components:



-7th earthly branch: 11 a.m.-1 p.m.,
-noon, 5th solar month (6th June-6th July),
-year of the Horse


xiū
-to rest;
-to stop doing something for a period of time; to cease;
-(imperative) don't;
-(Chinese surname)

jeudi 10 avril 2014

44 - 安眠 - ān mián - sleep peacefully

安眠
ān mián
· sleep peacefully

Components:



ān
-peaceful


mián
-sleep

mercredi 9 avril 2014

43 - 月光 - yuè guāng - moonlight

月光 
yuè guāng
· moonlight


Components:



yuè
· moon
· month



guāng
· light
· ray
· bright
· only
· merely

mardi 8 avril 2014

42 - 佛陀 - Fó tuó - Buddha

佛陀
Fó tuó
· Buddha
· transliteration of Sanskrit
· the all-enlightened one





Components:



· Buddha
· Buddhism


tuó
· (phonetic)
· declivity
· steep bank

lundi 7 avril 2014

41 - 解脱 - jiětuō - to free oneself

解脱
jiětuō
- relief; to free oneself; to break away from; to extricate oneself; to relieve; to liberate; to emancipate; free; relieved

解脱祈请文
 Liberating prayer


Components:


祈请
qí qǐng
- prayer

文 
- text 

jiě
- to divide; to break up; to split; to separate; to dissolve; to solve; to melt; to remove; to untie; to loosen; to open; to emancipate; to explain; to understand; to know; a solution; a dissection


tuō
- to shed; to take off; to escape; to get away from

dimanche 6 avril 2014

40 - 慈悲 - cí bēi - Compassion

慈悲 
cí bēi
- Compassion (Buddhism)

Components:



cí 
- compassionate; gentle; merciful; kind; humane


bēi
- sad; sadness; sorrow; grief

vendredi 4 avril 2014

39 - 休息 - xiū xi - to rest

休息
xiū xi
· rest
· to rest

Components:



xiū
· to rest


息 

· news
· interest
· breath
· rest

38 - 退休 - tuì xiū - retirement (from work)

退休 
tuì xiū
· retirement (from work)


Components:


退

tuì
· retreat
· to decline
· to move back
· to withdraw


xiū
· to rest

jeudi 3 avril 2014

37 - 回收 - huíshōu - to recycle

回收
huíshōu
-to recycle; to reclaim; to retrieve; to recover; to recall (a defective product)

Components:


huí
-to circle; to go back; to turn around; to answer; to return; to revolve; Hui ethnic group (Chinese Muslims); time; measure word for acts of a play; section or chapter (of a classic book)

收 
shōu
-to receive; to accept; to collect; to put away; to restrain; to stop; in care of (used on address line after name)

mercredi 2 avril 2014

36 - 海盗 - hǎidào - pirate

海盗 
hǎidào
pirate


Components:


hǎi
ocean; sea; great number of people or things; (dialect) numerous; (Chinese surname)


dào
to steal; to rob; to plunder; thief; bandit; robber

mardi 1 avril 2014

35 - 努力 - nǔlì - great effort; to strive; to try hard

努力
nǔ lì
great effort; to strive; to try hard


Components:



to exert; to strive



power;
force;
strength;
ability;
strenuously;
(Chinese surname)