vendredi 30 mai 2014

84 - 冲突 - chōng tū - conflict

冲突
chōng tū
· conflict
· to conflict
· clash of opposing forces
· collision (of interests)
· contention

Components:


chōng
· dash against

突 

· to dash
· to move forward quickly

jeudi 29 mai 2014

83 - 按时 - àn shí - on time

按时
àn shí
· on time
· before deadline
· on schedule

82 - 密码 - mì mǎ - password

密码
mì mǎ
· (secret) code
· password
· pin number

81 - 充电器 - chōng diàn qì - charger

充电器
chōng diàn qì
· charger

Components:


chōng

· fill
· satisfy
· fulfill
· to act in place of
· substitute
· sufficient
· full



· device
· tool
· utensil

80 - 键盘 - jiàn pán - keyboard

键盘
 jiàn pán
· keyboard

79 - 鼠标 - shǔ biāo - mouse (computer)

鼠标
shǔ biāo
· mouse (computer)


78 - 难关 - nán guān - difficulty / crisis

难关
nán guān
· difficulty
· crisis

77 - 接受 - jiē shòu - to accept

接受
jiē shòu
· to accept
· to receive

Components:


jiē 
· to receive
· to answer (the phone)
· to meet or welcome sb


shòu
· to receive
· to accept
· to suffer
· subjected to
· to bear


76 - 腹股沟 - fù gǔ gōu - groin (anat.)

腹股沟
fù gǔ gōu
groin (anat.)

Components:



· abdomen
· stomach
· belly




· thigh


gōu
· ditch
· gutter


75 - 腰果- yāo guǒ - cashew nuts

腰果
yāo guǒ
· cashew nuts


74 - 取钱 - qǔ qián - withdraw money

取钱
qǔ qián
· withdraw money



73 - 支票 - zhī piào - bank check

支票
zhī piào
· (bank) check
· check

Components:


zhī· to support
· to sustain
· to erect
· to raise
· branch
· division
· to draw money

72 - 电子书阅读器 - diàn zǐ shū yuè dú qì - e-reader

电子书阅读器
diàn zǐ shū yuè dú qì
E-book reader

Components:

电子
diàn zǐ
Electronic

阅读器
yuè dú qì
Reader (software)

71 - 交际 - jiāo jì - Communication

交际
jiāo jì
· communication
· social intercourse

Components:


 jiāo
· to deliver
· to turn over
· to make friends
· to intersect (lines)
· to pay (money)




· border
· edge
· boundary
· between
· among
· interval
· while

70 - 自动提款机 - zì dòng tí kuǎn jī - ATM

自动提款机
zì dòng tí kuǎn jī
· ATM

Components:


自动
zì dòng
· automatic

提款
tí kuǎn
· to withdraw money
· to take money out of the bank



jeudi 15 mai 2014

69 - Most, almost, notice, narrow, wide and chinese measurement units

大多数 
dà duō shù 
most

差不多
chà bú duō
almost

注意
zhù yì
notice

请注意列车与月台的空隙。
qǐng zhù yì liè chē yǔ yuè tái de kōng xì 。
Please mind the gap between the train and the platform.


zhǎi
narrow


kuān
wide


拆掉
chāi diào
demolish

Chinese measurement units :


3 尺 = 1 米

10 寸 = 1 尺



samedi 10 mai 2014

mercredi 7 mai 2014

67 - 一直 - yī zhí - straight

一直
yī zhí
· straight (in a straight line)
· continuously
· always
· from the beginning of ... up to ...
· all along
· always

dimanche 4 mai 2014

66 - 多 / 特别 / 专门 / 修建 / 盖 / 不仅。。还。。

can have 3 main usages in Chinese :

1. A lot :
我有很多朋友。
wǒ yǒu hěn duō péng yǒu 。
I have many friends.

2. Approximate number :
After a measure word& before a noun.
大概一个多小时。
About a bit more than 1 hour.
 
3. More action or practice should be done :
Before a verb
你要多说中文 。


特别
tè bié
especially

我特别喜欢吃草莓。
wǒ tè bié xǐ huān chī cǎo méi 。
I really like to eat strawberries.

专门
zhuān mén
specially

这个草莓是专门为你买的。
zhè gè cǎo méi shì zhuān mén wéi nǐ mǎi de 。
I bought these strawberries especially for you.

修建
xiū jiàn 
to build
==〉For all kinds of construction works

他们想修建一条公路。
tā men xiǎng xiū jiàn yī tiáo gōng lù 。
They want to build a road.


gài 
to build
==> For vertical constructions with several levels

我们家前面正在盖一所学校。
wǒ men jiā qián miàn zhèng zài gài yī suǒ xué xiào 。
A school is being built in front of our house.

不仅。。。。。。还。。。。
bú jǐn 。。。。。。hái 。。。。
Not only..... but also.....


小明不仅很帅,还很聪明。
xiǎo míng bú jǐn hěn shuài ,hái hěn cōng míng 。
Xiao Min is not only handsome, but also smart.

samedi 3 mai 2014

65 - 剪刀 - jiǎn dāo - scissors

剪刀
jiǎn dāo
· scissors

Components:


jiǎn
· cut with scissors
· scissors


dāo
· knife

jeudi 1 mai 2014

64 - 了 - le (grammar)

 了 (le) is super important in Chinese. Here is a brief summary of the 3 mains usage of  了. Make sure you master them !

1. V + 了(right after the verb) + ... 。  ==> Short past, action finished.

我吃了饭。
wǒ chī le fàn 。
I ate and finished dinner.

2. 了 at the end of the sentence ==> Close past / change of status

他退休了。
tā tuì xiū le 。

He got retired (before he was not).

你终于到了。
nǐ zhōng yú dào le 。
Finally you came.

3. V + 了 + ... + 了。  ==> Short past, action continuing.

他吃了两个小时了。
tā chī le liǎng gè xiǎo shí le 。
He's been eating for 2 hours (and he's still eating).


Different focus point of 了 :

他去了北京。
tā qù le běi jīng 。
He went to Beijing (but we don't know if he is back or not).
--> This action of going is finished.

他去北京了。
tā qù běi jīng le 。
--> Focus on the change of status. Before he was here, but now he has moved there.

他去了北京了。
tā qù le běi jīng le 。
--> This action happened in the past and is still going on.

Vocab:

终于
zhōng yú
· finally
· at last
· in the end

参加
cān jiā
· to participate
· to take part