Tag: Easy Chinese

Growing up with Chinese Lesson 87

Growing up with Chinese(成长汉语) is an entertaining, fun and easy Chinese series. This series teaches 300 of the most commonly spoken Chinese phrases to teenagers. It is hosted by Charlotte MacInnis, known to the Chinese audiences as Ai Hua.

Key words:
停留 tíngliú:to stay
留园 Liúyuán:the Lingering Garden
鸳鸯 yuānyāng:mandarin duck
简朴 jiǎnpǔ:simple and unadorned
华丽 huálì:magnificent
为了 wèile:in order to
刮目相看 guāmùxiāngkàn:to look at someone with new eyes
大名鼎鼎 dàmíngdǐngdǐng:well-known
说什么也 shuō shénme yě:No matter what happens,…won’t happen.
……才是…… cáishì:used to add some tact to a suggestion

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Growing up with Chinese Lesson 86

Growing up with Chinese(成长汉语) is an entertaining, fun and easy Chinese series. This series teaches 300 of the most commonly spoken Chinese phrases to teenagers. It is hosted by Charlotte MacInnis, known to the Chinese audiences as Ai Hua.

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Growing up with Chinese Lesson 85

Growing up with Chinese(成长汉语) is an entertaining, fun and easy Chinese series. This series teaches 300 of the most commonly spoken Chinese phrases to teenagers. It is hosted by Charlotte MacInnis, known to the Chinese audiences as Ai Hua.

Key words:
牛 niú:cow
牛 niú:cool
嫌 xián:to express dissatisfaction
假如 jiǎrú:if
拉弓 lā gōng:to draw your bow
控制 kòngzhì:to control
上箭 shàng jiàn:to notch your arrow
称职 chènzhí:to fill a post with credit
多亏 duōkuī:thanks to
怒发冲冠 nùfàchōngguàn:to bristle with anger
电脑程序 diànnǎo chéngxù:computer program

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Growing up with Chinese Lesson 84

Growing up with Chinese(成长汉语) is an entertaining, fun and easy Chinese series. This series teaches 300 of the most commonly spoken Chinese phrases to teenagers. It is hosted by Charlotte MacInnis, known to the Chinese audiences as Ai Hua.

Key words:
悬 xuán:to hang
净说 jìngshuō:to speak noting but
斑马 bānmǎ:zebra
标本 biāoběn:specimen
机器人 jīqìrén:robot
水龙头 shuǐlóngtóu:faucet
栩栩如生 xǔxǔrúshēng:lively
卖关子 màiguānzi:to pause at a climax in storytelling
斑马线 bānmǎxiàn:zebra stripes to refer to crosswalk
风凉话 fēngliánghuà:irresponsible and sarcastic remarks
少说也 shǎo shuō yě:to express a guess or something you might infer

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Growing up with Chinese Lesson 83

Growing up with Chinese(成长汉语) is an entertaining, fun and easy Chinese series. This series teaches 300 of the most commonly spoken Chinese phrases to teenagers. It is hosted by Charlotte MacInnis, known to the Chinese audiences as Ai Hua.

Key words:
品 pǐn:article
整 zhěng:entire
纪念 jìniàn:to commemotate
俯瞰 fǔkàn:to overlook
模型 móxíng:model
纪念品 jìniànpǐn:souvenir
建筑物 jiànzhùwù:structure
顾不上 gùbúshàng:can not attend to
明信片 míngxìnpiàn:postcard
尽收眼底 jìnshōuyǎndǐ:to have a panoramic view
没有比…更 méiyǒu bǐ…gèng:to express the highest degree of sth.

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Growing up with Chinese Lesson 82

Growing up with Chinese(成长汉语) is an entertaining, fun and easy Chinese series. This series teaches 300 of the most commonly spoken Chinese phrases to teenagers. It is hosted by Charlotte MacInnis, known to the Chinese audiences as Ai Hua.

Key words:
消 xiāo:to remove
东 dōng:east
消气 xiāoqì:to calm down
生气 shēngqì:angry
嚎叫 háojiào:to yell
难怪 nánguài:to express sudden understanding
东道主 dōngdàozhǔ:role of the host
消消气 xiāoxiāoqì:to cool down
情有可原 qíngyǒukěyuán:forgivable
得意忘形 déyìwàngxíng:to get dizzy with success
将功补过 jiānggōngbǔguò:to make amends for one’s faults by good deeds

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Growing up with Chinese Lesson 81

Growing up with Chinese(成长汉语) is an entertaining, fun and easy Chinese series. This series teaches 300 of the most commonly spoken Chinese phrases to teenagers. It is hosted by Charlotte MacInnis, known to the Chinese audiences as Ai Hua.

Key words:
香 xiāng:sth. that tastes good
馋 chán:glutinous
咬 yǎo:to bite
糊涂 hútu:confused
否则 fǒuzé:otherwise
绕口令 ràokǒulìng:tongue twister
老字号 lǎozìhào:time-honored stores,store of long standing
在我看来 zài wǒ kànlái:as I see it
总而言之 zǒngéryánzhī:in short
否则的话 fǒuzé de huà:otherwise

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Growing up with Chinese Lesson 80

Growing up with Chinese(成长汉语) is an entertaining, fun and easy Chinese series. This series teaches 300 of the most commonly spoken Chinese phrases to teenagers. It is hosted by Charlotte MacInnis, known to the Chinese audiences as Ai Hua.

Key words:
塔 tǎ:pagoda,tower
江 jiāng:river
著名 zhùmíng:famous
渡轮 dùlún:ferry boat
来往 láiwǎng:to come and go
导游 dǎoyóu:guide
现代 xiàndài:modern
繁华 fánhuá:flourishing
商业 shāngyè:commerce
浦东 pǔdōng:newer area of Shanghai, east of the Huangpu river
电视塔 diànshìtǎ:TV Tower
上海通 Shànghǎitōng:Shanghai expert
东方明珠 dōngfāngmíngzhū:Oriental Pearl

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Growing up with Chinese Lesson 79

Growing up with Chinese(成长汉语) is an entertaining, fun and easy Chinese series. This series teaches 300 of the most commonly spoken Chinese phrases to teenagers. It is hosted by Charlotte MacInnis, known to the Chinese audiences as Ai Hua.

Key words:
懒 lǎn:lazy
逛 guàng:to stroll
睡觉 shuìjiào:to sleep
任务 rènwù:assignment
银行 yínháng:bank
证券 zhèngquàn:stock
介意 jièyì:to take offense
建筑 jiànzhù:architecture
明信片 míngxìnpiàn:postcard
大懒虫 dàlǎnchóng:big lazy bug
华尔街 Huáěrjiē:New York’s Wall Street
交易所 jiāoyìsuǒ:the Exchange
包在我身上 bāo zài wǒ shēn shàng:Leave it to me

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Growing up with Chinese Lesson 78

Growing up with Chinese(成长汉语) is an entertaining, fun and easy Chinese series. This series teaches 300 of the most commonly spoken Chinese phrases to teenagers. It is hosted by Charlotte MacInnis, known to the Chinese audiences as Ai Hua.

Key words:
乱 luàn:messy
趁 chèn:to take advantage of
药 yào:medicine
收拾 shōushi:to get things ready or pack
检查 jiǎnchá:to inspect
其实 qíshí:actually
箱子 xiāngzi:suitcase
宝贝 bǎobèi:treasure
马大哈 mǎdàhā:careless
差不多 chàbùduō:almost
该带的 gāi dài de:to refer to things you should bring the essentials
特别是 tèbié shì:especially
乱七八糟 luànqībāzāo:in a mess

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