Tips: If you think it’s too fast, you can adjust the speed yourself. Part 1 Correct or incorrect 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Part 2 Choose the right picture 1. A B C 2. A B C 3. A B C 4. A B C 5. A B C Part 3 Match the right picture…
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Location Words in Chinese
Before we look up the location words in Chinese, let me give you a brief introduction of two words. 公寓(gōngyù) in Chinese usually indicated a no elevator low building. I don’t know why we translate it into the English word “apartment,” but anyway they are not the same. Another word that I want to talk…
20 Yoga Poses in Chinese
Name of Yoga poses If there are two names for one pose, the first one is what Taiwan uses, and the second one is China’s. Yoga Equipments F.Y.I “Corpse” sounds too negative in traditional Chinese culture, so it is renamed to “final relaxation pose” or “Savasana.” There are many yoga studios in Taipei, some of…
Rentals Related Words
Renting an apartment in Taiwan can be a confusing and frustrating experience. I strongly recommend that you take a Taiwanese friend with rental experience along with you. This can save you trouble if your landlord (房東房东 Fángdōng) tries to use tricky contract terms or hide issues with the apartment. House types 整層住家整层住家 Zhěngcéng zhùjiā: Including…
Nature and Animal Words in Chinese
Before we talk about nature and animal words in Chinese, let me tell you a fun fact. In Taiwan, if you see “yáng” on the local restaurant menu, usually it is the goat, not sheep. I am not a goat or lamb lover. But I like one thing called Yangrouchuan. It is a snack, that…
20 Essential Chinese Word for Business
1. 工作 gōngzuò VERB。To work; operate 我每天都要工作Wǒ měitiān dōu yào gōngzuò.I need to work every day. NOUN。Work; job 為什麼我的工作永遠做不完为什么我的工作永远做不完Wèishénme wǒ de gōngzuò yǒngyuǎn zuò bù wán.Why my work is never finished. 2. 上班 shàngbān VERB + OBJECT。Go to work; start work; work 我每天早上九點上班我每天早上九点上班Wǒ měitiān zǎoshang jiǔ diǎn shàngbān.I start work at 9 every morning. 你上幾個小時的班？你上几个小时的班？Nǐ…
金魚腦 Jīnyú nǎo
金魚腦/金鱼脑 Jīnyú nǎo Noun. (Literal meaning is goldfish brain) Like the English phrase ‘the memory of a goldfish’, we use it to describe people who have a very poor memory and forget things quickly. One thing you need to know is that normally the verb before a noun would be 有 yǒu, but in this…
Duty Free Shopping
請qǐng給gěi我wǒ看kàn那裡nàlǐ的de________请qǐngú给gěi我wǒ看kàn那里nàlǐ的de________ Could you please show me the _______ over there? Dialogue 店員diànyuán： 歡迎huānyíng光臨guānglín， 請問qǐngwèn在zài找zhǎo什麼shénme呢ne？店员diànyuán： 欢迎huānyíng光临guānglín， 请问qǐngwèn在zài找zhǎo什么shénme呢ne？Clerk: Hi! Are you looking for anything in particular? 我wǒ： 請qǐng給gěi我wǒ看kàn那邊nàbiān的de香水xiāngshuǐ我wǒ： 我wǒ： 请qǐng给gěi我wǒ看kàn那边儿nàbiānr的de香水xiāngshuǐI: Could you please show me the perfume over there? 店員diànyuán： 好的hǎode， 請qǐng稍等shāoděng店员diànyuán： 好的hǎode， 您nín等等děngděngClerk: Sure, Just a moment, please!___________________________ 我wǒ： 就jiù這個zhège吧ba！ 我wǒ要yào送禮sònglǐ， 請qǐng幫bāng我wǒ包bāo起來qǐlái我wǒ： 就jiù这个zhèige吧ba！ 我wǒ要yào送人sòngrén的de， 你nǐ能néng给gěi我wǒ包bāo一下yíxià吗maI: I’ll take it. This is a gift, would you wrap…
Order Food
我wǒ要yào______ ， 謝謝xièxie！ 我wǒ要yào______ ， 谢谢xièxie！ I would like _______ , Thank you! Dialogue 空kōng服fú員yuán： 請問qǐngwèn您nín要yào喝hē什麼shénme飲料yǐnliào？乘chéng务wù员yuán： 请问qǐngwèn您nín要yào喝hē什么shénme饮料yǐnliào？Flight attendant: Anything to drink? 我wǒ： 我wǒ要yào可樂kělè， 謝謝xièxie！我wǒ： 我wǒ要yào可乐kělè， 谢谢xièxie！I: I would like a coke, thank you! 空服員kōngfúyuán： 餐點cāndiǎn有yǒu雞肉jīròu和hé海鮮hǎixiān， 請問qǐngwèn您nín要yào哪一種nǎyìzhǒng？ 乘务员chéngwùyuán： 餐点cāndiǎn有yǒu鸡肉jīròu和hé海鲜hǎixiān， 请问qǐngwèn您nín要yào哪一种něiyìzhǒng？ Flight attendant: Would you like chicken or seafood? 我wǒ： 我wǒ要yào海鮮hǎixiān， 謝謝xièxie！我wǒ： 我wǒ要yào海鲜hǎixiān， 谢谢xièxie！I: I would like seafood, thank you! Simplified (China) Traditional (Taiwan) Vocabulary 魚yú鱼yú🔊 fish 豬肉zhūròu猪肉zhūròu🔊…
Synonyms of “Finally” in Chinese
There are 4 different words that can be translated into “finally” in Mandarin Chinese: 到底 dàodǐ, 最後最后 zuìhòu, 總总算 zǒngsuàn and 終於终于 zhōngyú. 到底 dàodǐ 到底 dàodǐ is an adverb in Chinese that is used to emphasize a question. It indicate that the speaker is a little impatient or annoyed. 你nǐ到底dàodǐ在zài做zuò什麼shénme? 你nǐ到底dàodǐ在zài做zuò什么shénme? What on earth…