Renting in Taiwan — A Foreigner’s Vocabulary Guide OneDotDot Chinese · Vocabulary Guide Renting an Apartment in Taiwan房屋租賃房屋租赁 Fángwū zūlìn Every term a landlord, an agent, or a lease might throw at you — sorted so you can actually find the one you need, with the traps foreign tenants fall into most often. I know…
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Nature and Animal Words in Chinese
Chinese Vocabulary · 中文詞彙中文词汇 Nature and Animal Words in Chinese 自然與動物詞彙自然与动物词汇 zìrán yǔ dòngwù cíhuì Before we get into the vocab, a fun fact: in Taiwan, if you see “yáng” on a restaurant menu, it usually means goat, not sheep. I’m not really a goat or lamb person myself, but there’s one dish I make…
20 Essential Chinese Word for Business
職职 OneDotDot Chinese · Vocabulary 20 Essential Chinese Words for Business 職場zhíchǎng中文zhōngwén詞彙cíhuì职场zhíchǎng中文zhōngwén词汇cíhuì A working vocabulary for the Chinese-speaking office: the basics of clocking in and out, running meetings, giving reports, office titles, and taking leave. Where Taiwan and mainland China genuinely use different words — not just different characters — both versions are given. Tap…
金魚腦 Jīnyú nǎo
Goldfish Brain 金魚腦金鱼脑 · Jīnyú nǎo In one line Someone with the memory of a goldfish — forgets things fast, usually said with affection rather than criticism. Definition 名詞名词 NOUN Literally “goldfish brain.” Just like the English phrase “the memory of a goldfish,” we use it for people who forget things quickly and have a…
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
到底 · 最後 · 總算 · 終於 — 近義詞辨析 Similar words 到底 dàodǐ · 最後最后 zuìhòu · 總算总算 zǒngsuàn · 終於终于 zhōngyú Four ways to say “finally” in Mandarin — and the very different tones each one carries. There are four different words that can be translated as “finally” in Mandarin: 到底 dàodǐ, 最後最后 zuìhòu,…
Food and Color Words in Chinese
Chinese Vocabulary · 中文詞彙中文词汇 Food and Color Words in Chinese 食物與顏色詞彙食物与颜色词汇 shíwù yǔ yánsè cíhuì Before we get into the vocab, one word is worth explaining first: 餅乾饼干 (bǐnggān). It gets translated as “cookie,” “biscuit,” “cracker,” “wafer” — basically any small, dry, flour-based snack falls under this one word. 餅饼 (bǐng) means something shaped like…
玻璃心 Bōlíxīn
Bolixin 玻璃心玻璃心 · Bōlíxīn In one line Literally “glass heart” — like the English word “snowflake,” describing someone who is sensitive, emotional, and easily offended. Definition 形容詞形容词 ADJ. Literally meaning “glass heart,” this term is very similar to the English concept of a “snowflake.” It is used to describe people whose feelings get hurt easily…
How to express “the” in Chinese
A field guide for learners How to Express “The” in Chinese “The” shows up constantly in English, and Chinese has no direct equivalent for it. What it has instead is three separate strategies — each one making a noun specific in its own way. Strategy one Using Topic-Comment Structure The topic is what’s being discussed;…