{"id":1617,"date":"2022-08-11T21:07:00","date_gmt":"2022-08-11T13:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/?p=1617"},"modified":"2026-08-30T16:41:30","modified_gmt":"2026-08-30T08:41:30","slug":"life-chinese-words","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/08\/11\/life-chinese-words\/","title":{"rendered":"Life Words in Chinese"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_86 ez-toc-wrap-left counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-white ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span 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class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u751f\u6d3b\u8bcd\u6c47<\/span> sh\u0113nghu\u00f3 c\u00edhu\u00ec<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <p>Before we get into the vocab, here&#8217;s a fun fact. In Taiwan, cash is still very important \u2014 many small local vendors don&#8217;t accept credit cards, so it&#8217;s worth carrying some with you. No need to worry about safety, either: Taiwan has consistently ranked among the safest countries in the world in global crime-index comparisons. And if you run out of cash, there&#8217;s an ATM in pretty much every convenience store.<\/p>\n\n  <p class=\"odc-kicker\">A quick reference<\/p>\n  <h3>Cost of Living<\/h3>\n\n  <div class=\"odc-table-wrap\">\n  <table>\n    <thead>\n      <tr><th><\/th><th>Taipei<\/th><th>Beijing<\/th><\/tr>\n    <\/thead>\n    <tbody>\n      <tr><td>Meal, inexpensive restaurant<\/td><td>$4.01<\/td><td>$5.41<\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr><td>Meal for 2, mid-range, three-course<\/td><td>$31.67<\/td><td>$33.26<\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr><td>McMeal at McDonald&#8217;s (combo meal)<\/td><td>$5.18<\/td><td>$5.41<\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr><td>Domestic beer (0.5L draught)<\/td><td>$1.80<\/td><td>$1.55<\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr><td>Cappuccino (regular)<\/td><td>$3.29<\/td><td>$4.53<\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr><td>Milk, regular (1L)<\/td><td>$3.35<\/td><td>$1.88<\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr><td>Cigarettes, 20-pack (Marlboro)<\/td><td>$4.32<\/td><td>$3.09<\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr><td>1 pair of jeans (Levi&#8217;s 501 or similar)<\/td><td>$87.32<\/td><td>$70.86<\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr><td>1 summer dress, chain store (Zara, H&#038;M&#8230;)<\/td><td>$35.35<\/td><td>$37.55<\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr><td>Rent, 1BR apartment, city centre<\/td><td>$714.58<\/td><td>$1,097.47<\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr><td>Rent, 1BR apartment, outside centre<\/td><td>$480.16<\/td><td>$625.52<\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr><td>Preschool, full day, private, monthly<\/td><td>$635.17<\/td><td>$882.08<\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr><td>Average monthly net salary (after tax)<\/td><td>$1,671.21<\/td><td>$1,417.96<\/td><\/tr>\n    <\/tbody>\n  <\/table>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <p class=\"odc-kicker\">Everyday items<\/p>\n  <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Part_1_Life_Words_in_Chinese\"><\/span>Part 1 Life Words in Chinese<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n  <div class=\"odc-table-wrap\">\n  <table>\n    <thead>\n      <tr><th>Chinese<\/th><th>Pinyin<\/th><th>English<\/th><th>Korean<\/th><th>Japanese<\/th><\/tr>\n    <\/thead>\n    <tbody>\n      <tr><td>\u7259\u5237<\/td><td>y\u00e1shu\u0101<\/td><td>Toothbrush<\/td><td>\uce6b\uc194<\/td><td>\u6b6f\u30d6\u30e9\u30b7<\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr><td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u9322\u5305<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u94b1\u5305<\/span><\/td><td>qi\u00e1nb\u0101o<\/td><td>Wallet<\/td><td>\ub3c8\uc9c0\uac11<\/td><td>\u8ca1\u5e03<\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr><td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u8b77\u7167<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u62a4\u7167<\/span><\/td><td>h\u00f9zh\u00e0o<\/td><td>Passport<\/td><td>\uc5ec\uad8c<\/td><td>\u30d1\u30b9\u30dd\u30fc\u30c8<\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr><td>\u7167\u7247<\/td><td>zh\u00e0opi\u00e0n<\/td><td>Photo<\/td><td>\uc0ac\uc9c4<\/td><td>\u5199\u771f<\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr><td>\u884c\u674e<\/td><td>x\u00edngli<\/td><td>Baggage<\/td><td>\uc5ec\ud589\uc9d0<\/td><td>\u8377\u7269<\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr><td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u9470\u5319<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u94a5\u5319<\/span><\/td><td>y\u00e0oshi<\/td><td>Key<\/td><td>\uc5f4\uc1e0<\/td><td>\u9375<\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr><td>\u5200(\u5b50)<\/td><td>d\u0101o(zi)<\/td><td>Knife<\/td><td>\uce7c<\/td><td>\u5200<\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr><td>\u53c9(\u5b50)<\/td><td>ch\u0101(zi)<\/td><td>Fork<\/td><td>\ud3ec\ud06c<\/td><td>\u30d5\u30a9\u30fc\u30af<\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr><td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6e6f\u5319<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6c64\u5319<\/span><\/td><td>t\u0101ngch\u00ed<\/td><td>Spoon<\/td><td>\uc2a4\ud47c<\/td><td>\u30b9\u30d7\u30fc\u30f3<\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr><td>\u7b77\u5b50<\/td><td>ku\u00e0izi<\/td><td>Chopsticks<\/td><td>\uc813\uac00\ub77d<\/td><td>\u7bb8<\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr><td>\u888b\u5b50<\/td><td>d\u00e0izi<\/td><td>Bag, sack<\/td><td>\ubd09\ud22c<\/td><td>\u888b<\/td><\/tr>\n    <\/tbody>\n  <\/table>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <p class=\"odc-tip\">\ud83d\udca1 Curious why so many everyday Chinese words end in <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5b50<\/span> (zi)? <a href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2022\/08\/02\/chinese-compound-word\/\">There&#8217;s a post on that<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n  <p class=\"odc-kicker\">Putting it all together<\/p>\n  <h3 class=\"odc-examples-title\">Examples<\/h3>\n\n  <p class=\"odc-example\">\n    <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8acb<\/span><rt>q\u01d0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u51fa\u793a<\/span><rt>ch\u016bsh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u60a8<\/span><rt>n\u00edn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8b77\u7167<\/span><rt>h\u00f9zh\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8bf7<\/span><rt>q\u01d0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u51fa\u793a<\/span><rt>ch\u016bsh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u60a8<\/span><rt>n\u00edn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u62a4\u7167<\/span><rt>h\u00f9zh\u00e0o<\/rt><\/ruby>\n    <span class=\"odc-translation\">Please show me your passport.<\/span>\n  <\/p>\n\n  <p class=\"odc-example\">\n    <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8981<\/span><rt>y\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u888b\u5b50<\/span><rt>d\u00e0izi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u55ce<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8981<\/span><rt>y\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u888b\u5b50<\/span><rt>d\u00e0izi<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5417<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><\/ruby>\n    <span class=\"odc-translation\">Do you want to buy a bag?<\/span>\n  <\/p>\n  <p class=\"odc-tip\">\ud83d\udca1 In Taiwan, vendors can&#8217;t hand out plastic bags for free \u2014 if you didn&#8217;t bring your own, the clerk will ask if you want to buy one.<\/p>\n\n  <p class=\"odc-kicker\">Reading, paying, pricing<\/p>\n  <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Part_2_Life_Words_in_Chinese\"><\/span>Part 2 Life Words in Chinese<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n  <div class=\"odc-table-wrap\">\n  <table>\n    <thead>\n      <tr><th>Chinese<\/th><th>Pinyin<\/th><th>English<\/th><th>Korean<\/th><th>Japanese<\/th><\/tr>\n    <\/thead>\n    <tbody>\n      <tr><td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u96dc\u8a8c<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6742\u5fd7<\/span><\/td><td>z\u00e1zh\u00ec<\/td><td>Magazine<\/td><td>\uc7a1\uc9c0<\/td><td>\u96d1\u8a8c<\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr><td>\u6587\u7ae0<\/td><td>w\u00e9nzh\u0101ng<\/td><td>Article<\/td><td>\uae00<\/td><td>\u6587\u7ae0<\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr><td>\u6545\u4e8b<\/td><td>g\u00f9shi<\/td><td>Story<\/td><td>\uc774\uc57c\uae30<\/td><td>\u7269\u8a9e<\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr><td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5c0f\u8aaa<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5c0f\u8bf4<\/span><\/td><td>xi\u01ceoshu\u014d<\/td><td>Novel<\/td><td>\uc18c\uc124<\/td><td>\u5c0f\u8aaa<\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr><td>\u76d2\u5b50<\/td><td>h\u00e9zi<\/td><td>Box<\/td><td>\uc0c1\uc790<\/td><td>\u7bb1<\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr><td>\u660e\u4fe1\u7247<\/td><td>m\u00edngx\u00ecnpi\u00e0n<\/td><td>Postcard<\/td><td>\uc5fd\uc11c<\/td><td>\u8449\u66f8<\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr><td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u7d19<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u7eb8<\/span><\/td><td>zh\u01d0<\/td><td>Paper<\/td><td>\uc885\uc774<\/td><td>\u7d19<\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr><td>\u5361\u7247<\/td><td>k\u01cepi\u00e0n<\/td><td>Card<\/td><td>\uce74\ub4dc<\/td><td>\u30ab\u30fc\u30c9<\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr><td>\u4fe1\u7528\u5361<\/td><td>x\u00ecny\u00f2ngk\u01ce<\/td><td>Credit card<\/td><td>\uc2e0\uc6a9 \uce74\ub4dc<\/td><td>\u30af\u30ec\u30b8\u30c3\u30c8\u30ab\u30fc\u30c9<\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr><td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u50f9\u683c<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4ef7\u683c<\/span><\/td><td>ji\u00e0g\u00e9<\/td><td>Price<\/td><td>\uac00\uaca9<\/td><td>\u4fa1\u683c<\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr><td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u50f9\u9322<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4ef7\u94b1<\/span><\/td><td>ji\u00e0qi\u00e1n<\/td><td>Price, value<\/td><td>\uac12<\/td><td>\u4fa1\u5024<\/td><\/tr>\n    <\/tbody>\n  <\/table>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"odc-callout\">\n    <h4>\u5237\u5361<\/h4>\n    <p>The verb that goes with \u4fe1\u7528\u5361 (x\u00ecny\u00f2ngk\u01ce, &#8220;credit card&#8221;) is <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5237<\/span> (shu\u0101) \u2014 literally &#8220;to swipe.&#8221;<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"odc-callout\">\n    <h4><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u50f9\u683c<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4ef7\u683c<\/span> vs <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u50f9\u9322<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4ef7\u94b1<\/span><\/h4>\n    <p><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u50f9\u683c<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4ef7\u683c<\/span> (ji\u00e0g\u00e9) includes a subjective sense of value \u2014 whether you think it&#8217;s worth it. <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u50f9\u9322<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4ef7\u94b1<\/span> (ji\u00e0qi\u00e1n) simply refers to the price itself, more objectively.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <p class=\"odc-kicker\">Putting it all together<\/p>\n  <h3 class=\"odc-examples-title\">Examples<\/h3>\n\n  <p class=\"odc-example\">\n    <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8acb\u554f<\/span><rt>q\u01d0ngw\u00e8n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60\u5011<\/span><rt>n\u01d0men<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u63a5\u53d7<\/span><rt>ji\u0113sh\u00f2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5237\u5361<\/span><rt>shu\u0101k\u01ce<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u55ce<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8bf7\u95ee<\/span><rt>q\u01d0ngw\u00e8n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60\u4eec<\/span><rt>n\u01d0men<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u63a5\u53d7<\/span><rt>ji\u0113sh\u00f2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5237\u5361<\/span><rt>shu\u0101k\u01ce<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5417<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><\/ruby>\n    <span class=\"odc-translation\">Do you accept credit cards?<\/span>\n  <\/p>\n\n  <p class=\"odc-example\">\n    <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9019<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u500b<\/span><rt>g\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u50f9\u683c<\/span><rt>ji\u00e0g\u00e9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5408\u7406<\/span><rt>h\u00e9l\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd9<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2a<\/span><rt>g\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ef7\u683c<\/span><rt>ji\u00e0g\u00e9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5408\u7406<\/span><rt>h\u00e9l\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby>\n    <span class=\"odc-translation\">This price is very reasonable.<\/span>\n  <\/p>\n\n  <p class=\"odc-example\">\n    <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9019<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u672c<\/span><rt>b\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u66f8<\/span><rt>sh\u016b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u50f9\u9322<\/span><rt>ji\u00e0qi\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u662f<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">100<\/span><rt>y\u00ecb\u01cei<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u584a<\/span><rt>ku\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9322<\/span><rt>qi\u00e1n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd9<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u672c<\/span><rt>b\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e66<\/span><rt>sh\u016b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ef7\u94b1<\/span><rt>ji\u00e0qi\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u662f<\/span><rt>sh\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">100<\/span><rt>y\u00ecb\u01cei<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5757<\/span><rt>ku\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u94b1<\/span><rt>qi\u00e1n<\/rt><\/ruby>\n    <span class=\"odc-translation\">The price of this book is 100 dollars.<\/span>\n  <\/p>\n\n  <p class=\"odc-kicker\">Test yourself<\/p>\n  <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" 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