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订购 (dìnggòu): order (goods); subscribe

报纸 (bàozhǐ): newspaper

杂志 (zázhì): magazine

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eevielearnsmandarin · 2 days ago

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Vocabulary List #58

夕 [xī] - evening

名 [míng] - name

千 [qiān] - a thousand

舌 [shé] - tongue

不 [bù] - no; not

的 [de] - belonging to

大 [dà] - big

又 [yòu] - again

粥 [zhōu] - congee

茶 [chá] - tea

橙子 [chéngzi] - orange (the fruit)

子 [zi] - child; noun suffix

了 [le] - completed action marker

错了 [cuòle] - wrong

对了 [duìle] - correct; oh, by the way...

土 [tŭ] - earth; dust

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eevielearnsmandarin · 2 days ago

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跳舞 Dance Vocab

来自：Yoyo Chinese Upper Intermediate Unit 28

生词 Words：

肚皮舞 / dù pí wǔ / belly dance

现代舞 / xiàn dài wǔ / modern dance

民族舞 / mín zú wǔ / folk dance

爵士舞 / jué shì wǔ / jazz dance

交际舞 / jiāo jì wǔ / ballroom dance

街舞 / jiē wǔ / hiphop or street dance

传统舞 / chuán tǒng wǔ / traditional dance

顺便问一下 / shùn biàn wèn yì xià / by the way, can I ask...

语法 Grammar：

都 / already

从... 就... 了 / to [do something] since [time]

大概 / approximately, about

能有 / about, maybe about...

例子 Examples:

都晚上七点了，我们该吃晚饭了。It's already 7pm, we should eat dinner.

我从六岁就开始学弹钢琴了。I have been learning piano since I was only 6 years old.

她的舞友跳的（种）是中国传统舞。(The type of dance) her dance friends are doing is traditional chinese dance.

顺便问一下，你们都学跳舞多长时间了？By the way can I ask, how long have you all been studying dance?

我学了大概能有六七年了。I've learned for about maybe 6-7 years.

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eevielearnsmandarin · 2 days ago

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Facial feature terms in Chinese

Since I started reading in Chinese, I've been bombarded by numerous different terms for describing faces. Here's a list—non-exhaustive as it's only ones I've read and recalled. I left off really simple ones like 眼睛 and 嘴巴. Many of these are more literary that you wouldn't use in conversation.

Eyes

眼眸 yǎnmóu - eyes

眼帘（眼簾）yǎnlián - eyes / eyesight

双眸（雙眸）shuāngmóu - one's pair of eyes

双眼（雙眼）shuāngyǎn - the two eyes

眼球 yǎnqiú - eyeball / attention

眼珠子 yǎnzhūzi - eyeball / the apple of one's eye (i.e. favorite person)

眼皮 yǎnpí - eyelid

眼睑（眼瞼）yǎnjiǎn - eyelid

睫毛 jiémáo - eyelashes

眸子 móuzi - pupil

瞳仁 tóngrén - pupil

瞳孔 tóngkǒng - pupil

瞳眸 tóngmóu - pupil / one's eyes

眼眶 yǎnkuàng - eye socket / rim of the eye

目眦 mùzì - eye socket

眼尾 yǎnwěi - outer corner of the eye

眼角 yǎnjiǎo - outer or inner corner of the eye

凤眼（鳳眼）fèngyǎn - phoenix eyes (eyes with raised outer corners)

杏眼 xìngyǎn - large, round eyes

Mouth

嘴唇 zuǐchún - lip

双唇（雙唇）shuāngchún - both lips

上唇 shàngchún - upper lip

下唇 xiàchún - lower lip

嘴角 zuǐjiǎo - corner of the mouth

口角 kǒujiǎo - corner of the mouth

法令纹（法令紋）fǎlìngwén - nasolabial fold / smile lines / laugh lines

Nose

鼻翼 bíyì - the wings of the nose / the skin and cartilage that forms the nostrils

鼻梁 bíliáng - bridge of the nose

鼻孔 bíkǒng - nostril

鼻尖 bíjiān - tip of the nose

Brow

前额（前額）qián'é - forehead

额头（額頭）étóu - forehead

眉宇 méiyǔ - forehead / features

脑门（腦門）nǎomén - forehead

额角（額角）éjiǎo - forehead / temples

眉毛 méimao - eyebrow

眉头（眉頭）méitóu - brows

双眉（雙眉）shuāngméi - both eyebrows

眉心 méixīn - (the space) between the eyebrows

眉间（眉間）méijiān - flat area of forehead between the eyebrows / glabella

Temple

太阳穴（太陽穴）tàiyángxué - temple

发鬓（髮鬢）fàbìn - temples / hair on the temples

两鬓（兩鬢）liǎngbìn - both temples

鬓角（鬢角）bìnjiǎo - sideburns / temples / hair on the temples

Cheeks

脸颊（臉頰）liǎnjiá - cheek

腮帮子（腮幫子）sāibāngzi - cheek

颧骨（顴骨）quángǔ - cheek bone

酒窝（酒窩）jiǔwō - dimple

梨涡（梨渦）líwō - dimples (of a woman)

Ears

耳畔 ěrpàn - ears

耳垂 ěrchuí - earlobe

耳根 ěrgēn - base of the ear / ear

耳洞 ěrdòng - ear piercing hole

Definitions are adapted from MDBG.

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eevielearnsmandarin · 2 days ago

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Essential vocab for your trip to China

Following my previous post about my trip to China, here are some useful phrases/vocab. I'm focusing on stuff I didn't learn in class or from textbooks—I learned most of these from experience.

借过（借過）jièguò - excuse me (trying to get past someone)

让一让（讓一讓）ràngyíràng - make way; coming through

安检（安檢）ānjiǎn - security check, short for 安全检查（安全檢查）

过安检（過安檢）guò ānjiǎn mean to go through security.

预约（預約）yùyuē - booking / reservation / to book / to make an appointment

In China, some museums require a reservation ahead of time.

扫码（掃碼）sǎomǎ - to scan a QR code or barcode

我扫你（我掃你）wǒ sǎo nǐ - I scan you (your code) 你扫我（你掃我）nǐ sǎo wǒ - you scan me (my code)

Shopping

结账（結賬）jiézhàng - to pay the bill

柜台（櫃檯）guìtái - sales counter; front desk

收银台（收銀台）shōuyíntái - checkout counter; cashier's desk

刷卡 shuākǎ - to pay with credit card

刷 means brush/swipe, but I've also heard this used for tapping with your card.

付现（付現）fùxiàn - to pay in cash

袋子 dàizi - bag

提袋 tídài - bag (with handles)

I'm not 100% clear on what defines 提袋, but it seems like 1) has handles and 2) typically nicer than a standard plastic bag.

纸袋（紙袋）zhǐdài - paper bag

试穿（試穿）shìchuān - to try on clothes

试戴（試戴）shìdài - to try on hats/glasses/etc.

Food

几位？（幾位？）jǐwèi - how many? (people/seats for your table in a restaurant)

堂食 tángshí - to eat in (at the restaurant)

In Taiwan you'll probably hear 内用（內用）nèiyòng instead.

外带（外帶）wàidài - take-out

打包 dǎbāo - to pack up leftovers

取餐 qǔcān - to pick up food

Definitions are adapted from MDBG.

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eevielearnsmandarin · 2 days ago

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Things I Say To My Cat

What are you even doing?

你到底在干什么？

Nǐ dàodǐ zài gàn shénme?

You to bottom at do what?

What are you even doing?

What do you even know?

你到底知道什么？

Nǐ dàodǐ zhīdào shénme?

You to bottom know what?

What do you even know?

You don't even care.

你根本不在乎。

Nǐ gēnběn bù zàihū.

You root basis not care about.

You don't even care.

This cat has a death wish.

这只猫是不是不要命了。

Zhè zhī māo shì bù shì bù yào mìng le.

This [classifier] cat is not is not want life (completed).

This cat has a death wish.

Trying to trip me, I see.

我看你是想绊倒我。

Wǒ kàn nǐ shì xiǎng bàn dǎo wǒ.

I see you is want trip fall me.

Trying to trip me, I see.

Why are you trying to trip me?

你为什么要绊倒我？

Nǐ wèishénme yào bàn dǎo wǒ?

You why want trip fall me?

Why are you trying to trip me?

She's a good girl.

她是个好女孩。

Tā shì gè hǎo nǚhái.

She is [classifier] good female child.

She's a good girl.

She's just a baby, your honor.

法官大人，她只是个小宝宝。

Fǎguān dàrén, tā zhǐshì gè xiǎo bǎobao.

Judge big person, she only is [classifier] small baby baby.

She's just a baby, your honor.

She's just a baby girl.

她只是个小女孩。

Tā zhǐshì gè xiǎo nǚhái.

She only is [classifier] small female child.

She's just a baby girl.

I love you so much, cat.

我太爱你了，小猫咪。

Wǒ tài ài nǐ le, xiǎo māomī.

I too love you (completed), small cat cat.

I love you so much, cat.

She's purring.

她在呼噜呼噜叫。

Tā zài hūlu hūlu jiào.

She at purr purr call.

She's purring.

Do you want some snacks?

你想要点零食吗？

Nǐ xiǎng yào diǎn língshí ma?

You want want point snacks question?

Do you want some snacks?

True to form.

果然如此。

Guǒrán rúcǐ.

Fruit so like this.

True to form.

Come on (the bed).

上来（床上）。

Shàng lái (chuáng shàng).

Up come (bed up).

Come on (the bed).

Come on, Paz.

来吧，Paz。

Lái ba, Paz.

Come (particle), Paz.

Come on, Paz.

"小猫咪" (xiǎo māomī) is an affectionate way to say "kitty" - literally "little cat cat"

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eevielearnsmandarin · 2 days ago

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eevielearnsmandarin · 4 years ago

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🇨🇳BEST LEARNING MANDARIN APP ( Reading and listen practice) 🇨🇳

THIS IS THE MOST UNDETERRED CHINESE LEARNING APP THAT I’VE EVER SEEN. Slry I’ve studing mandarin for almost 2y and I was trying to find some immersion activities that were not so boring or difficult and suddenly I met this app and THANK GOD FOR THAT. This has a lot of mangas about daily life, fantasy, love stories, pets, foods, travel and all this history are dubbed in a funny and understandable way that can make you really learn something new every time you read something. Besides this, they also explain some grammar points and some slangs very useful for you. And the best part is that almost all the books are already unlocked!! If you need to unlock some chapter, you just have to win some beans by completing missions and answering questions!!! Trust me, this is one of the best tools for learning!!

If you make a account, feel free to add me (and by putting this invite code you’ll help me win some beans <3) and we can exchange experience and questions!!! Thank you and good studies!!!

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eevielearnsmandarin · 4 years ago

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Hey guys, so instead of a long drawn on post, I’ve made an easy to read version of how to begin studying Asian languages through pictures! Yay!!!! Everything is really straight forward and easy but let me know if you have any questions!

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eevielearnsmandarin · 6 years ago

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eevielearnsmandarin · 6 years ago

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In Mandarin Chinese we don’t say “Portugal,” we say “葡萄牙 (pútaoyā)” which is meant to sound roughly like a transliteration of the word, but it literally means “grape tooth,” and I think that’s beautiful.

Also for “America” we say “美国 (měiguó)”, which means “beautiful country,” and I think it’s amazing that when the Chinese decided how to call America they thought its beauty was something worthy of being its namesake.

Submitted by @niamshipperthings

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eevielearnsmandarin · 6 years ago

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Mandarin Pronunciation - Finals, Initials

The 6 main/simple finals are:

a [like in ‘father’]

o [said with lips rounded + tight]

e [sounds similar to ‘oo’ in ‘book’ and ‘uh’ in ‘duh’]

i [like in ‘bee’]

u [like in ‘bamboo’]

ü [like French ‘lune’]

There are 29 compound finals to remember:

a = ai [like English ‘I’], ao [like ‘now,’ dragged out], an [like ‘ban’], ang [like ‘song’]

o = ou [like ‘so’], ong [like ‘oo’ in ‘book’ and ‘ng’ in ‘sing’]

e = ei [like ‘hey’], en [like ‘taken’], eng [like ‘taken’, but finishing with a ‘ng’], er [with a hard r such as in American English]

i = ia [like ‘yard’], iao [like pinyin i + ao], ian [like ‘yen’], iang [pinyin i + ang - almost like ‘young’], ie [like ‘yet’], iu [like ‘you’], in [kind of like ‘in’], ing [pinyin i + ng], iong [pinyin i + ong]

u = ua [like ‘wah’], uai [like ‘why’], uan [like ‘wand’], uang [like ‘wong’], uo [pinyin u + o], ui [like ‘way’], un [like ‘one’]

ü = üe, üan, ün

There are 23 initials to remember.

b [like ‘bath’] d [like ‘dad’] g [like ‘gate’] j [not like in English, tongue should be behind lower front teeth and lips should be spread wide] z [like ‘dz’ e.g. kids] zh [like ‘junk’] y [like ‘bee’] p [like ‘pad’] t [like ‘take’] k [like ‘kill’] q [like ‘ch’ in ‘punch’ but with lips spread wide with ee. Strongly aspirate as the tip of the tongue is curled downwards, stuck to the back of the teeth] c [like ‘cats’, ASPIRATE!!] ch [like ‘church’, tongue curled upwards] w [like ‘bamboo’] f [like ‘father’] l [like ‘love’] r [like ‘measure’] m [like ‘mama’] n [like ‘nap’] h [like ‘hero’ but harsher] x [like ‘sh’ in ‘push’ with lips spread on the ‘ee’, tongue downwards and against back teeth] s [like ‘sun’] sh [like ‘shirt’]

(Some basic notes for my own reference [and yours if it helps!] from the brilliant app Hello Chinese!)

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eevielearnsmandarin · 6 years ago

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mandarin grammar: 说不定 shuōbudìng

说不定 literally means “can’t say for certain” and is used to indicate “maybe” or “possibly”

说不定+sentence

Subject+说不定+verb phrase

例子：

说不定过几天我们会去巴黎和别的地方旅游。

We might travel to Paris and some other places in a few days.

如果下个星期一有空，说不定我们可以参加美术博物馆。