#yi3

[aja-aja-hanja]

乙 을 second heavenly stem

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character story:

The character’s shape is derived from a bird sitting in a pond, the original meaning being bird. It also looks like the number 2 in arabic numerals, and it is the second of the ten Heavenly Stems (天干), after 甲 갑.

Study vocab here!

Vocab:

甲乙 갑을 a power dynamic in a relationship that is a common part of Korean culture, especially in the workplace.

for more info

*can add 하다 to make a verb form

**can add 이다 to make an adjective form

[kanjiexplained]

Kanji of the day: 以

以 - By means of, because, in view of, compared with

Kun: もっ.て On: イ (Pinyin: yǐ | yi3 )

Ideographic: A person 人 carrying something.

Strokes: 5 Radical 人 human

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[peachycanton]

Drops Cantonese Essentials

When it comes to taking notes and learning Cantonese, there really isn't any super interactive applications. One I have found and really enjoyed though is Drops! It's really fun and visual based. I've only done the essentials vocabulary so far but it's really great! 

Although there is a difference between the written forms and the spoken forms. I’ll put the written form first and then the spoken like so: Written/Spoken. I have the vocabulary from the Essentials down below:

Hi    haai1   嗨

Bye     zoi3 gin3   再見

Thank You    do1 ze6   多謝

Please    cing2/ m4 goi1  請 / 唔該

Woman    neoi5 jan4   女人

Man    naam4 jan4  男人

Girl    neoi5 haai4/  neoi5 zai2  女係 / 女仔

Boy     naam4 haai4/ naam4 zai2  男孩 / 男仔

I    ngo5   我

I like    ngo5 hei2 fun1 / ngo5 zung1 yi3  我喜歡 / 我中意

I meet   gno5 jyu6 dou3/  ngo5 zong6 dou3   我遇到  / 我撞到

Yes   si6 /  hai6   是 / 係

No     bat1// m4 hai6  不 / 唔係

And   wo4/  tung4  和 / 同

Or    waak6 ze2  或者

This   ze5 go3/  ni1 go3  這個 / 呢個

Special Note: The word for "Hi” is unclear in a way. While Drops tries to teach you that “Hi” is written as “嗨” and the jyutping for it is “haai1″, I was actually unable to type that out on my keyboard. It didn’t work for neither my phone nor my computer. Also, you can say “Hello” like this “nei5 hou2″ and “你好”。

[liu-anhuaming]

酝酿 「醞釀」 yun4 niang4 (of alcohol) to ferment, (of a crisis) to be brewing, to mull over (an issue)

由衷 you2 zhong1 heartfelt, sincere, unfeigned 

焦点 「焦點」 jiao1 dian3 focus, focal point

补给 「補��」 bu3 ji3 supply, replenishment, to replenish 

原住民 yuan2 zhu4 min2 indigenous peoples

劳役 「勞役」 lao2 yi4 forced labor

以夷制夷 yi3 yi2 zhi4 yi2 let the barbarians fight it out among themselves, to use foreigners to subdue foreigners

弯腰 「彎腰」 wan1 yao1 to stoop

付诸 「付諸」 fu4 zhu1 to apply to, to put into (practice, etc.), to put to (a test, a vote, etc.)

拉筋 la1 jin1 stretching (exercise)

索性 suo3 xing4 you might as well (do it), simply, just

杜鹃 「杜鵑」 du4 juan1 cuckoo

永续 「永續」 yong3 xu4 sustainable, perpetual 

伏笔 「伏筆」 fu2 bi3 foreshadowing, foretaste of material to come (in an essay or story)

讨伐 「討伐」 tao3 fa2 to suppress by armed force, to send a punitive expedition against, to crusade against

开发 「開發」 kai1 fa1 to exploit (a resource), to open up (for development), to develop

[poetofthedyingstars]

hello! happy early valentines bestie! na ol may ka-date sa valentines/char HAAHAH mayhaps get a "ikaw ang sinto ko" (yi3) ~ and "je t'aime", this can be either romantic or platonic! could be neil (hehe favourite boy!), peter parker (nerdy awkward boi), or jo march!!!!

ty!! happy early valentines day, aking mundo/char2x <3

HELLO Happy Valentine's Day !! <333

[just-antithings]

Just wanted to say I love the blog title 'YI3' because it sounds similar to how we say 'yuck' in my mother language and I think that's the perfect reaction to antis.

lmao

[ning-jing-zhi-yuan]

Vocab:《飄洋过海来看你》Cover by 梁靜茹 Fish Leong + 艾怡良 Eve Ai

  积蓄（積累）

ji1 x

u4

– savings

漂洋（飄洋）

piao1 yang2

– to cross the ocean

相聚  

xiang1 ju4

– to meet

反复（反覆）

fan3 fu4

– repeatedly

遗憾（遺憾）

yi2 han4

– to regret

不肯  

bu4 ken3

– not willing to

累积（累積）

 lei3 ji1

– to accumulate

相拥（相擁）

xiang1 yong1

– to embrace each other

叹息（嘆息）

tan4 xi1

– to sigh

漫天

man4 tian1

– filling the whole sky

风沙（風沙）

feng1 sha1

– windblown sand

不能自己  

bu4 neng2 zi4 ji3

(this is a misreading of 不能自已

bu4 neng2 zi4 yi3

) – unable to control oneself

盼  

pan4

– to hope, to long for

山穷水尽（山窮水盡）

shan1 qiong2 shui3 jin4

– where the hills and streams end (usually means ‘at the end of one’s rope’)

相依

xiang1 yi1

– depend on each other

  You can find the lyrics

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Random phrases

From my most recent Chinese lesson on 交通工具 - jiao1 tong1 gong1 ju4 (transportation):

Main Vocab:

(坐)船 - zuo4 chuan2 (take a boat)

(开)车 - kai1 che1 (drive a car)

(坐)地铁 - zuo4 di4 tie3 (take subway)

(坐)飞机 - zuo4 fei1 ji1 (take a plane)

(坐)公交车 / 公共汽车 - zuo4 gong1 jiao1 che1 / gong1 gong4 qi1 che1 (take a bus/take a public bus)

(骑)自行车 - qi2 zi4 xing2 che1 (ride bike) -> note: my 老师 said that you use 骑 when you’re describing riding something with your legs on both sides (like 骑马 (ride a horse), 骑摩托车 (ride a motorcycle))

共享单车 - gong4 xiang3 dan1 che1 (shared public bikes) -> note: like Lime Bikes

高铁 - gao1 tie3 (high speed train)

嘀嘀打车 - di1 di1 da3 che1 (rideshare)

卧铺 - wo4 pu4 (sleeper (bed on train))

电动自行车 - dian3 dong4 zi4 xi2 che1 (electric scooter)

Extra Vocab (other phrases my 老师 taught me throughout the lesson):

黑 - hei1 (dark) -> i.e. “身陷黑暗迷宫里面的” (trapped inside a dark maze) from Call Me Baby by EXO

普拉提 - pu2 la1 ti2 (pilates) -> my 老师 taught me this because I told her I was a pilates instructor

所以我不教了 - Suǒyǐ wǒ bù jiàole (so I haven’t taught) -> in the context of me not having taught pilates in a while because my job got too busy

普拉提有力量 - pu2 la1 ti2 you3 li4 liang4 (pilates gives me strength)

瑜伽 - yu2 jia1 (yoga)

以为 - yi3 wei2 (mistakenly think) -> will share another post later on differences between 以为 vs 觉得

软 - ruan3 (soft)

硬 - ying4 (hard)

祝你身体健康 - Zhù nǐ shēntǐ jiànkāng (wish you good health) -> my 老师 says that you say this to elders on Chinese New Year

这些都有 - Zhèxiē dōu yǒu (All these have)

家用车 - jia1 yong4 che1 (car)

大海 - da1 hai3 (ocean)

海洋 - hai3 yang4 (sea)

你可以从法国坐飞机到英高 - Nǐ kěyǐ cóng fàguó zuò fēijī dào yīngguó (You can fly from France to England) -> note: you can also say: “你可以坐飞机从英国到法国”

多久 - duo1 jiu3 (how long) -> 从法国到英国坐飞机多久? (How long does it take to fly from France to England?)

小时 - xiao3 shi2 (hour) -> i.e. 一个小时 (1 hour) (note: I felt really stupid that I forgot this during my last lesson because it’s a pretty basic word that I definitely learned before, but have forgotten because my Chinese has regressed so much D:)

从法国到英国你坐飞机要四个小时 - Cóng fàguó dào yīngguó nǐ zuò fēijī yào sì gè xiǎoshí (Flying from France to England takes 4 hours)

摩托车 - mo2 tuo1 che1 (motorcycle)

公司 - gong1 si1 (company)

公司有专车 - gong1 si1 you3 zhuan1 che1 (company’s shuttle) -> note: 专 means special/specialized (like 专业(major))

公司有专车接 / 送 - gong1 si1 you3 zhuan1 che1 jie1/song4 (the company’s shuttle picks up/drops off)

飞机场/机场 - fei1 ji1 chang2/ji1 chang2 (airport)

从A 到 B 怎么去？- cong2 A dao4 B zen3 me qu4? (how to get from A to B?)

从 A 到 B 用什么交通工具？-  cong2 A dao4 B yong4 shen2 me jiao1 tong1 gong1 ju4? (what transportation do you use to get from A to B?)

方便 - fang1 bian4 (convenient)

河里 - he2 li3 (in the river)

比较 - bi3 jiao4 (to compare) -> note: yet another one I forgot and need to review *facepalm*

一个半 - yi1 ge ban4 (1.5)

美元 - mei3 yuan2 (US dollar)

硬卧/软卧 - ying4 wo4 / ruan3 wo4 (hard sleeper bed/soft sleeper bed)

采访 - cai3 fang3 (interview)

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中文- five radicals/day

力 (li4) - strength

男 (nan2) - male

丨(gun3/shu4) - downstroke/down

亻(ren2) - sideman/male human-being

已 (yi3) - the second “heavenly stem”/B outline

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Day 21

📖 HSK Standard Course 4上, lesson 4.1

Vocab

提 ti2 v. to mention

以为 yi3 wei2 v. to think, to believe

份 fen4 m. used for jobs among other things

完全 wan2 quan2 adv. completely

赚 zhuan4 v. to earn

调查 diao4 cha2 v. to survey, to investigate

原来 yuan2 lai2 adj. original

计划 ji4 hua4 n./v. plan; to intend to

提前 ti2 qian2 v. to do (something) in advance or ahead of time

保证 bao3 zheng4 v. to guarantee

提醒 ti2 xing3 v. to remind

乱 luan4 adj. hurry-scurry, confused

生意 sheng1 yi n. business, trade

谈 tan2 v. to talk, to discuss

并 bing4 adv. used before a negative for emphasis

积累 ji1 lei3 v. to accumulate

经验 jing1 yan4 n. experience

一切 yi2 qie4 pron. all, every

Grammar

1. 以为

The verb 以为 indicates what the speaker thought goes against the fact.

她汉语说得那么好，我还以为她是中国人。

马克以为今天是星期一，到了学校一看，没人来上课，才发现今天是星期天。

我以为新工作比以前的好，没想到还没有以前好呢。

2. 原来

原来 can be used as a noun to mean "the beginning, the past", indicating the situation described in the clause or sentence following it is different from that in the past.

坐火车从北京到上海，原来最快差不多需要12个小时，现在有了高铁，5个小时就能到。

原来 can be used as an adjective to mean "original, unaltered". It cannot be used alone as the predicate. When it modifies a noun, should be used after it.

按原来的计划应该是两周，��是我们可以提前完成。

原来 can also be used as an adverb to indicate "a certain period in the past", meaning something/somebody has changed now.

她原来是汉语老师，现在已经成了一名律师。

The adverb 原来 can also indicate the discovery of a formerly unknown situation. It can be used either before or after the subject.

马克一直等李明回电话，可是电话一晚上都没来，原来李明把马克的电话号码记错了。

3. 原来 vs. 本来

a/ Similarities:

Both can be used as adjectives, indicating "original, unaltered".

这是它原来/本来的颜色，不过现在已经穿了好几年，颜色都变了。

Both can be used as adverbs, indicating "the situation in the past is different from that at present".

我家原来/本来住这儿附近，不过这里以前不像现在有这么多楼房。

b/ Differences

When 原来 is used as an adverb, it can indicate "a formerly unknown situation has been found out"; when 本来 is used as an adverb, it can indicate "it should have been like this".

我还以为是谁帮我打扫房间呢，原来是你啊！

这本书本来应该昨天还给你，真不好意思。

🎶 Debussy's Estampes.

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mandarin phrases with 「眼」

眼 yan3 eye

眼花缭乱「眼花撩亂」yan3 hua1 liao2 luan4 to be dazzled

眼不转睛「眼不轉睛」yan3 bu4 zhuan4 jing1 with fixed attention

丢人现眼「丟人現眼」diu1 ren2 xian4 yan3 to make an exhibition of oneself, to be a disgrace

眼冒金星 yan3 mao4 jin1 xing1 to see stars, dazed

以眼还眼「以眼還眼」yi3 yan3 huan2 yan3 an eye for an eye, to use the enemy’s methods against them

眼圈红了「眼圈紅了」yan3 quan1 hong2 le to be on the verge of tears

眼睁睁「眼睜睜」yan3 zheng1 zheng1 to stare blankly, to look on helplessly

眼见为实「眼見為實」yan3 jian4 wei2 shi2 seeing is believing

慈眉善眼 ci2 mei2 shan4 yan3 lit. kind brows pleasant eyes, fig. amiable looking

撒手闭眼「撒手閉眼」sa1 shou3 bi4 yan3 to have nothing further to do with a matter

熊猫眼「熊貓眼」xiong2 mao1 yan3 to have dark circles under one’s eyes, to have eyes like a panda

眼露杀气「眼露殺氣」yan3 lu4 sha1 qi4 to have a murderous look in one’s eyes

长点心眼「長點心眼」zhang3 dian3 xin1 yan3 to watch out, to keep one’s wits about one

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Asking Questions in Mandarin Chinese

09-17-18

There are two basic ways to form a question in Chinese: adding a question particle at the end of the sentence and forming the sentence structure __ 不 __. We’ll look at each of them separately.

~Question Particles~

Mandarin Chinese has many question particles, the most basic of these being 吗 [ma]. 吗 transforms a statement into a yes/no question. For example:  那只狗是你的 (That dog is yours) becomes 那只狗是你的吗？(Is that dog yours?), and 我的妈妈在家 (My mother is home) becomes 我的妈妈在家吗？(Is my mother home?). Some common phrases using 吗 include:

是吗？- Is it? Really? [shi4 ma]

好吗？- Is that good? Is that OK? [hao3 ma]

可以吗？- May I? [ke3yi3 ma]

The next question particle, 呢 [ne], is used to ask “what about” something. For example: 我很好，你呢？(I’m good, what about you?); 明年你去美国，呢的太太呢？(Next year, you’re going to America. What about your wife?).

The final question particle is the suggestive particle, 吧 [ba]. It is used to add the meaning of “right?” to the end of a sentence. For example: 你是王吧？(You’re Wang, right?); 那只猫是她的，对吧？(That cat is hers, right?).

~__ 不 __~

The second way to form a question in Mandarin is to put a 不  [bu] between two of the same verb. This, again, forms a yes/no question; using this form and putting 吗 at the end of the sentence are largely interchangeable. For example:

好不好？- Is that OK? [hao3 bu4 hao3]

有没有？- Are there any?* [you3 mei2 you3]

是不是？-Is that so? [shi4 bu2 shi4]

*Because 没 is used to negate 有, it is used instead of 不 in this instance. 

When using this form with a two character verb, the sentence structure becomes (first character of verb) 不 (full verb). For example:

明不明白？- Do you understand? [ming2 bu4 ming2 bai2]

可不可以？- Can I? [ke3 bu4 ke3 yi3]

More examples:

你明不明白我说什么？- Do you understand what I said?

 他有没有孩子？- Does he have any kids?

你可不可以说慢一点？- Can you speak a little slower?

明天我去你的家，好不好？- I’ll go to your house tomorrow, OK?

And that concludes asking questions in Mandarin, happy asking! 

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