第三年第一百二十四天

[nnozomi]

A note on comments (in general), as suggested, while I’m thinking of it: just a reminder not to hesitate if feeling shy about it, any and all comments are much welcomed, from “ooh this is neat” to “this grammar makes my brain hurt” to bits of relevant vocabulary or grammar that pop up in favorite shows, songs, books etc. Also feel free to point out my mistakes and/or ask questions (I may not have an answer but maybe somebody else will). That said, commenting is NOT mandatory and reading along quietly is also always very much okay; all styles welcome :)

成语
英雄救美 hero rescuing a damsel in distress
物美价廉 good quality and cheap price
两全其美 the best of both worlds
分身乏术 to be extremely busy, unable to do anything more (lit. no way to split oneself)
身外之物 mere possessions (lit. things other than the body)
独善其身 concerned for oneself (one's own moral integrity) alone
知识分子 intellectual, intelligentsia, highly educated person
知己知彼 know yourself and know the enemy (and thus avoid defeat; from the Art of War)
多管闲事 to meddle, to butt in, to poke your nose in
英雄救美 yīngxióng jiù měi; 物美价廉 wù měi jià lián; 两全其美 liǎng quán qí měi
分身乏术 fēnshēn fáshù; 身外之物 shēnwài zhī wù; 独善其身 dúshàn qíshēn
知识分子 zhīshí fènzǐ; 知己知彼 zhī jǐ zhī bǐ; 多管闲事 duō ɡuǎn xiánshì

语法
这 this, 那 that and related words
https://mandarinbean.com/demonstrative-pronouns/
https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Measure_words_with_%22this%22_and_%22that%22
二 vs 两 (two ways of saying two)
https://mandarinbean.com/er-vs-liang/
https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Comparing_%22er%22_and_%22liang%22
how many: 几 vs 多少 (fewer than 10, more than 10)
https://mandarinbean.com/ji-vs-duoshao/
https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Measure_words_in_quantity_questions

词汇
变化, change; 变为, change into; 转变, change
标题, title; 标准, standard; 目标, target
表达, expression; 表格 form (document); 表面, surface; 表明, indicate; 表现, performance; 表演, perform; 代表, representative; 代表团, delegation; 发表, publish
并, also, and, equally, at the same time, together; 并且, also
播出，播放, to broadcast; 传播, to spread; 广播, radio broadcast; 直播, livestream
不必, don't have to; 不断, constantly; 不论, no matter whether; 不安, uneasy; 不得不, cannot but; 不光, not only; 不仅, not only; 能不能, can or not
变化 biànhuà, change; 变为 biànwéi, change into; 转变 zhuǎnbiàn, change
标题 biāotí, title; 标准 biāozhǔn, standard; 目标 mùbiāo, target
表达 biǎodá, expression; 表格 biǎogé form (document); 表面 biǎomiàn, surface; 表明 biǎomíng, indicate; 表现 biǎoxiàn, performance; 表演 biǎoyǎn, perform; 代表 dàibiǎo, representative; 代表团 dàibiǎotuán, delegation; 发表 fābiǎo, publish
并 bìng, also, and, equally, at the same time, together; 并且 bìngqiě, also
播出 bōchū，播放 bōfàng, to broadcast; 传播 chuánbō, to spread; 广播 guǎngbō, radio broadcast; 直播 zhíbō, livestream
不必 búbì, don't have to; 不断 búduàn, constantly; 不论 búlùn, no matter whether; 不安 bù'ān, uneasy; 不得不 bùdébù, cannot but; 不光 bùguāng, not only; 不仅 bùjǐn, not only; 能不能 néngbùnéng, can or not
https://mandarinbean.com/new-hsk-3-word-list/

玩玩
Wang Leehom, 亲爱的 (yaaurens pointed out that he has very clear enunciation, good for listening, and I agree), and Zhou Shen, 雪花落下 (the same goes without saying).

下大雨了，不想出门。大家过得怎么样，对你来说现在什么是最好玩的事呢？

Comments

[qian]

Just to say I really appreciate how conscientiously you keep up the posting schedule -- I love having this resource to dip into. Though I can't engage at the moment (novel deadline status: BEARS), I'm planning to come back to these posts after the deadline to do a bit of 成语 revision!

[nnozomi]

It's thoughtful of you to dodge the bears to come by ;) Very glad to be of use. The posts are always there for whenever you have time for them, no worries. 那注意熊 :)

[reshiel]

谢谢Nozomi姐的温柔鼓励！一直潜水的我也想再努力一点

下雨时我觉得窝在家里看看书，打打电游，陪陪家人和宠物都挺好的~

(Thank you for the gentle encouragement! I've been quietly reading the comm and would like to try a bit harder.
When it's raining out I like to stay at home and read, play video games, or keep family and pets company.)

[nnozomi]

不好意思回复迟到了，谢谢你啊 ；）已经努力足够吧。下雨的时候肯定在家里看书玩游戏陪家人是最好的！