第三年第两百六十四天

[nnozomi]

成语
防不胜防 impossible to defend/prevent effectively
人定胜天 human wisdom can prevail over nature
优胜劣汰 survival of the fittest
见义勇为 to stand up bravely for the truth
化干戈为玉帛 to turn enmity into friendship (lit. to exchange weapons for jade and silk)
为时不晚 not too late
非此即彼 an either-or situation, this or else that
此消彼长 a zero-sum situation, one person gains while the other loses
事已至此 when it comes to this, things having come this far
防不胜防 fáng bù shèng fáng; 人定胜天 rén dìng shèng tiān; 优胜劣汰 yōu shèng liè tài
见义勇为 jiàn yì yǒng wéi; 化干戈为玉帛 huà gāngē wéi yù bó; 为时不晚 wéi shí bù wǎn
非此即彼 fēi cǐ jí bǐ; 此消彼长 cǐ xiāo bǐ zhǎng; 事已至此 shì yǐ zhì cǐ

语法
Reduplication of measure words
https://mandarinbean.com/the-overlap-of-quantifiers-and-quantity/
Separable words
https://mandarinbean.com/the-separable-words/
https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Separable_verb
Words for "again": 又 vs 还 vs 再
https://mandarinbean.com/you-vs-hai-vs-zai/
https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Comparing_%22zai%22_and_%22you%22

词汇
红茶, black tea; 红酒, red wine
后果, consequence; 后面, behind; 后年, the year after next; 背后, behind; 落后, backward; 前后, front and back/from start to finish
互联网, Internet; 互相/相互, each other
划船, row a boat
华人, ethnic Chinese; 中华民族, Chinese nation/ethnicity
化, -ize; 变化, change; 文化, culture
红茶 hóngchá, black tea; 红酒 hóngjiǔ, red wine
后果 hòuguǒ, consequence; 后面 hòumiàn, behind; 后年 hòu nián, the year after next; 背后 bèi hòu, behind; 落后 luòhòu, backward; 前后 qián hòu, front and back/from start to finish
互联网 hùliánwǎng, Internet; 互相 hùxiāng/相互 xiāng hù, each other
划船 huáchuán, row a boat
华人 huárén, ethnic Chinese; 中华民族 zhōnghuá mínzú, Chinese nation/ethnicity
化 huà, -ize; 变化 biànhuà, change; 文化 wénhuà, culture
https://mandarinbean.com/new-hsk-3-word-list/

玩玩
Since it was 中秋节 this week, some mooncake recipes (disclaimer, I have not ever made even one mooncake and I can’t vouch for any of these, they just looked promising online):
dhttps://thewoksoflife.com/classic-mooncakes-red-bean-paste/ (classic recipe which also includes links to other versions)
https://www.kuali.com/kitchen-inspirations/8-mooncake-recipes-modern-twist/ (list of links to recipes; a chocolate peanut butter mooncake is probably sacrilege but I can’t say I wouldn’t try it)
https://sg.theasianparent.com/mooncake-recipes-ideas (list of links to recipes, based in Singapore)

周一好累…九月终于结束了，大家怎么样？好好保重身体啊。

Comments

[sakana17]

Encountered this week: 游刃有余

[donutsweeper]

Like you, I've never made mooncakes (I've never even had one) but wow those chocolate peanut butter ones look delish.

[nnozomi]

真好！ That's a good one to know (and good to sort out 刃 from 刀, oh dear).

[nnozomi]

Don't they? I've had some so-so supermarket mooncakes and some fantastic fresh ones provided by a friend in Taiwan, but I feel like there's a lot more to discover...