第一百四十天

[nnozomi]

Weekly review

语法
softening speech with final 吧
https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Softening_speech_with_%22ba%22
的 to connect two nouns (~of, etc.) or modify a noun with an adjective; 得 for verb + adverb; 地 for adverb + verb
https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Structural_particle_%22de%22
过 + 了 for an action already complete
https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Using_%22guo%22_with_%22le%22
比 for comparisons: X 比 Y ~, X is more ~~ than Y
https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Basic_comparisons_with_%22bi%22
从 ~ 到， from X to Y (time or place)
https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Expressing_%22from%E2%80%A6_to%E2%80%A6%22_with_%22cong%E2%80%A6_dao%E2%80%A6%22
X 没有 Y ~ , X is not as ~ as Y
https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Basic_comparisons_with_%22meiyou%22

词汇
贵, noble, also expensive or precious
国, country; also 国家, country; 国外, abroad; 外国, foreign country; 中国, China
过, pass
还, also/still/yet (plus 还是, or/still, and 还有, also)
孩子, child (also 男孩儿, boy; 女孩儿, girl; 小孩儿, (small) child)
汉语, Chinese (language); 汉字, Chinese character
贵 guì, noble, also expensive or precious
国 guó, country; also 国家 guójiā, country; 国外 guó wài, abroad; 外国 wài guó, foreign country; 中国 Zhōngguó, China
过 guò, pass
还 hái, also/still/yet (plus 还是 háishi, or/still, and 还有 hái yǒu, also)
孩子 háizi, child (also 男孩儿 nán háir, boy; 女孩儿 nǚ háir, girl; 小孩儿 xiǎo háir, (small) child)
汉语 hànyǔ, Chinese (language); 汉字 hàn zì, Chinese character
https://mandarinbean.com/new-hsk-1-word-list/

玩玩
A silly discussion elsewhere led me to bird sounds in Chinese and also animal sounds in general...

祝大家很好的周日/周一！