三人行，必有我师(焉)

Will stick to the current chengyu practice for at least a little while. (If you are thinking "wait, I come here for the grammar, where is it," comment or DM me and I'll see what I can do.)

成语
三番五次 over and over again (lit. three times, five times)
兵贵神速 swift and resolute (lit. speed is important in war)
一无所知 not having a clue, completely ignorant
( pinyin )

词汇
租, 出租, rent; 出租车, taxi (pinyin in tags)
https://mandarinbean.com/new-hsk-2-word-list/

Guardian:
你三番五次地来打扰我工作，你这让我很为难, you're giving me great trouble by coming to disturb my work so many times
兵贵神速，我们这不也是害怕再有学生遇害嘛, speed is of the essence, aren't we all worried that another student will be harmed?
你对我的电力一无所知, you don't know a thing about my electrical power
这婚纱租一天不少钱呢, it cost a lot to rent this wedding dress for a day

Me:
我三番五次地跟你说过，睡觉之前要关电灯。
房租这个公寓多少钱？

语法
还不/还没 for "don't yet/haven't yet" (bottom of page)
https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Continuation_with_%22hai%22

词汇
汽车 or 车, car; also 车票, ticket, 车上, in the car, 车站, station (my impression is that without qualification, this is likely to be "train station"?), 打车, take a taxi, 开车, drive, 上车, get into the car, 下车, get out of the car ( pinyin )
https://mandarinbean.com/new-hsk-1-word-list/
汽车 drives me nuts (er, no pun intended) because 汽車 in Japanese is a steam train...

Link to introductory grammar, day 16

Guardian:
我们家老赵还没有回来，our Lao Zhao hasn't come back yet
你怎么还不明白, why don't you understand yet?
你怎么下车了？你还生着病呢, why did you get out of the car? you're still sick.

Me:
我还没吃早饭。
在京都没有足够的地铁，所以赶紧的时候一定要打车。

语法
一样 + adjective, as ~ as
https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Basic_comparisons_with_%22yiyang%22
(second half of the page)

词汇
车, car/vehicle (also 车票, [train] ticket; 车上, in the car; 车站, station; 打车, take a taxi; 火车, train; 开车, drive; 汽车, car; 上车, get in/on; 下车, get out/off)
https://mandarinbean.com/new-hsk-1-word-list/

Guardian:
和你一样像个笨蛋, as dumb-looking as you are (Chu Shuzhi's tough love)
你去那里注定要和我享有一样的孤独, no matter where you go you will share as lonely a fate as mine
沈教授，别傻站着，上车休息吧, stop standing there like an idiot and get in the car for a rest

My practice:
这只猫和人类宝宝一样重。
日语跟中文不一样难（对我来说中文更非常难，就是习惯的问题？）
火车站离我家十分钟，比较方便。