三人行，必有我师(焉)

语法
V + 来 + V + 去 "doing X this way and that" (literally or metaphorically)
https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Using_%22lai%22_and_%22qu%22_when_%22verbing_around%22

词汇
什么样, what kind of (pinyin in tags)
https://mandarinbean.com/new-hsk-2-word-list/

Guardian:
这个不用你说，每日在我面前走来走去, you don't need to tell me, going back and forth in front of me every day
我想来想去也没有办法，我只能来找你, I've thought up one side and down the other but there was nothing to be done, all I could do was come find you
我很好奇，你的梦会是什么样的呢，我亲爱的哥哥, I'm very curious what kind of dream yours will be, my dear brother.

Me:
我们论来论去还没同意。
你喜欢看什么样的书？

语法
V + 什么 + V, "what are you Xing about? what gives with your Xing?" (top of page)
https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Challenging_a_verb_with_%22shenme%22

词汇
目的, objective (as in goal); 节目, program ( pinyin )
https://mandarinbean.com/new-hsk-2-word-list/

Guardian:
[no 什么 of this kind that I can find]
那他的目的又是什么, so what's his objective?
我帮你们是为了自己的目的, I'm helping you for my own purposes

Me:
你怕什么怕，在床下没有任何怪物。
清清楚楚地说话你的目的。

语法
Question words for "some~" ("somewhere," "someone," etc.)
https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Expressing_%22some%22_with_question_words


词汇
地球, the earth; 地铁, subway; 地铁站, subway station; 草地, grass/lawn; 外地, other places/non-local ( Read more... )
https://mandarinbean.com/new-hsk-2-word-list/

Guardian:
黑袍大人，您想喝点什么, Lord Black Cloak, would you like something to drink?
[not much else I can find]

Me:
他是去哪儿跟谁说话的，仔细我也不知道。
到最近的地铁站花几分钟？

语法
noun, noun, 什么的, "and so on"
https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Ending_a_non-exhaustive_list_with_%22shenme_de%22

词汇
先, before/first; 先生, Mr./sir ( pinyin )
https://mandarinbean.com/new-hsk-1-word-list/

Introductory grammar day 73

Guardian:
人家是教授嘛，没准就是想要就地取材，做个课题研究什么的, he's a professor, isn't he? maybe he wants to do fieldwork, for a research study or something (and now I know 没准 is "maybe")
请问是赵先生吗? Excuse me, are you Mr. Zhao?
我先走了, I'll take my leave first (everybody says this all the time in all dramas)

Me:
今天我一定要去超市买蔬菜，发送明信片，打扫房间什么的。
我们先去看看吧.

语法
什么 + noun + 都 (or 也) + 不/没 + verb, not any/not at all (bottom of page)
https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Expressing_%22everything%22_with_%22shenme_dou%22

词汇
明白, clear/understand; 明年, next year; 明天, tomorrow ( pinyin )
https://mandarinbean.com/new-hsk-1-word-list/

Guardian:
我什么异能都没有, I don’t have any supernatural powers
我去宋部长那儿喝茶，讨明年的新址, I’m going to have some tea with Director Song and discuss next year’s move.
希望我明天回来的时候，能看一份有关于游戏内容的报告, I expect to see a report on the game content when I come back tomorrow.

Me:
冰箱里什么果汁都没有，一定要去买的。
“明白”和“懂”的差异我不太明白。
也许明天，还有你陪我开始 直到最后 (lyrics from the song of the same name, a favorite. Kind of 瓶邪-ish? (Also, how does the character convert tool know pingxie straight off)

语法
什么都 for “all, everything” (top of page)
https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Expressing_%22everything%22_with_%22shenme_dou%22

词汇
面包, bread, and 面条（儿）, noodles ( ”pinyin” )
https://mandarinbean.com/new-hsk-1-word-list/
(This is another one where simplified characters are not helpful, bread/noodles should not be the same character as 见面 or 对面, the edible ones should be 麺…)

Guardian:
活着不比什么都强啊，living matters as much as anything
在这里什么都有可能发生, anything can happen here
我给你带了面包, I brought you some bread.

Me:
那个面包店的蛋糕我什么都喜欢。