#chinese vocab

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what kind of girls do you like?  你喜欢 什么样 女生儿?

什么样 - what kind of
最好  - best
女生儿 - girls
高鼻脸 - high nose

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是瓜子脸 - melon seed shaped face (oval face)

皮肤好的 - good skin

而且 长得很白 - in addition looks very white (skin)

我 比较 喜欢 长头发的 - I like it more/I prefer long hair

又高 又瘦 - tall and skinny

大眼 - big eyed

美女 -beauty

你又聪明又漂亮 - you are smart and pretty

Nǐ yòu cōng míng yòu piào liang.


Lesson from Yoyo Chinese:HERE

Thought i’d try a slightly different approach, particularly for the nouns to remember them. By breaking down individual meanings of the radicals within each character + pairing with a context driving trigger sentence. With Chinese, the radicals tell a story of how the word came to be, so perhaps looking at Chinese characters through that approach will encourage another level of    long-term memory. 

**Radical meanings are in bold + the vocabulary is CAPITALISED

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See previous C-SERIES flashcards and other vocab lists in my Chinese Masterlist HERE


1st flashcard image cred: bysheer-madness@deviantart 

復仇者聯盟 -  Fùchóu zhě liánméng - Avengers

  鋼鐵人 -  Gāngtiě rén -Iron Man

驚奇隊長 - Jīngqí duìzhǎng - Captain Marvel 

美國隊長 -  Měiguó duìzhǎng - Captain America 

绿巨人  -  Lǜ jùrén - Hulk

奇異博士 -  Qíyì bóshì -  Doctor Strange 

蜘蛛人 -  Zhīzhū - Spider-Man 

索爾 -  Suǒ ěr - Thor  

黑寡妇 -  Hēi guǎfù - Black Widow 

 洛基  -Luò jī - Loki

黑豹 -   Hēi bào  - Black Panther 

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梦想 -  a dream

my dream is also orange 

i think it’s so aesthetic the way it is 

BASIC COLORS IN CHINESE

  • 颜色 yánsè / color 
  • 红 hóng / red
  •  黑 hēi / black
  • 白 bái / white
  • 黄 huáng / yellow
  • 紫 zǐ / purple
  • 橙 chéng / orange
  • 棕 zōng / brown
  • 蓝 lán / blue
  •  绿 lǜ /   green 
  • 灰 huī / grey
  • 金 jīn / gold
  • 银  yín / silver

色  (sè) can be added to each color like this: 

红色, 白色,黑色。

It is basically used to define that we mean some type of color, as for me.

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this is just to sum up the “colors” topic. I’m prepearing for HSK, so stay tuned for more vocab posts (and some grammar i guess) ^-^ 

I’m shook! in chinese

無言薯條 (无言薯条) [Wúyán shǔ tiáo]

無言 (无言) [Wú yán] means “speechless”.

無言(无言) [wú yán] ysounds like 無鹽 (无盐) [Wú yán] which literally means “without salt”.

People just add 薯條 (薯条) [Shǔ tiáo] - french .

無言薯條 (无言薯条) [Wúyán shǔ tiáo]

french without salt / I am speechless.

(Literally means “speechless french ”).

Note: traditional characters (simplified).

女权主义 -  [ Nǚquán zhǔyì ] - a feminism 

女权主义者 - [ Nǚquán zhǔyì zhě ]  - a feminist 

女人味 - [ Nǚrén wèi ] - a femininity

行动主义 - [  Xíngdòng zhǔyì ] - an activism 

性别 - [  Xìngbié ] - a gender

母道 - [  Mǔ dào ] - a maternity 

骄傲 - [  Jiāo'ào ] -proud 

尊重 - [ Zūnzhòng ] - to respect 

爱 - [  Ài ] - to love

平等 - [  Píngděng ] - an equality 

支持 - [  Zhīchí ] - to support 

投票权 - [  Tóupiào quán ] - a voting right 

有关系 - [  Yǒu guānxì ] - to matter


// if you have more vocab, share it please ^

Traditional:休息是為了走更長遠的路

Simplified: 休息是为了走更长远的路

【Xiūxí shì wèile zǒu gèng chángyuǎn de lù】

Meaning:Rest to have a longer journey. Rest is for a longer journey.

休息 - [ xiūxí ]- a rest, to rest

是 - [ shì ]- to be

为 - [ wèi ] because of,for

了- [ le ]- //completed action marker

走 - [ zǒu ]- to walk

更 - [ gèng ]- more,further

长远 - [ chángyuǎn] - long-term

的 - [ de ]- // possessive particle

路 -  [ lù ] - a path, a road

// inspired by my native Chinese friend 

~Constellation- 星座 - [ Xīngzuò ] // literally: position of star (stars’ seat) 

Aries -牡羊座 - [ Mǔyángzuò ] // literally: male sheep 

Taurus - 金牛座 - [ Jīnniúzuò ] // literally: golden cattle 

Gemini - 双子座 - [ Shuāngzǐzuò ] // literally: two kids 

Cancer -  巨蟹座  - [ Jùxièzuò ] // literally: huge crab 

Leo -   狮子座 - [ Shīzizuò ] // literally: lion (lion, kid)

Virgo -  处女座 - [ Chǔnǚzuò ] // literally: virgin (department, woman)

Libra-天秤座 - [ Tiānchèngzuò ] // literally: heaven’s scales 

Scorpio - 天蝎座 - [ Tiānxiēzuò ] // literally: heaven’s scorpion 

Saggitarius - 射手座 - [ Shèshǒu ] // literally: shooter 

Capricorn - 摩羯座 - [ Mójiézuò ] // literally: mountain wether 

Aquarius - 水瓶座 [ Shuǐpíng zuò ] // literally: water bottle 

Pisces - 双鱼座 - [  Shuāngyúzuò ] // literally: two fishes 

野心  - Yěxīn-an ambition 

野心家  - Yěxīn jiā-a careerist 

目标  - Mùbiāo- a goal

命中目标  - Mìngzhòng mùbiāo- to hit the target  

发现目标  - Fāxiàn mùbiāo - to find the target

实现  - Shíxiàn- to achieve

 赚  - Zhuàn-to earn (money etc)

领队  -Lǐngduì to lead (a group etc)

挑战  -  Tiǎozhàn-a challenge 

成功  - Chénggōng - a success

赢得  - Yíngdé- to win 

用功  - Yònggōng-hardworking 

~   星际大战  - [ Xīngjì dàzhàn ] - Star Wars 

~   安納金  天行者 - [ Ānnà jīn tiān xíngzhě ] - Anakin Skywalker 

~   達斯 维达 - [ Dá sī wéi dá ] - Darth Vader  

 ~  奥德兰的莉亚  欧嘉纳公主 - [ Ào dé lán de lì yà - ōu jiā nà gōng zhǔ ] -          Princess Leia Organa of Alderaan 

 ~  欧比王 肯诺比 - [ Ōu bǐ wáng·kěn nuò bǐ ] - Obi-Wan Kenobi 

~   韩 索罗 - [ Hán·suǒ luó ] - Han Solo 

~   帕德梅 艾米达拉 - [ Pà dé méi·ài mǐ dá lā ] - Padme Amidala 

~   强格 费特 - [ Qiáng gé fèi tè ] - Jango Fett 

~  芬恩 - [ Fēn ēn ] - Finn

~  扎扎 宾客斯 - [ Zhā zhā bīnkè sī ] - Jar Jar Binks 

~   尤达 - [  Yóu dá ] - Yoda


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