米福尔德 mǐ fú ěr dé = Milford 峡湾 xiá wān = fjord 米佛mǐ fó = Milford 或称 huò chēng = also known as (HSK3) 位于wèi yú = to be located (位 mw for person HSK3) 新西兰xīn xī lán = New Zealand 南岛 nán dǎo = southern island 国家公园 guó jiā gōng yuán = national park 处 chǔ = measure word for location 冰河 bīng hé = glacier（河 HSK3) 地形 dì xíng = topography
here’s a fun way to learn some new things, through a douyin (China’s tiktok). this one in particular was especially popular during the new year. also it’s very 洗脑了 catchy, so you’ve been warned.
香一个 (xiāng) a peck / kiss (亲一个）
想吃啥 (shá) what do you want to eat? (啥 is dialect for 什么）
误以为 (wù) mistakenly believe
伟大 (wěi) great; mighty
平静 calm; tranquil
把毯子给我拿来 (tǎnzi) get the blanket and give it to me
刷 (shuā) to clean with a brush
恐怖 (kǒngbù) terrifying, frightening
起开 get out of the way
和你爸一样窝囊 (wōnang) you are like your dad, good for nothing
gun = 滚 (gǔn) get out
别烦 (fán) don’t bother… (someone)
确认是亲妈 (quèrèn) this is indeed our dear mother
明白了吗？can you understand it now? i will provide a translation in the comments as well & let me know if you wanna learn through more douyins!
熄灭xímiè to stop burning / to go out (of fire) / to die out
熄：to stop burning / to go out (of fire, lamp etc) / to come to an end： semantic 火 (pictographic representation of a fire, huǒ) + phonetic 息 (自 “nose” + 心 “heart” – to breath (life) through one’s nose, breathe, xī)
灭：to extinguish or put out：simplified from 滅：semantic 氵“water” + phonetic 烕 “destroy” (miè) – to destroy with water. 烕 considered to be an ideogrammic compound: 戌 “ninth month” + 火 “fire”, probably alluding to a passage in Huainanzi (an ancient Chinese text that consists of a collection of essays that blends Daoist, Confucianist, Buddhist and Legalist concepts): 火生於寅，壯於午，死於戌[Classical Chinese, trad.] Huǒ shēng yú yín, zhuàng yú wǔ, sǐ yú xū Fireis born in the first month, is strong in the fifth month, and diesin the ninth month.
水会流失，火会熄灭，而爱情却能和命运抗衡。 Water will run off, the fire will go out, but love can compete with fate.
尽头 jìntóu end / extremity / limit
尽：to use up / to end / to finish：simplified from 盡 “to end” (jìn)
头：head / hair style / the top / beginning or end：simplified from 頭 - phono-semantic compound: phonetic 豆 (some kind of container, dòu) + semantic 頁 (head of a kneeling person, emphasising “head”, yè)
蓝蓝的天空仿佛是一片没有尽头的大海。 The blue sky is like a sea without end.
绝对 juéduì absolute / unconditional
绝：to cut short / to disappear / to vanish：simplified from 絕 - phono-semantic compound: semantic 糹(pictogram “silk”, mì) + semantic 刀 (pictogram “knife”, dāo) + phonetic 巴 (pictogram of a a kneeling person, jié) — to cut silk threads.
对：right / correct / opposite /to match together / to adjust / to fit：simplified from 對 (duì)(more about this character)
世界上绝对静止的东西是没有的。 There is nothing in the world that is absolutely static.
重演 chóngyǎn a repeat performance / repeat occurrence
重：to repeat / repetition / again / re-: from phono-semantic compound: semantic 人 (side view of a standing man, highlighting the arms and legs, “man”, rén) + phonetic 東 (”bag”，dōng). Also ideogrammic compound – a man carrying a bag. Another pronunciation: zhòng - heavy.
演： to practice / to perform / to play / to act: phono-semantic compound: semantic 氵“water” + phonetic 寅 (yín).
历史的悲剧总是会重演。 The tragedy of history will always repeat itself.
I am a vegetarian. 我是一个素食者。 Wǒ shì yīgè sùshí zhě.
I do not eat meat. 我不吃肉。 Wǒ bù chī ròu. I eat eggs and dairy products. 我吃鸡蛋和奶制品。 Wǒ chī jīdàn hé nǎi zhìpǐn.
I am a vegan. 我个是纯素者。Wǒ shì gè chún sù zhě. I do not eat eggs or dairy products at all. 我根本不吃鸡蛋或乳制品。 Wǒ gēnběn bù chī jīdàn huò rǔ zhìpǐn.
Do you have any vegetarian (vegan) dishes? 你们有素食(纯素食)菜吗？ Nǐ men yǒu sùshí (chún sùshí) cài ma?
纯素主义是一种生活方式，志在尽可能排除对动物的所有剥削虐待。 Chún sù zhǔyì shì yī zhǒng shēnghuó fāngshì, zhì zài jǐn kěnéng páichú duì dòngwù de suǒyǒu bōxuè nüèdài. Veganism is a way of life, aiming to eliminate all exploitation and abuse of animals as much as possible.
对我而言，你只是一个小男孩， Duì wǒ ér yán, nǐ zhǐshì yīgè xiǎo nánhái, To me, you are still nothing more than a little boy
和其他成千上万的小男孩没有什么不同。 hé qítā chéng qiān shàng wàn de xiǎo nánhái méiyǒu shé me bùtóng. who is just like a hundred thousand other little boys.
我不需要你。And I have no need of you. Wǒ bù xūyào nǐ.
你也不需要我。And you, on your part, have no need of me. Nǐ yě bù xūyào wǒ.
对你而言，我也和其它成千上万的狐狸并没有差别。 Duì nǐ ér yán, wǒ yě hé qítā chéng qiān shàng wàn de húlí bìng méiyǒu chābié. To you, I am nothing more than a fox like a hundred thousand other foxes.
但是，假如你驯服了我，我们就彼此需要了。 Dànshì, jiǎrú nǐ xùnfúle wǒ, wǒmen jiù bǐcǐ xūyàole. But if you tame me, then we shall need each other.
对我而言，你就是举世无双的；对你而言，我也是独一无二的。 Duì wǒ ér yán, nǐ jiùshì jǔshì wúshuāng de; duì nǐ ér yán, wǒ yěshì dúyīwú'èr de. To me, you will be unique in all the world; to you, I shall be unique in all the world.
而言 ér yán - to be regarding; to be in terms of; to be speaking of; to be as far as something is concerned. 而言 (éryán) is always put at the end of a sentence structure which starts with a preposition, such as 对于 (duìyú, “regarding”), 就 (jiù, “in [terms of]”) or 从 (cóng, “from”), or is collocated with 相比 (xiāngbǐ, “comparison”).
其他成千上万 qítā chéng qiān shàng wàn - thousands of others (其他 other / (sth or sb) else / the rest + 成千上万 lit. by the thousands and tens of thousands (idiom); untold numbers / thousands upon thousands)
并没有差别: One of the many uses of 并 (bìng) is to add emphasis to a sentence that uses 不 or 没. Because you’re emphasizing a negation, 并 is often used when expressing disagreement, or pointing out a flaw in someone’s argument. You can take pretty much any sentence with a negated verb,and give it a little extra kick with 并. Just put it before the 不 or 没. Note that when used with 不, you can negate an adjective as well.
假如你驯服了我，我们就彼此需要了: “假如⋯⋯，就⋯⋯” (jiǎrú…, jiù…) is yet another way to express “If…, then…” in Chinese, but it is much more formal than 要是 or 如果 are (in both written and spoken Chinese).
举世无双 jǔshì wúshuāng - unrivalled (idiom); world number one / unique
独一无二 dúyīwú'èr - unique and unmatched (idiom); unrivalled / nothing compares with it
狐狸 húlí - fox 驯服 xùnfú - tame 彼此 bǐcǐ - each other
称呼 (chēnghū) to call; to address (of people’s names and titles)
✎ 您怎么称呼 - How can I address you? (more formal way to ask name, when you want to show your respect to someone, you can use this expression)
✎ First - surname, then - name. Eng.: John Smith, 中文：Smith John
✍ 请问，您怎么称呼？- 我姓周。
✍ 请问，你叫什么名字？- 我叫周子芸。
2. 国籍（guójí）nationality
请问 + 你／您 是哪里人？
+ 他／这位 来自哪里？
我／他／这位 + 是 + 【国家】人。
我／他 + 来自 +【国家】。
✍ 请问，这博客写手(bókè xiěshǒu blogger) 来自哪里？- 她来自俄罗斯。
3. 职业 （zhíyè）occupation / profession
请问 + 你／您／他 + 在哪里 + 念书／工作？
我／他 + 是／是个／是位 + 学生／医生／家庭主妇。
我／他 + 在 + 【大学／公司名字】+ 念书／上班／工作。
✍ 请问您在哪里工作？- 我是个学生，在马萨里克大学念书。
4. 年龄 （niánlíng）(a person’s) age
请问 + 您／你／他 +（今年）+ 几 + 岁？
我／他 +（今年）+ 【年龄】+ 岁。
✍ 请问，您几岁？- 我今年二十三岁。
✎ 年龄 (niánlíng) and 年纪 (niánjì) are different in that the former can refer to the age of a person, plant or heavenly body, while the latter can only refer to the age of a person.
努力 nǔlì verb: to make great efforts, try hard, exert oneself; adj.: strenuous, srduous.
让／讓 ràng to yield, to permit, to let sb do sth, to have sb do sth, to make sb (feel sth, etc); causative verb, is used to cause or influence people to do things. In English, these are verbs like “make,” “let,” “have,” and “get,” as in “get Billy to eat dinner.” Subject + 让 + Object + Predicate: 我…让…世界变得…
变得 / 變得 biànde 变（to change; to become different; to transform）+ 得（get; obtain; gain） to become something，to change mood or appearance.
Because even though we’ve been in different worlds all day 虽然我们一天到晚身处不同之处 suīrán wǒmen yītiān dào wǎn shēn chǔ bùtóng zhī chù
We always end the day together 却总是在每天结束时在一起 què zǒng shì zài měitiān jiéshù shí zài yīqǐ
Your small shoulders, your small hands 你那小小的肩膀 你那小巧的双手 nǐ nà xiǎo xiǎo de jiānbǎng nǐ nà xiǎoqiǎo de shuāngshǒu
Becomemy cozy blanket at the end of a tiring day 成为了我疲惫的一天结束时柔软的被子 chéngwéile wǒ píbèi de yītiān jiéshù shí róuruǎn de bèizi
You did a good jobtoday,you worked so hard 辛苦了真的辛苦了 xīnkǔle zhēn de xīnkǔle
I hope my shoulders and my thick hands 我也希望我的肩膀 我那粗糙的双手 wǒ yě xīwàng wǒ de jiānbǎng wǒ nà cūcāo de shuāngshǒu
Will become cozy comfort for the end of your tiring day as well 成为你一天结束时温暖的安慰 chéngwéi nǐ yītiān jiéshù shí wēnnuǎn de ānwèi I want to naturally sync my breathing with yours 想和你自然地喘口气 xiǎng hé nǐ zìrán de chuǎn kǒuqì
Like water in a bathtub that wraps around you with no space left 就像紧紧包裹你的浴池中的温水 jiù xiàng jǐn jǐn bāoguǒ nǐ de yùchí zhōng de wēnshuǐ
(I wanna hold you) warmly without any space left 温暖的 又无微不至 wēnnuǎn de yòu wúwēibùzhì
At the end of my day, filled with awkward mistakes 在我那充满失误的狼狈的一天结束时 zài wǒ nà chōngmǎn shīwù de lángbèi de yītiān jiéshù shí
You, my pride, are waiting for me 值得骄傲的你却在等待着我 zhídé jiāo'ào de nǐ què zài děngdàizhuó wǒ
I can’t cry all I want or even laugh all I want 无法随心所欲的哭笑的一天 wúfǎ suíxīnsuǒyù de kū xiào de yītiān
At the end of a tiring day but still, if I’m next to you 疲惫的一天结束只要你在身边 píbèi de yītiān jiéshù zhǐyào nǐ zài shēnbiān
Like a child, I can whine and then laugh till I run out of breath 我就可以像孩子一样随心所欲的哭笑 wǒ jiù kěyǐ xiàng háizi yīyàng suíxīnsuǒyù de kū xiào
I can also face my true self 我也可以面对真实的自己 wǒ yě kěyǐ miàn duì zhēnshí de zìjǐ
You did a good job today, you worked so hard 辛苦了 真的辛苦了 xīnkǔle zhēn de xīnkǔle
You are my pride 你是我的骄傲啊 nǐ shì wǒ de jiāo'ào a
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