Feelings - Emotions (Part 2)

B

悲伤 bēi shāng sad / sorrowful

F

烦躁 fán zào ( adj. ) jittery; twitchy; fidgety

G

尴尬 gān gà awkward / embarrassed
高兴 gāo xìng happy / glad / willing (to do sth) / in a cheerful mood

J

激动 jī dòng to excite / to agitate / exciting
骄傲 jiāo ào arrogant / conceited / full of oneself
叫喊 jiào hǎn exclamation / outcry / shout / yell
紧张 jǐn zhāng critical / tension / nervous / intense / strained / tense
惊恐 jīng kǒng appall
惊讶 jīng yà confound

K

哭 kū to cry / to weep
快乐 kuài lè happy / merry
困惑 kùn huò bewilder / perplexity / confused

N

恼怒 nǎo nù ( v. ) be irritated and angry

T

叹息 tàn xī sigh

W

无聊 wú liáo nonsense / bored

X

笑 xiào laugh / smile
兴奋 xīng fèn (be) excited
羞涩 xiū sè shy / bashful

Y

忧虑 yōu lǜ to worry / anxiety (about)
犹豫 yóu yù hesitate
郁闷 yù mèn gloomy / depressed
晕倒 yūn dǎo ( v. ) to faint off

Z

震惊 zhèn jīng to shock / to astonish
自卑 zì bēi ( adj. ) feel inferior
自豪 zì háo (feel a sense of) pride
自信 zì xìn confidence

Office Supplies (Part 1)

中文	Pinyin	English
笔筒	Bǐ tǒng	Pencil vase
资料册	zī liào cè	Clear book
标签贴纸	Biaō qiān tiē zhǐ	Label sticker
文档夹	Wén dàng jiā	2-lever file
自动铅笔笔芯	Zì dòng qiān bǐ bǐ xīn	Mechanical pencil leads
铅笔	Qiān bǐ	Pencil
黑水笔	Heī shuǐ bǐ	Black gel link pen
红水笔	Hóng shuǐ bǐ	Red gel link pen
转笔刀	Zhuàn bǐ daō	Pencil sharpener
笔记本	Bǐ jì beň	Note book
便签纸	Biàn qiān zhǐ	Sticky note
透明胶	Toù míng daì	Transparent tape
修正带	Xiū zhèng daì	Correction tape
剪刀	Jiǎn daō	Scissors
订书机	Dìng shū jī	Stapler
订书钉	Diǹg shū dīng	Staple
胶水	Jiaō shuǐ	Glue
键盘清洁膏	Jiàn pán qīng jié gaō	Keyboard cleaning cream
长尾夹	Cháng weǐ jiā	Binder clip
曲别针	Qū bié zhēn	Gem clip
30厘米尺	30 lí mǐ chǐ	Ruler(30cm)
乒乓球	Pīng pāng qiú	Table tennis ball

Casual Talk (Part 1)

Just between friends...

你怎么样？ Nǐ zěn me yàng? How are you? (informal)	你好吗? Nǐ haǒ ma? How are you?
我想念你. Wǒ xiǎng niàn nǐ. I miss you.	好久不见。你好吗？ Hǎo jiǔ bú jiàn. Nǐ hǎo ma? Long time no see. How are you?
你身体好吗？ Nǐ shēn tǐ hǎo ma? How's your health?	要注意身体啊。 Yào zhù yì shēn tǐ ā. Take care of yourself.
你家人好吗？ Nǐ jiā rén hǎo ma? How's your family?	我只想问好. Wǒ zhǐ xiǎng wèn hǎo. I just want to say hello.
如果你忙,我不会麻烦你了. Rú guǒ nǐ máng, wǒ bù huì má fan nǐ le. If you're busy, I will not bother you.	再见，有空联系。 Zài jiàn. Yǒu kòng lián xì. Bye. Contact me when you are free.

Ni hao! 你好!

你好 ! Ni hao ! Hello!

That's my first post and our first lesson! Hi, I'm Vincent and I've been living and working in China for almost 2 years now. Unfortunately, I haven't been too diligent with my Chinese lessons so I'm still pretty inadequate at it. I work for an American software company's engineering office here and English is still the standard language at work. I hang out with expatriates and English-speaking locals so that doesn't help either.

Recently, I've decided to get really serious at learning the language because I've decided to stay in China for a long, long time! Lots of challenges, lots of entrepreneurial opportunities and lots of new things to learn out here. First step, if you want to settle down here for quite some time, is to learn the language.

That's what this blog is for: my online notebook for learning Chinese and journaling my lessons. So come learn with me or share your knowledge with me! It's Mandarin time!!

欢迎 ! Huan ying ! Welcome!