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For Chinese-learning newbies, this site shows Chinese characters (Hanzi) and their alphabet-based pronunciation (Pinyin). Use the Blog Archive (on the left sidebar) to navigate to the different lessons. Note: Your first lesson in speaking Chinese should be Tones (click here). Also remember: the letter "q" is pronounced as "ch" and the letter "x" is pronounced as "sh" while the letter "c" sounds like "ts." The pronunciation for the letter "e" sounds like "uh" while the letter "o" sounds more like "wuh" --- Crazy, eh? :-)
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Showing posts with label vocabulary. Show all posts

Tuesday, May 29, 2007

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

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

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

Tuesday, March 27, 2007

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