Logophile101

HSK: Five a Day: 9月5日

爱情 | ài qíng | romance, love         那个作者只写到爱情故事。

安排 | ān pái | to arrange, to plan, to set up         学生们安排每个事。

安全 | ān quán | safe, secure, security         对市长来说城市的安全是第一个先后。

按时 | àn shí | on time, before a deadline, on schedule         每个学生按时呈递到对老师文章。

按照 | àn zhào | according to, in light of         今天 按照暴风雪每课会停办。

丰收不靠露滴，而靠汗水。

It is sweat, not dew that helps the harvest.

Chinese family tree!

Family

家庭 (jiātíng)-family/household

父母 (fùmǔ)-parents

妈妈 (mā ma)-mom

爸爸 (bà ba)-dad

儿子 (ér zi)-son

女儿 (nǚ ér)-daughter

哥哥 (gē ge)-older brother

姐姐 (jiě jie)-older sister

弟弟 (dì di)-younger brother

妹妹 (mèi mei)-younger sister

奶奶/祖母 (nǎi nai/zǔmǔ)-dad’s mom

爷爷/祖父 (yé ye/zǔfù)-dad’s dad

姥姥 (lǎo lao)-mom’s mom

姥爷 (lǎo ye)-mom’s dad

外婆 (wài pó)-mom’s mom(mostly used in southern China)

外公 (wài gōng)-mom’s dad(mostly used in southern China)

舅舅 (jiùjiu)-uncle(mother’s brother)

舅妈 (jiù mā)-aunt(mother’s brother’s wife)

阿姨 (āyí)-a form of address for a woman of about one’s mother’s age; in southern China aunt(mother’s sister)

姨丈 (yí zhàng)-uncle(mother’s sister’s husband)

姑妈 (gū mā)-aunt(father’s sister)

姑丈 (gū zhàng)-uncle(father’s sister’s husband)

叔叔/叔父 (shūshu/shū fù)-uncle(father’s younger brother)

婶婶 (shěn shěn)-aunt(father’s younger brother’s wife)

伯父/伯伯 (bó fù/bóbo)-uncle(father’s older brother)

伯母 (bó mǔ)-aunt(father’s older brother’s wife)

姐夫 (jiě fu)-brother-in-law(older sister’s husband)

妹婿 (mèi xù)-brother-in-law(younger sister’s husband)

嫂嫂 (sǎosao)-sister-in-law(older brother’s wife)

弟媳 (dì xí)-sister-in-law(younger brother’s wife)

堂哥 (táng gē)-older male cousin(father’s side)

堂弟 (táng dì)-younger male cousin(father’s side)

堂姐 (táng jiě)-older female cousin(father’s side)

堂妹 (táng mèi)-younger female cousin(father’s side)

表哥 (biǎo gē)-older male cousin(mother’s side)

表弟 (biǎo dì)-younger male cousin(mother’s side)

表姐 (biǎo jiě)-older female cousin(mother’s side)

表妹 (biǎo mèi)-younger female cousin(mother’s side)

侄子 (zhí zi)-nephew(brother’s son)

侄女 (zhí nǚ)-niece(brother’s daughter)

外甥 (wài shēng)-nephew(sister’s son)

外甥女 (wài shēng nǚ)-niece(sister’s daughter)

the best language learning thing is when you learn a really simple grammar rule and it completely transforms your vocabulary

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HOTPOT VOCAB 火锅词汇

火锅 (huǒguō) hotpot

鸳鸯锅 (yuānyang guō) two broth hotpot

白锅 (báiguō) non-spicy broth

红锅 (hóngguō) spicy broth

蘸酱 (zhànjiàng) dipping sauce

做调料 (zuò tiáoliào) pick out sauce

肉 (ròu) meat

海鲜 (hǎixiān) seafood

蔬菜 (shūcài) vegetables

土豆 (tǔdòu) potato

冻豆腐 (dòng dòufù) frozen tofu

菌类 (jùnlèi) mushrooms (refers to all fungus)

面条 (miàntiáo) noodles

粉条 (fěntiáo) vermicelli

爽 (shuǎng) refreshing

嫩 (nèn) tender

饮料 (yǐnliào) beverage

熟 (shú) to cook

煮 (zhǔ) to boil

开了 (kāi le) boiling

拿 (ná) to take

放 (fáng) to place

边 (biān) side

热性 (rèxìng) heating foods (traditional Chinese medicine)

凉性 (liángxìng) cooling foods (traditional Chinese medicine)

上火 (shànghuǒ) to suffer from too much internal heat (too much yang or heating foods have been eaten. Said to cause acne, indigestion, sore throat etc)

降火 (jiànghuǒ) to decrease internal heat

Feel free to add on! I’m not too familiar with traditional Chinese medicine but hope this helped.

这就是真实的人生，不完美，但很实际。

This is real life. It’s not perfect, but it’s real.

真正的朋友愿意理解你的过去，相信你的未来，接受你的现在。

A friend is someone who understands your past, believes in your future, and accepts you just the way you are.

两个人之间最坏的距离就是误解。

The worst distance between two people is misunderstanding.

This summer if you have the time off maybe try picking up a completely new language! The challenge lasts for however long your summer break lasts and you;

1) pick a completely new language you’ve never studied before

2) make a realistic goal for what you want to achieve out of this time (e.g. reading a beginning book in your target language, maybe having a short conversation with a native/advanced speaker, finishing a Duolingo tree etc)

3) commit to practicing it for a allotted time everyday (it could be 20 minutes to 2hrs everyday what matters is that you stick w/ it!)

4) immerse yourself in that language; listen to music and podcasts, watch movies and tv in your target language, change your tech to the target language-really surround yourself w/ the language

If you decide to take on this challenge make an intro post describing;

 who you are

 your target language

why you are choosing that language

what your goal is

how long you have for break/summer

tag it with #summer language challenge

Then every week

post abt something related to your target language (e.g. good movie you watched, cool words, accomplishments you made, vocab you learned etc)

post something in your target language (it can be anything)

progress on your goal(s)

tag it with #summer language challenge

At the end of your break make a post abt how you did. Hopefully you’ll have exceeded your expectations and gotten a solid foundation in your target language while having a series of posts that document your journey!