Chinese Midterm

入

enter

勹

wrap

卜

divine

夂

follow

夊

walk slowly

工

work

廴

march on

彳

small steps

攴

tap

曰

say

欠

owe/bow, yawn (breath)

止

stop (foot)

毌

strung together

比

compare

生

grow

用

use

示/礻

show (god)

立

stand

耒

plow

至

arrive

行

walk

見

see

言

speak

走

walk fast

辵/辶

movement

隶

seize

飛

fly

食

eat

鬥

flight

冖

Cover

几

Small table

刀/刂

Knife

匕

Spoon

匚

Container, vessel

卩

Seal

巾

Cloth

文

Written language

皿

Vessel

糸

Thread

缶

Clay vessel

网/罒

Net

聿

Brush pen

臼

A mortar

舟

Boat

衣

Clothing

襾

Stopper

貝

Shell (money)

車

Vehicle

酉

Wine jug

革

Leather

韋

Soft leather

音

Sound

鬲

Cauldron

黹

Embroidery

鼎

Tripod

鼓

Drum

龠

Wind instrument

天氣

tian1qi4 - weather

下雨

xia4yu3 - to rain

南方

nan2fang1 - the south

冬天

dong1tian1 - winter

下雪

xia4xue3 - to snow

老是

always (USED IN UNDESIRABLE SITUATIONS)

冷

leng3 - cold

很冷

is cold

非常冷

very cold

太冷了

too cold

冷得很

very cold (emphasizes the degree)

冷的不得了

leng3debu4de2le - freezing cold

冷極了

very cold

熱

re4 - hot

很熱

is hot

非常熱

very hot

太熱了

too hot

熱得很

very hot (emphasizes the degree)

熱得不得了

extremely hot - more emotional emphasis

熱極了

rejile - very hot

出太陽

chu1tai4yang2 - to have the sun come out

陰天

yin1tian1 - cloudy day

晴天

qing2tian1 - sunny day

雨天

yu3tian1 - rainy day

下雪天

xia4xue3tian1 - snowy day

只好

zhi2hao3 - the only good thing to do is

比較

bi3jiao4 - rather - to compare

不冷不熱

bu4leng3bu2re4 - not cold, not hot (HAS TO BE THIS ORDER)

週末

zhou1mo4 - weekend

不是…就是

if it’s not A, it’s B

紐約什麼時候最冷？

When is it coldest in New York?

從來沒 V 過

experience

從來不 V

habit

很多住在中國南方的人從來沒看過雪。

Many people living in southern China have never seen snow.

美國人從來沒有旅遊過。

Americans have never traveled.

你是誰？我從來沒看過這個人。

Who are you? I have never seen this person.

他從來沒吃過肉。

He has never eaten meat.

他從來不喝茶或咖啡。

He never drinks tea or coffee.

今天的天氣怎麼樣？

How is today’s weather?

這個星期的天氣怎麼樣？

What is the weather like this week?

手機上說這個星期的紐約，今天星期一會下雨。

The phone says it will rain in New York this Monday.

這年我想去中國的南方。

This year I want to go to Southern China.

電視說夏天非常漂亮。

The TV says summer is very beautiful.