#ChineseVocabulary

舍不得 (shěbude) Hate to part with or leave (Advanced)

舍不得 (shěbude)Hate to part with or leave(Advanced) Example:

Tā shěbude huā hěnduō qián mǎi piàoliang de yīfu, yīnwèi tā xiǎng zǎnqián 她  舍不得    花    很多     钱    买      漂亮   的衣服,因为  她  想     攒钱 wèi AP hànyǔ kǎoshì bào míng. 为 AP   汉语    考试     报  名。 She …

吉祥物 (jíxiángwù) Mascot (Intermediate)

吉祥物(jíxiángwù)Mascot(Intermediate) The character “吉祥(jíxiáng)” means lucky and “物 (wù)” means thing or object.

Example:

Shànghǎi shìbóhuì de jíxiángwù  hǎo kě’ài ya. A:    上海         世博会  的   吉祥物     好  可爱  呀。 The Shanghai Expo’s mascot is so cute.

Èn,  wǒ zhīdào tā de míngzi jiào hǎibǎo,  wǒ …

说大话 (shuōdàhuà) Brag (Advanced)

说大话 (shuōdàhuà) Brag (Advanced)

说 (shuō) means to talk, 大话 (dàhuà) means exaggerated words. Example: A: Nǐ   de xuéshù nénglì pínggū kǎoshì zhǔnbèi de zěnmeyàng le?      你  的    学术   能力     评估    考试      准备     的    怎么样     了?

     How is your preparation for the SAT exam going? …

地震 (dìzhèn) Earthquake (Intermediate)

地震 (dìzhèn) Earthquake (Intermediate) 

Example: A: Xīnlàng wǎng shàng bàodào le dìzhèn zhōng de sǐwáng rénshù. 新浪       网    上      报道      了   地震     中    的    死亡    人数。

The death toll in the earthquake was reported on sina.com B:  Ài,  zìrán zāihài zhēn shì hěn kěpà! 哎,自然 …

运动鞋 (yùndòngxié) Sneakers (Intermediate)

运动鞋 (yùndòngxié) Sneakers (Intermediate)

In this Chinese phrase, “运动 (yùndòng)” means sports and “鞋 (xié)” means shoes.  Example:

    

     Hāi, bùmáng ba? Péi wǒ qù mǎi shuāng xié ba. A: 嗨, 不  忙     吧?陪  我  去   买     双       鞋   吧。  

     Hi, are you free? How about …

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