2011年5月9日星期一

感: feel, perceive, emotion























I used the MDGB dictionary search for words with the character "感". MDGB is very useful and has been recently changed. It's really easy to use. I can see that I'll be spending more time using it to search for connections and ways to remember the characters I'm learning.

They do have a link for sample sentences (which come from Jukuu.com). It's good to see how the character is used, but the translations are not always great. Still, it's a good tool. NCIKU also has sample sentences.


感冒:to catch cold / (common) cold






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2011年5月6日星期五

Dining Out - Chapter 12



饭馆       fànguǎn          restaurant
好像       hǎoxiàng        to seem; to be like
位子           wèizi          seat
务员   fúwùyuán     waiter; attendant
点菜           diǎn cài      to order food
               pán          plate; dish
桌子           zhuōzi     table
               sù           vegetarian; made from vegetables
饺子           jiǎo zi      dumpling (with vegetables and/or meat filling)
家常           jiā cháng      home-style
豆腐           dòufu           tofu; bean curd
               ròu              meat
               wǎn            bowl
酸辣      suānlàtāng  hot and sour soup
味精           wèijīng     monosodium glutamate (MSG)
               yán                       salt
白菜           bái cài                  bok choy
               gāng                     just
卖完           màiwán                to be sold out
青菜           qīng cài                green/leafy vegetables
冰茶           bīng chá               iced tea
               kě                          thirsty
               xiē      (measure word for an indefinite quantity); some
上菜           shàngcài       to serve food
师傅           shīfu              master worker
好吃           hǎo chī        delicious
糖醋鱼   tángcùyú      fish in sweet and sour sauce
               tián                  sweet
               suān                 sour
               jí                       extremely
红烧           hóngshāo         to braise in soy sauce
牛肉           niúròu             beef
               yú                         fish
凉拌           liángbàn       (of food) cold "blended"; cold tossed
黄瓜           huánggua            cucumber
          mǐfàn                   cooked rice
               wàng                     to forget
               dài                        to bring; to take; 
                                                to carry; to come with
饭卡           fànkǎ                    meal card
               cuò                       wrong
清楚           qīngchu                clear
没关系      méi guānxi           it doesn't matter
上海           Shànghǎi              Shanghai
               fang                      to put; to place
               gòu                       enough
饿               è                            hungry

2011年5月3日星期二

把:to hold / to contain / to grasp / to take hold of / a handle / particle marking the following noun as a direct object / classifier for objects with handle


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她把红萝卜。。。做什么?

Sample Sentences
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I 把 the books that you wanted找到了。
 I found the books that you wanted.
我把你要的书找到了。


 You 把 this character 写错了。
You wrote this character incorrectly.
你把这个字写错了。






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把 this cup of coffee 喝了
Finish up this cup of coffee.
把这杯咖啡喝了。 



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