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






No273 13 Oct 2009 Sneezephoto © 2009 mcfarlandmo | more info (via: Wylio)






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
服务员   fúwùyuán     waiter; attendant
点菜           diǎn cài      to order food
盘               pán          plate; dish
桌子           zhuōzi     table
素               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
肉               ròu              meat
碗               wǎn            bowl
酸辣汤      suānlàtāng  hot and sour soup
味精           wèijīng     monosodium glutamate (MSG)
盐               yán                       salt
白菜           bái cài                  bok choy
刚               gāng                     just
卖完           màiwán                to be sold out
青菜           qīng cài                green/leafy vegetables
冰茶           bīng chá               iced tea
渴               kě                          thirsty
些               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
甜               tián                  sweet
酸               suān                 sour
极               jí                       extremely
红烧           hóngshāo         to braise in soy sauce
牛肉           niúròu             beef
鱼               yú                         fish
凉拌           liángbàn       (of food) cold "blended"; cold tossed
黄瓜           huánggua            cucumber
米饭           mǐfàn                   cooked rice
忘               wàng                     to forget
带               dài                        to bring; to take; 
                                                to carry; to come with
饭卡           fànkǎ                    meal card
错               cuò                       wrong
清楚           qīngchu                clear
没关系      méi guānxi           it doesn't matter
上海           Shànghǎi              Shanghai
放               fang                      to put; to place
够               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


Girl Holding Orange Carrots  photo © 2007 D. Sharon Pruitt | more info (via: Wylio)




她把红萝卜。。。做什么?

Sample Sentences
Banned Books #4photo © 2006 Ellen | more info (via: Wylio)
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。






Coffee at Picassophoto © 2007 Navin Rajagopalan | more info (via: Wylio)


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



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