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Chinese Word of the Day - flight attendant (phrase)

Saturday, February 4th, 2012

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空中服务人员 (kōngzhōng fúwù rényuán) flight attendant (phrase)

请叫空中服务人员。
Qǐng jiào kōngzhōng fúwù rényuán.
Call the flight attendant, please.

空中服务人员正在为乘客服务。
Kōngzhōng fúwù rényuán zhèngzài wèi chéngkè fúwù.
The flight attendant is serving the passenger.

友好的空中服务人员
yǒuhǎo de kōngzhōng fúwù rényuán
friendly flight attendant

女空中服务人员
nǚ kōngzhōng fúwù rényuán
female flight attendant

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Chinese Word of the Day - Large (L) (adjective)

Friday, February 3rd, 2012

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大 (dà) Large (L) (adjective)

一般人都穿L号。
Yìbānrén dōu chuān L hào.
The average person wears a size large.

大号
dàhào
large size

L号
L hào
L size

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Chinese Word of the Day - wine (noun)

Thursday, February 2nd, 2012

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葡萄酒 (pútaojiǔ) wine (noun)

葡萄酒一般是从葡萄发酵而来的,但用别的原料也可以。
Pútaojiǔ yìbān shì cóng pútao fājiào ér lái de, dàn yòng biéde yuánliào yě kěyǐ.
Wine is usually made from fermented grapes but other sources will also work.

吃肉时喝红葡萄酒,吃鱼时喝白葡萄酒。
Chī ròu shí hē hóng pútaojiǔ, chī yú shí hē bái pútaojiǔ.
You drink red wine with meat, and white wine with fish.

葡萄酒正被倒进玻璃杯。
Pútaojiǔ zhèng bèi dàojìnle bōlíbēi lǐ.
Wine is being poured into the glass.

白葡萄酒
bái pútaojiǔ
white wine

红葡萄酒
hóng pútaojiǔ
red wine

一杯葡萄酒
yì bēi pútaojiǔ
glass of wine

斟酒服务员
zhēnjiǔ fúwùyuán
wine sommelier

两杯红葡萄酒和一杯白葡萄酒
liǎng bēi hóng pútaojiǔ hé yì bēi bái pútaojiǔ
two glasses of red wine and one glass of white wine

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Chinese Word of the Day - October (noun)

Wednesday, February 1st, 2012

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十月 (shí yuè) October (noun)

万圣节在十月三十一号。
Wànshèngjié zài shí yuè sānshíyī hào.
Halloween falls on October 31st.

在十月十三号
zài shí yuè shísān hào
on October 13th

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Chinese Word of the Day - flight attendant (phrase)

Tuesday, January 31st, 2012

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空中服务人员 (kōngzhōng fúwù rényuán) flight attendant (phrase)

请叫空中服务人员。
Qǐng jiào kōngzhōng fúwù rényuán.
Call the flight attendant, please.

空中服务人员正在为乘客服务。
Kōngzhōng fúwù rényuán zhèngzài wèi chéngkè fúwù.
The flight attendant is serving the passenger.

友好的空中服务人员
yǒuhǎo de kōngzhōng fúwù rényuán
friendly flight attendant

女空中服务人员
nǚ kōngzhōng fúwù rényuán
female flight attendant

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Chinese Word of the Day - fish (noun)

Monday, January 30th, 2012

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鱼 (yú) fish (noun)

金枪鱼是咸水鱼。
Jīnqiāngyú shì xiánshuǐyú.
Tuna is a saltwater fish.

在船上钓鱼比在岸边钓鱼有意思多了。
Zài chuán shàng diào yú bǐ zài ànbiān diào yú yǒuyìsi duō le.
It is much more fun to fish from a boat than from the shore.

我喜欢看所有的鱼在水族馆里游泳。
Wǒ xǐhuan kàn suǒyǒu de yú zài shuǐzúguǎn lǐ yóuyǒng.
I love to watch all the fish swim at the aquarium.

鱼是人类一个重要的食物来源。
Yú shì rénlèi yí gè zhòngyào de shíwù láiyuán.
Fish is an important food source for people.

日本人吃很多的鱼肉。
Rìběnrén chī hěn duō de yúròu.
Japanese people eat a lot of fish.

今晚的主菜是烤鱼。
Jīnwǎn de zhǔcài shì kǎoyú.
Tonight’s main course is grilled fish.

淡水鱼
dànshuǐyú
freshwater fish

咸水鱼
xiánshuǐyú
saltwater fish

鱼群
yúqún
school of fish

生鱼片
shēngyúpiàn
raw fish

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Chinese Word of the Day - Wednesday (noun)

Sunday, January 29th, 2012

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星期三 (xīngqī sān) Wednesday (noun)

每个星期三的晚上我们都在我家玩扑克。
Měige xīngqī sān de wǎnshàng wǒmen dōuzài wǒ jiā wán pūkè.
Wednesday nights we play poker at my house.

明天是星期三,后天是星期四。
Míngtiān shì xīngqī sān, hòutiān shì xīngqī sì.
Tomorrow is Wednesday, and the day after tomorrow is Thursday.

周一、周二、周三、周四和周五是工作日.
Zhōu yī, zhōu èr, zhōu sān, zhōu sì hé zhōu wǔ shì gōngzuòrì.
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday are weekdays.

星期三游戏之夜
xīngqī sān yóuxì zhī yè
game night Wednesday

星期三18号
xīngqī sān shíbā hào
Wednesday the eighteenth

十八号 星期三
shíbā hào xīngqī sān
Wednesday the 18th

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Chinese Word of the Day - hangar (noun)

Saturday, January 28th, 2012

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飞机库 (fēijīkù) hangar (noun)

飞机库里的飞机
fēijīkù lǐ de fēijī
airplane in the hangar

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Chinese Word of the Day - horse (noun)

Friday, January 27th, 2012

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马 (mǎ) horse (noun)

马在旷野上奔跑。
Mǎ zài kuàngyě shàng bēnpǎo.
The horse is running in the field.

我的爱好是远足和骑马。
Wǒ de àihào shì yuǎnzú hé qímǎ.
My hobbies are hiking and horse back riding.

在世界上很多地方,马肉都是一种佳肴。
Zài shìjiè shàng hěn duō dìfāng, mǎròu dōu shì yì zhǒng jiāyáo.
Horse meat is a delicacy in many parts of the world.

马是很漂亮的动物。
Mǎ shì hěn piàoliang de dòngwù.
Horses are beautiful animals.

骑马
qí mǎ
ride a horse

切好的马肉
qiēhǎo de mǎròu
butchered horse meat

旷野上的马
kuàngyě shàng de mǎ
horse in a field

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Chinese Word of the Day - businessman (noun)

Thursday, January 26th, 2012

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商人 (shāngrén) businessman (noun)

这个商人很放松。
Zhègè shāngrén hěn fàngsōng.
The businessman is very relaxed.

这个商人正紧张地等待面试。
Zhègè shāngrén zhèng jǐnzhāng de děngdài miànshì.
The nervous businessman is waiting for the interview.

国际商人
guójì shāngrén
international businessman

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