day 16what on earth?
unit 3 · feelings & friendshipwhat on earth?
Press for the real answer, act surprised, and tell when someone’s only joking.
today’s words
- 究竟 jiūjìng · what on earth; after all
- 到底 dàodǐ · on earth; in the end
- 难道 nándào · surely … not? (you mean …?)
- 并 bìng · (not) at all; and
- 吃惊 chījīng · surprised, shocked
- 怀疑 huáiyí · to doubt, suspect
- 猜 cāi · to guess
- 原来 yuánlái · originally; so that’s why
- 原因 yuányīn · reason, cause
- 后悔 hòuhuǐ · to regret
- 可惜 kěxī · a pity, too bad
- 讨厌 tǎoyàn · to dislike; annoying
- 气 qì · air; anger; to annoy
- 实在 shízài · really, honestly
- 老是 lǎoshì · always (annoyingly)
- 好笑 hǎoxiào · funny; ridiculous
- 笑话 xiàohua · joke; to laugh at
- 开玩笑 kāiwánxiào · to joke, kid
sentences
- 你到底想去哪儿？ · So where do you actually want to go?
- 难道你不知道吗？ · You mean you didn’t know?
- 这个题并不难，你再想想。 · This question isn’t hard at all. Think again.
- 他这么一解释，我一下就明白了。 · Once he’d explained it like that, I got it straight away.
- 他老是讲笑话，大家都觉得他很好笑。 · He’s always telling jokes, and everyone finds him funny.