day 59how does it look?

how does it look?

Describe shapes, sizes, surfaces and colours, and say you’re stuck with X也X不得，Y也Y不得.

today’s words

• 形状 xíngzhuàng · shape, form
• 外形 wàixíng · outward shape, look
• 外观 wàiguān · appearance, exterior
• 方 fāng · square
• 圆 yuán · round; circle
• 弯 wān · bent, curved; to bend
• 直 zhí · straight; to straighten
• 斜 xié · slanting, crooked
• 平 píng · flat, level
• 宽 kuān · wide, broad
• 窄 zhǎi · narrow
• 软 ruǎn · soft
• 硬 yìng · hard, stiff
• 薄 báo · thin (not thick)
• 浅 qiǎn · shallow; light (colour)
• 青 qīng · green, blue-green (of nature)
• 黑 hēi · dark; black
• 红 hóng · red; popular
• 色彩 sècǎi · colour(s), colouring
• 模糊 móhu · blurred, unclear
• 细节 xìjié · detail
• 特征 tèzhēng · feature, characteristic
• 形式 xíngshì · form, format
• 表面 biǎomiàn · surface; on the surface
• 面 miàn · side, surface

sentences

• 画挂斜了，往右边动一点儿就正了。 · The picture’s crooked. Move it a little to the right and it’ll be straight.
• 这条路又窄又弯，开车得慢一点儿。 · This road is narrow and winding, so you have to drive slowly.
• 这个杯子外形很特别，是方的。 · This cup has an unusual shape: it’s square.
• 这件毛衣太薄了，颜色也太浅。 · This jumper is too thin, and the colour is too light.
• 哭也哭不得，笑也笑不得。 · I don’t know whether to laugh or cry.