day 4fix it yourself

fix it yourself

Describe a repair job: sticking, drilling, hanging and propping things up. Say “only if …”.

today’s words

• 除非 chúfēi · only if; unless
• 补 bǔ · to patch, mend; make up for
• 粘 zhān · to stick, glue
• 胶带 jiāodài · sticky tape
• 胶水 jiāoshuǐ · glue
• 钻 zuān · to drill; squeeze into, burrow
• 棍 gùn · stick, rod
• 线 xiàn · thread, wire, line
• 环 huán · ring, hoop; link
• 尖 jiān · pointed, sharp; tip
• 料 liào · material, stuff
• 印 yìn · to print; a mark, print
• 端 duān · to carry (level, in both hands)
• 顶 dǐng · top; to hold up; (for hats)
• 吊 diào · to hang, suspend
• 撑 chēng · to prop up; hold open (an umbrella)
• 支 zhī · to prop up, support
• 支撑 zhīchēng · to support, hold up
• 搭 dā · to put up (quickly); hang over
• 摆 bǎi · to put, arrange; to sway
• 立 lì · to stand (something) up
• 侧 cè · side; to lean to one side
• 歪 wāi · crooked, askew
• 弯曲 wānqū · bent, winding

sentences

• 除非用胶水粘，这个杯子才能修好。 · This cup can only be fixed with glue.
• 书架有点歪，一侧的木头已经弯曲了。 · The bookshelf is a bit crooked: the wood on one side has bent.
• 先在墙上钻个洞，才能把灯吊起来。 · You have to drill a hole in the wall first before you can hang the lamp.
• 他端着一碗汤，小心地摆在桌子上。 · He carried a bowl of soup over and carefully set it on the table.
• 我用胶带把破了的地图补好了。 · I patched the torn map with tape.