day 7a day off

a day off

Talk about your free time, then and now, and brush things off with 得了.

today’s words

• 得了 déle · OK, enough; come off it
• 空闲 kòngxián · free, spare (time)
• 歇 xiē · to rest, take a break
• 放飞 fàngfēi · to let fly; let go
• 望 wàng · to look into the distance
• 划 huà · to mark, draw (a line)
• 出入 chūrù · coming and going; discrepancy
• 栏 lán · column, box (on a form); railing
• 此刻 cǐkè · this moment, right now
• 当初 dāngchū · at the time, originally
• 起初 qǐchū · at first
• 原本 yuánběn · originally
• 原先 yuánxiān · formerly, before
• 先前 xiānqián · before, previously
• 过后 guòhòu · afterwards, later
• 事后 shìhòu · after the event
• 日后 rìhòu · in the future, some day
• 日前 rìqián · a few days ago (written)
• 往后 wǎnghòu · from now on, in future
• 回头 huítóu · later; to turn the head
• 匆匆 cōngcōng · hurriedly, in a rush
• 趁 chèn · while, taking the chance
• 嘿 hēi · hey!
• 哇 wā · wow!

sentences

• 趁今天有空闲，我们去郊区走走吧。 · Let’s make the most of our free day and go out to the countryside.
• 起初我不习惯北京的生活，现在已经离不开了。 · At first I wasn’t used to life in Beijing; now I can’t do without it.
• 日前，这座公园开始晚上免费开放。 · A few days ago, the park started opening for free in the evenings.
• 我们站在山上，望着远处的城市。 · We stood on the hill, gazing at the city in the distance.
• 原本打算睡到中午，结果八点就醒了。 · I’d meant to sleep till noon, but I woke up at eight.