day 15body and mind
unit 2 · food & healthbody and mind
Talk about the face, sleep, stress and growing up, and add feeling with 啦 and 嘛.
today’s words
- 啦 la · (了 + 啊: excited, friendly)
- 嘛 ma · (it’s obvious!; softens a request)
- 面部 miànbù · face (formal)
- 眉毛 méimao · eyebrow
- 胡子 húzi · beard, moustache
- 舌头 shétou · tongue
- 口腔 kǒuqiāng · mouth, oral cavity
- 脑袋 nǎodai · head (spoken)
- 脑子 nǎozi · brain, mind
- 视力 shìlì · eyesight
- 近视 jìnshì · short-sighted
- 清醒 qīngxǐng · clear-headed; awake
- 身心 shēnxīn · body and mind
- 减压 jiǎnyā · to reduce stress, de-stress
- 按摩 ànmó · massage
- 调节 tiáojié · to regulate, adjust
- 保暖 bǎonuǎn · to keep warm
- 发育 fāyù · to develop, grow (the body)
- 青春期 qīngchūnqī · puberty, adolescence
- 怀孕 huáiyùn · to be pregnant
- 日夜 rìyè · day and night
- 深夜 shēnyè · late at night
- 凌晨 língchén · the small hours, before dawn
- 清晨 qīngchén · early morning
sentences
- 爸爸，你的胡子该刮啦！ · Dad, your beard needs a shave!
- 你是第一次来嘛，找不到路很正常。 · It’s your first time here, after all: of course you couldn’t find the way.
- 我有点近视，看不清远处的字。 · I’m a bit short-sighted and can’t read things far away.
- 他经常工作到凌晨两点，难怪那么疲劳。 · He often works till two in the morning: no wonder he’s so worn out.
- 冬天出门要穿羽绒服，注意保暖，特别是脑袋和脖子。 · In winter, wear a down jacket when you go out and keep warm, especially your head and neck.