day 44solving problems

solving problems

Talk through a problem: causes, steps, flaws and workable solutions, and keep two things apart with X归X.

today’s words

• 归 guī · to belong to; to return
• 途径 tújìng · way, channel
• 步骤 bùzhòu · step (in a process)
• 初步 chūbù · initial, preliminary
• 可行 kěxíng · feasible
• 切实 qièshí · practical, realistic
• 排除 páichú · to rule out
• 消除 xiāochú · to remove, get rid of
• 筛选 shāixuǎn · to screen, shortlist
• 弥补 míbǔ · to make up for
• 缺陷 quēxiàn · defect, flaw
• 弱点 ruòdiǎn · weakness
• 薄弱 bóruò · weak (area)
• 局限 júxiàn · to limit; limitation
• 限度 xiàndù · limit
• 障碍 zhàng'ài · obstacle
• 阻碍 zǔ'ài · to hinder
• 阻挡 zǔdǎng · to stop, block
• 陷入 xiànrù · to fall into, get caught in
• 常规 chángguī · routine, conventional
• 则 zé · while, whereas (written)
• 与其 yǔqí · rather than
• 足以 zúyǐ · enough to

sentences

• 朋友归朋友，生意归生意。 · Friends are friends, but business is business.
• 玩归玩，作业还是要做完。 · Have fun by all means, but finish your homework.
• 我们已经有了初步的方案，可以消除大部分问题。 · We already have an initial plan that clears up most of the problems.
• 这个办法切实可行，足以解决问题，而且代价不大。 · This is a practical solution, good enough to fix the problem, and it doesn’t cost much.
• 害怕失败是人的本能，但它只会阻碍你进步。 · Fearing failure is human instinct, but it only holds you back.