day 20kindness and forgiveness

kindness and forgiveness

Thank the people who helped you, ask for understanding, forgive and make up, and let something go “for someone’s sake” with 看在X的面子上.

today’s words

• 爱戴 àidài · to love and respect (a leader, teacher)
• 敬 jìng · to respect; to offer (politely)
• 敬爱 jìng'ài · respected and beloved
• 敬意 jìngyì · respect, tribute
• 敬重 jìngzhòng · to esteem, to hold in high regard
• 恩情 ēnqíng · kindness, a debt of gratitude
• 恩人 ēnrén · benefactor
• 报答 bàodá · to repay (a kindness)
• 回馈 huíkuì · to give back (to society, customers)
• 关照 guānzhào · to look after, to keep an eye on
• 体谅 tǐliàng · to make allowances for, to understand
• 体贴 tǐtiē · considerate, caring
• 着想 zhuóxiǎng · to consider (someone’s interests)
• 成全 chéngquán · to help someone achieve their wish
• 托付 tuōfù · to entrust
• 接济 jiējì · to give financial help to
• 安抚 ānfǔ · to soothe, to calm
• 勉励 miǎnlì · to encourage (formal)
• 鞭策 biāncè · to spur on
• 助力 zhùlì · help, boost; to help
• 后盾 hòudùn · backing, support
• 对得起 duìdeqǐ · to do right by, not to let down
• 谅解 liàngjiě · to understand and forgive
• 宽恕 kuānshù · to forgive (a wrong)
• 饶 ráo · to let off, to spare
• 饶恕 ráoshù · to forgive, to pardon
• 放过 fàngguò · to let go, to let off
• 和 hé · harmonious, gentle
• 和好 héhǎo · to make up, to be reconciled
• 和解 héjiě · to reconcile, to settle
• 调和 tiáohé · to mediate; harmonious
• 让步 ràngbù · to give way, to concede
• 退让 tuìràng · to back down, to yield
• 迁就 qiānjiù · to give in to, to humour
• 妥协 tuǒxié · to compromise

sentences

• 看在老朋友的面子上，就饶了他吧。 · For old times’ sake, let him off.
• 看在孩子的面子上，两个人终于和好了。 · For the children’s sake, the two of them finally made up.
• 王老师是我的恩人，我不知怎么报答才好。 · Teacher Wang is my benefactor; I don’t know how I can ever repay her.
• 他们俩闹到这个份上，谁也不肯让步。 · It’s got so bad between them that neither will give an inch.
• 我国一向有敬老的传统。 · Our country has always had a tradition of respecting the elderly.