day 23getting along

getting along

Talk about how people get along: meddling and stepping in, pranks and nicknames, losing out and coming to the rescue, and tease with 你说你一个X，…….

today’s words

• 摆平 bǎipíng · to settle, to sort out
• 插手 chāshǒu · to get involved, to meddle
• 出面 chūmiàn · to step in, to act (on someone’s behalf)
• 过问 guòwèn · to concern oneself with, to look into
• 理睬 lǐcǎi · to pay attention to (usually negative)
• 理会 lǐhuì · to take notice of
• 回避 huíbì · to avoid, to dodge
• 逃避 táobì · to escape, to run away from
• 打发 dǎfa · to send away; to while away (time)
• 打搅 dǎjiǎo · to disturb
• 捣乱 dǎoluàn · to make trouble, to mess about
• 胡闹 húnào · to make a scene, to act up
• 恶作剧 èzuòjù · prank, practical joke
• 出丑 chūchǒu · to make a fool of oneself
• 碰钉子 pèngdīngzi · to be rebuffed
• 泼冷水 pōlěngshuǐ · to pour cold water on
• 吃亏 chīkuī · to lose out
• 沾光 zhānguāng · to benefit from someone else
• 纠缠 jiūchán · to pester; to entangle
• 拖累 tuōlěi · to be a burden on
• 投奔 tóubèn · to go to (someone) for help
• 宠 chǒng · to spoil, to dote on
• 宠爱 chǒng'ài · to dote on; favour
• 见外 jiànwài · to treat someone as an outsider
• 绰号 chuòhào · nickname
• 外号 wàihào · nickname
• 赐 cì · to bestow, to grant
• 献 xiàn · to offer, to present
• 抗拒 kàngjù · to resist
• 提防 dīfang · to be on guard against
• 解围 jiěwéi · to rescue (someone from embarrassment)
• 磨合 móhé · to break in; to get used to each other
• 围观 wéiguān · to gather round and watch
• 玩弄 wánnòng · to toy with, to play with
• 周旋 zhōuxuán · to deal with, to work round

sentences

• 你说你一个大学生，怎么还这么胡闹？ · Honestly, a university student like you, still acting up like this?
• 你说你一个大人，怎么跟孩子生气？ · You’re a grown-up: how can you get angry with a child?
• 他生气了，谁也不理睬。 · He’s in a huff and won’t talk to anyone.
• 别给他泼冷水，让他试试。 · Don’t pour cold water on it: let him have a go.
• 他太老实厚道了，做生意常常吃亏。 · He’s too honest and decent, and often loses out in business.