day 35hide, seek and sleep

hide, seek and sleep

Hide, search, wait and sleep in Chinese, guess how likely something is (八成, 多半, 没准儿, 顶多, 起码), and say how things ended up with verb + 得个.

today’s words

• 藏身 cángshēn · to hide (yourself), take shelter
• 隐蔽 yǐnbì · hidden, concealed; to take cover
• 遮 zhē · to cover, block, hide from view
• 遮挡 zhēdǎng · to shelter from, block
• 遮盖 zhēgài · to cover up (also a mistake)
• 潜入 qiánrù · to slip into, sneak in
• 搜寻 sōuxún · to search for (carefully)
• 寻 xún · to look for, seek
• 寻觅 xúnmì · to look for, seek (literary)
• 探 tàn · to stick out (the head); to explore, visit
• 守候 shǒuhòu · to wait for, keep watch
• 瞄准 miáozhǔn · to aim at, take aim; to target
• 敞开 chǎngkāi · to open wide; wide open
• 点火 diǎnhuǒ · to light a fire, ignite; start the engine
• 熄火 xīhuǒ · to switch off the engine; stall
• 熄灭 xīmiè · to go out, extinguish
• 沉睡 chénshuì · to be fast asleep; to lie dormant
• 酣睡 hānshuì · to sleep soundly
• 打盹儿 dǎdǔnr · to doze, take a nap
• 唤醒 huànxǐng · to wake up; to awaken (memories)
• 出手 chūshǒu · to make a move, act; to spend
• 采 cǎi · to pick, gather
• 撒 sā · to let go, cast; to act (wildly)
• 折 shé · to snap, break (long things)
• 捂 wǔ · to cover (with your hand)
• 迟迟 chíchí · slow to, for a long time (not)
• 迟早 chízǎo · sooner or later
• 八成 bāchéng · most likely, eighty per cent
• 多半 duōbàn · most likely; the greater part
• 顶多 dǐngduō · at most
• 起码 qǐmǎ · at least
• 大不了 dàbuliǎo · at worst; a big deal
• 没准儿 méizhǔnr · maybe, who knows
• 不定 bùdìng · not sure; who knows
• 一度 yīdù · once, for a time
• 话 huà · words, what someone says

sentences

• 大白八成又藏到阁楼上去了。 · Dabai has most likely hidden in the attic again.
• 它想偷包子，落得个白跑一趟。 · It tried to steal a bun and got nothing for its trouble.
• 他什么都想要，最后落得个一场空。 · He wanted everything and ended up with nothing.
• 别急，你迟早会找到它的。 · Don’t worry: you’ll find it sooner or later.
• 一句话，大白不回来，谁也别想休息。 · In a word, until Dabai is back, nobody rests.