day 44rough, smooth and clean
unit 6 · food and cookingrough, smooth and clean
Describe textures, surfaces and damage (rough, smooth, sticky, cracked, rusty) and how clean or murky things are, and compare in written style with A + adjective + 于/过 + B.
today’s words
- 粗糙 cūcāo · rough, coarse; crude (work)
- 光滑 guānghuá · smooth, glossy
- 细腻 xìnì · fine, smooth; delicate (feelings)
- 黏 nián · sticky
- 润 rùn · moist, smooth; to moisten
- 滋润 zīrùn · moist; to moisturise, nourish
- 质地 zhìdì · texture, quality (of a material)
- 颗粒 kēlì · grain, particle
- 粉末 fěnmò · powder
- 泡沫 pàomò · foam, froth, bubbles; a bubble (economy)
- 气泡 qìpào · bubble (of air or gas)
- 渣 zhā · dregs, residue; crumbs
- 锈 xiù · rust; to rust
- 皱 zhòu · wrinkle, crease; to frown
- 裂缝 lièfèng · crack, rift
- 缺口 quēkǒu · gap, breach; shortfall
- 窟窿 kūlong · hole (big, gaping)
- 孔 kǒng · hole, opening (small); pore
- 口子 kǒuzi · cut, slit, tear
- 空洞 kōngdòng · hollow; empty (of content)
- 空白 kòngbái · blank (space); gap
- 空荡荡 kōngdàngdàng · empty, deserted
- 虚 xū · weak (health); empty; false
- 稠 chóu · thick (liquid); dense
- 稠密 chóumì · dense (population, trees)
- 浓重 nóngzhòng · thick, heavy (fog, smell, accent)
- 混浊 hùnzhuó · muddy, murky
- 清澈 qīngchè · clear, limpid (water)
- 清新 qīngxīn · fresh (air); refreshing (style)
- 清凉 qīngliáng · cool, refreshing
- 洁净 jiéjìng · clean, spotless
- 整洁 zhěngjié · clean and tidy
- 污秽 wūhuì · filthy, dirty (formal)
- 坚实 jiānshí · solid, sturdy
- 牢固 láogù · firm, secure
sentences
- 山里的水好于城里的水。 · The water in the mountains is better than in the city.
- 今年来村里的游客多于去年。 · More visitors have come to the village this year than last.
- 这条小河的水特别清澈。 · The water in this little river is crystal clear.
- 还别说，雨后的空气真清新！ · You know what, the air really is fresh after the rain!
- 墙上有一道裂缝，得赶快修补。 · There’s a crack in the wall: it needs patching soon.