day 73secrets and specialists

secrets and specialists

Handle formal language at work, 兹, 何, 若干, 彼, 之, and concede a point before you make yours with 别看…… and 虽说…….

today’s words

• 剪彩 jiǎncǎi · to cut the ribbon (at an opening)
• 把关 bǎguān · to check, be the gatekeeper for quality
• 机密 jīmì · secret, confidential; a secret
• 泄密 xièmì · to leak a secret
• 自负 zìfù · to be responsible for yourself
• 专人 zhuānrén · a person specially assigned
• 专项 zhuānxiàng · special item, dedicated (fund, project)
• 专职 zhuānzhí · full-time (post)
• 日程 rìchéng · schedule, agenda
• 受理 shòulǐ · to accept and handle (an application, case)
• 兹 zī · this; now (very formal, written)
• 何 hé · what, which, why (written)
• 若干 ruògān · a certain number of, several
• 之 zhī · it, him, her (written object)
• 彼 bǐ · that, the other (written)
• 这么着 zhèmezhe · like this, this way (spoken)
• 怎么着 zěnmezhe · what about it?; how (spoken)
• 何止 hézhǐ · far more than, not only
• 别看 biékàn · although (it may look), don’t be fooled by
• 虽说 suīshuō · although (it is true that)
• 固然 gùrán · admittedly, of course
• 纵然 zòngrán · even if
• 不亚于 bùyàyú · no less than, as good as
• 非但 fēidàn · not only (written)
• 堪称 kānchēng · can be called, worthy of the name
• 与否 yǔfǒu · whether or not (after a word)
• 任 rèn · no matter (how / what); to let
• 假使 jiǎshǐ · if, supposing (written)

sentences

• 别看他个子小，跑得可快了。 · He may be small, but he runs really fast.
• 虽说天气不好，可来的人还是很多。 · Although the weather was bad, lots of people still came.
• 比赛路线现在还是机密，谁也不能泄密。 · The race route is still confidential: nobody may leak it.
• 这件事由专人负责，日程已经排好了。 · A dedicated person is in charge of this, and the schedule is already set.
• 这么着吧，我们明天再商量。 · Tell you what: let’s talk it over tomorrow.