day 92how long and in what order

how long and in what order

Talk about time, schedules and order (first, in parallel, overlapping), and give a cause with 因……而…….

today’s words

• 时隔 shígé · (after) an interval of …
• 时段 shíduàn · time slot, period
• 耗时 hàoshí · to take time, be time-consuming
• 历时 lìshí · to last, take (a period)
• 短暂 duǎnzàn · brief, short-lived
• 流逝 liúshì · to pass, slip away (time)
• 推移 tuīyí · to pass, move on (time)
• 消磨 xiāomó · to while away, wear down
• 适时 shìshí · timely, at the right moment
• 同期 tóngqī · the same period (last year, etc.)
• 历届 lìjiè · all previous (sessions, years)
• 年均 niánjūn · annual average; average per year
• 年限 niánxiàn · fixed number of years, term
• 倒计时 dàojìshí · countdown; to count down
• 倒数 dàoshǔ · to count backwards; from the bottom
• 中途 zhōngtú · halfway, on the way
• 间隙 jiànxì · gap, interval, break
• 空隙 kòngxì · gap, space; spare moment
• 临近 línjìn · to approach, be close to
• 临 lín · just before; to face
• 旬 xún · period of ten days; ten years (of age)
• 首批 shǒupī · the first batch
• 序 xù · order, sequence; preface
• 序列 xùliè · series, sequence
• 次序 cìxù · order, sequence
• 编号 biānhào · serial number; to number
• 行列 hángliè · ranks, ranks of (people)
• 并列 bìngliè · to be side by side, tie
• 并行 bìngxíng · to run side by side, in parallel
• 平行 píngxíng · parallel; at the same time
• 重叠 chóngdié · to overlap
• 重合 chónghé · to coincide, overlap exactly
• 交叉 jiāochā · to cross, intersect
• 环绕 huánrào · to surround, revolve around
• 纵横 zònghéng · criss-cross; vertical and horizontal

sentences

• 开幕因施工而推迟了。 · The opening has been postponed because of building work.
• 这座城因丝绸之路而出名。 · This city became famous because of the Silk Road.
• 兹定于三月下旬举行开幕式。 · The opening ceremony is hereby set for late March.
• 这么着吧，我们先做第一部分。 · Tell you what: let’s do the first part first.
• 展览分为若干部分，每部分都有编号。 · The exhibition is divided into several parts, each with a number.