day 160talent and skill
unit 21 · business and projectstalent and skill
Describe people’s talents, skills, strengths and weaknesses in Chinese, grant a point and then push back with “X是X，……”, and use the stock phrase 想X之所想，急X之所急.
today’s words
- 才干 cáigàn · ability, competence
- 能耐 néngnai · skill, ability (spoken)
- 能人 néngrén · capable person
- 两下子 liǎngxiàzi · real skill, a few tricks
- 拿手 náshǒu · good at, a speciality
- 内行 nèiháng · expert; expert in a field
- 外行 wàiháng · layman; amateurish
- 行家 hángjia · expert, connoisseur
- 新手 xīnshǒu · novice, beginner
- 专长 zhuāncháng · speciality, expertise
- 强项 qiángxiàng · strong point
- 弱项 ruòxiàng · weak point
- 天分 tiānfèn · natural gift, talent
- 天赋 tiānfù · talent, gift; be endowed with
- 天生 tiānshēng · born, innate
- 天性 tiānxìng · nature, instinct
- 本性 běnxìng · true nature, inherent nature
- 资质 zīzhì · aptitude; qualifications
- 智商 zhìshāng · IQ
- 情商 qíngshāng · EQ, emotional intelligence
- 潜能 qiánnéng · potential
- 功底 gōngdǐ · grounding, solid foundation
- 基本功 jīběngōng · basic skills, the basics
- 过硬 guòyìng · up to standard, really solid
- 全能 quánnéng · all-round
- 博学 bóxué · learned, erudite
- 素养 sùyǎng · accomplishment, all-round quality
- 修养 xiūyǎng · self-cultivation, good manners
- 得力 délì · capable, effective
- 施展 shīzhǎn · put to good use, show (one’s skill)
sentences
- 她年轻倒是年轻，可是很有才干。 · She’s young, true, but she’s very able.
- 他聪明是聪明，就是经验少了点。 · He’s clever, sure, but he’s a bit short on experience.
- 数学是她的强项。 · Maths is her strong point.
- 我是新手，请多指教。 · I’m new at this; please show me the ropes.
- 我们要想客户之所想，急客户之所急。 · We have to think like our customers and care about what they care about.