day 167tricks and methods

tricks and methods

Talk about methods, tricks, reasons and lessons learned in Chinese, write a paragraph in logical order (首先, 其次, 然后, 最后, 因此), and say “even if …, still …” with 纵然……也…….

today’s words

• 诀窍 juéqiào · knack, secret
• 秘诀 mìjué · secret (of success)
• 窍门 qiàomén · trick, knack
• 计策 jìcè · stratagem, plan
• 招数 zhāoshù · move, trick
• 对策 duìcè · countermeasure, response
• 路子 lùzi · approach, way (of doing)
• 两手 liǎngshǒu · two-pronged approach; skill
• 点子 diǎnzi · idea
• 亮点 liàngdiǎn · highlight, bright spot
• 设法 shèfǎ · try, find a way
• 摸索 mōsuǒ · feel one’s way, grope
• 破解 pòjiě · crack, solve
• 探究 tànjiū · investigate, inquire into
• 探求 tànqiú · seek, pursue
• 取经 qǔjīng · learn from others’ experience
• 揭示 jiēshì · reveal, bring to light
• 解析 jiěxī · analyse, explain in detail
• 检讨 jiǎntǎo · self-criticism; review
• 反省 fǎnxǐng · reflect on oneself
• 正视 zhèngshì · face squarely, face up to
• 审视 shěnshì · examine closely, scrutinise
• 纵观 zòngguān · survey, take a broad view of
• 追溯 zhuīsù · trace back
• 来历 láilì · origin, background
• 缘故 yuángù · reason, cause
• 根源 gēnyuán · root cause
• 实地 shídì · on the spot, on site
• 实体 shítǐ · entity; physical (shop)
• 实物 shíwù · the real thing, real object
• 切身 qièshēn · personal, of direct concern
• 亲身 qīnshēn · personal, first-hand
• 直观 zhíguān · direct, intuitive, visual
• 见证 jiànzhèng · witness; testimony

sentences

• 纵然失败了，也不是白忙。 · Even if we failed, it wasn’t for nothing.
• 我们要找到问题的根源。 · We have to find the root of the problem.
• 首先，把问题记下来。 · First, write the problem down.
• 其次，找原因；最后，想对策。 · Next, find the cause; finally, work out what to do.
• 她的点子特别多。 · She’s full of ideas.