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day 3honest, gentle, a bit fierce

unit 1 · people & character

    honest, gentle, a bit fierce

    Say what people seem like with V起來 (look, sound, taste…) and generalise with 一般來說.

    today’s words

    • 紅 hóng · red; popular
    • 黃 huáng · yellow
    • 醜 chǒu · ugly
    • 個人 gèrén · individual; personal
    • 行為 xíngwéi · behaviour
    • 大方 dàfāng · generous; natural, poised
    • 單純 dānchún · simple, innocent
    • 糊塗 hútú · muddled, scatterbrained
    • 老實 lǎoshí · honest, well-behaved
    • 謙虛 qiānxū · modest
    • 溫柔 wēnróu · gentle, tender
    • 被動 bèidòng · passive
    • 冷淡 lěngdàn · cold, distant
    • 兇 xiōng · fierce
    • 突然 túrán · suddenly
    • 之前 zhīqián · before
    • 一般來說 yībānláishuō · generally speaking
    • 天天 tiāntiān · every day

    sentences

    • 一般來說,臺灣人很謙虛。 · Generally speaking, people in Taiwan are very modest.
    • 他看起來很兇,其實很溫柔。 · He looks fierce, but he’s actually very gentle.
    • 這個菜聞起來很香,吃起來卻有一點辣。 · This dish smells great, but it tastes a bit spicy.
    • 他天天運動,週末還去爬山。 · He works out every day, and at weekends he goes hiking too.
    • 本店晚上十點關門。 · This shop closes at 10 pm.