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  5. day 76

day 76looks and style

unit 12 · looks & personality

    looks and style

    Describe looks, style and manners, and stress how true something is with 可 + 真 / 算是.

    today’s words

    • 化妝 huàzhuāng · put on make-up
    • 鬍子 húzi · beard, moustache
    • 活力 huólì · energy, vitality
    • 外表 wàibiǎo · appearance, looks
    • 小氣 xiǎoqì · stingy, petty
    • 歲數 suìshù · age (of an older person)
    • 活躍 huóyuè · active
    • 模樣 móyàng · look, appearance
    • 天真 tiānzhēn · innocent, naive
    • 頭腦 tóunǎo · brains, mind
    • 溫和 wēnhé · gentle, mild
    • 好客 hàokè · hospitable
    • 熟練 shúliàn · skilled, practised
    • 周到 zhōudào · thoughtful, considerate
    • 淘氣 táoqì · naughty, mischievous
    • 還有 háiyǒu · and also, besides
    • 較 jiào · comparatively, than (written)
    • 數 shù · number, figure

    sentences

    • 她可真能幹! · She’s really capable!
    • 這可算是我吃過最好吃的菜了。 · This really is the best food I’ve ever eaten.
    • 我爸爸留了鬍子。 · My dad’s grown a beard.
    • 奶奶的歲數大了,可是頭腦很清楚。 · Grandma’s getting on, but her mind is very sharp.
    • 今年的觀眾較去年多。 · There’s a bigger audience this year than last year.