day 100favours and orders

favours and orders

Give and take instructions, ask a friend for a favour, and say “from… to…” and “done by…” with 由.

today’s words

• 拜拜 bàibài · bye-bye
• 吃虧 chīkuī · lose out, be at a disadvantage
• 拜託 bàituō · please (a favour); come on!
• 不敢當 bùgǎndāng · you flatter me, I don’t deserve it
• 吩咐 fēnfù · instruct, tell (to do)
• 告 gào · sue; tell, inform
• 交代 jiāodài · hand over; instruct; explain
• 廢話 fèihuà · nonsense, idle talk
• 呼 hū · breathe out; call out
• 口氣 kǒuqì · tone (of voice)
• 由 yóu · from; by (someone)
• 精彩 jīngcǎi · brilliant, wonderful
• 類型 lèixíng · type, kind
• 判斷 pànduàn · judge, decide
• 缺 quē · lack, be short of
• 適當 shìdàng · suitable, appropriate
• 說不定 shuōbùdìng · maybe, perhaps
• 桶 tǒng · bucket, barrel (measure word)

sentences

• 這家店由早上七點開到晚上十點。 · This shop is open from 7 am to 10 pm.
• 這個工作由我來做。 · I’ll take care of this job.
• 別說廢話了，快點做吧！ · Stop talking nonsense and get on with it!
• 他呼了一口氣，終於放鬆了。 · He breathed out and finally relaxed.
• 樓上太吵了，他說要找律師告他們。 · Upstairs is so noisy he says he’ll get a lawyer and sue them.