day 164economy and income
unit 25 · the workplaceeconomy and income
Talk about the economy, income and competition, and say “as a result” with 因而 and “there’s no need to” with 無須.
today’s words
- 發展 fāzhǎn · develop; development
- 技術 jìshù · technology, technique, skill
- 經濟 jīngjì · economy; economic
- 競爭 jìngzhēng · compete; competition
- 收入 shōurù · income
- 賺 zhuàn · earn, make (money)
- 名單 míngdān · list of names
- 休假 xiūjià · take time off; be on leave
- 辦事 bànshì · run errands, get things done
- 證件 zhèngjiàn · ID, identity documents
- 取消 qǔxiāo · cancel
- 師傅 shīfù · master (skilled worker)
- 單位 dānwèi · unit; organisation, department
- 工資 gōngzī · wages, pay
- 因而 yīn'ér · as a result, so (written)
- 猛 měng · fierce, violent, strong
- 普及 pǔjí · widespread, common; popularise
- 時時 shíshí · constantly, all the time
- 無須 wúxū · there’s no need to (formal)
sentences
- 經濟不好，公司的收入因而減少了。 · The economy is weak, and as a result the company’s income has fallen.
- 雨下得太猛，比賽因而取消了。 · The rain was so heavy that the match was called off.
- 你已經付過了，無須再付一次。 · You’ve already paid: there’s no need to pay again.
- 師傅說，他今年賺得比去年少。 · The repairman says he’s earning less this year than last.
- 這幾年手機很普及，大家時時都在看手機。 · Phones are everywhere these days: everyone is looking at theirs all the time.