day 3how people carry themselves
unit 1 · people & characterhow people carry themselves
Talk about manners, bearing and good sense, and criticise gently with 不是我說你.
today’s words
- 古怪 gǔguài · odd, eccentric
- 本事 běnshì · ability, skill
- 吃苦 chīkǔ · able to bear hardship
- 恭敬 gōngjìng · respectful
- 舉止 jǔzhǐ · manner, bearing
- 深沉 shēnchén · reserved, hard to read
- 爽快 shuǎngkuài · frank; readily, without fuss
- 性情 xìngqíng · temperament, disposition
- 氣派 qìpài · grand, impressive
- 一心 yīxīn · wholeheartedly, set on
- 節儉 jiéjiǎn · thrifty, frugal
- 勁 jìn · energy, strength; zest
- 刻苦 kèkǔ · hard-working, diligent
- 穩健 wěnjiàn · steady, sound
- 分寸 fēncùn · sense of propriety, limits
- 謙遜 qiānxùn · modest, humble
- 威風 wēifēng · imposing, impressive
- 儀表 yíbiǎo · appearance, bearing
- 觀看 guānkàn · watch, view (formal)
- 例 lì · e.g., for example (on forms)
- 確保 quèbǎo · ensure, make sure
- 之所以 zhīsuǒyǐ · the reason why (…is that)
- 似的 sìde · as if, just like
sentences
- 不是我說你，你做事太草率了。 · I hate to say it, but you do things too hastily.
- 他很節儉，從來不亂花錢。 · He’s thrifty: he never wastes money.
- 她家裡不富有，可是她很能吃苦。 · Her family isn’t well off, but she’s tough and hard-working.
- 他學中文很刻苦，每天都練習。 · He studies Chinese very hard and practises every day.
- 今天我一點勁都沒有。 · I’ve got no energy at all today.