day 5reputation and dignity
unit 1 · people & characterreputation and dignity
Talk about reputation, character and dignity, and gush with 別提多 + adjective + 了.
today’s words
- 名聲 míngshēng · reputation
- 本性 běnxìng · true nature
- 天性 tiānxìng · inborn nature, instinct
- 自立 zìlì · self-reliant, independent
- 作風 zuòfēng · style (of work), way of doing things
- 模範 mófàn · model, example (to follow)
- 生平 shēngpíng · life, life story
- 尊嚴 zūnyán · dignity
- 新手 xīnshǒu · beginner, newcomer
- 修養 xiūyǎng · refinement, good breeding
- 感性 gǎnxìng · emotional, sensitive
- 崇尚 chóngshàng · value, uphold
- 惡意 èyì · ill will, malice
- 慷慨 kāngkǎi · generous
- 心胸 xīnxiōng · breadth of mind
- 出息 chūxi · promise, good prospects
- 體面 tǐmiàn · respectable, decent-looking
- 單獨 dāndú · alone, one-to-one
- 長遠 chángyuǎn · long-term
- 採取 cǎiqǔ · adopt, take (measures)
- 有限 yǒuxiàn · limited
- 自身 zìshēn · oneself, itself (formal)
sentences
- 好奇是孩子的天性。 · Curiosity is in children’s nature.
- 每個人都有自己的尊嚴。 · Everyone has their own dignity.
- 他沒有惡意，只是說話太直接。 · He means no harm; he’s just too blunt.
- 她是個很感性的人，看電影常常哭。 · She’s a very emotional person: films often make her cry.
- 我第一次上臺，別提有多緊張了。 · The first time I went on stage, you can’t imagine how nervous I was.