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day 10missing someone

unit 2 · moods & feelings

    missing someone

    Talk about missing people, loneliness and trust, and admit something with (你)還別說.

    today’s words

    • 分離 fēnlí · separated, parted
    • 情景 qíngjǐng · scene, sight
    • 悲觀 bēiguān · pessimistic
    • 沉重 chénzhòng · heavy, serious
    • 恐懼 kǒngjù · fear, dread
    • 孤獨 gūdú · lonely
    • 思念 sīniàn · miss, long for
    • 心愛 xīn'ài · beloved, treasured
    • 呆 dāi · stay; blank, dazed
    • 平凡 píngfán · ordinary, plain
    • 同伴 tóngbàn · companion
    • 信賴 xìnlài · trust, rely on
    • 依賴 yīlài · depend on
    • 衝動 chōngdòng · impulsive; impulse
    • 深厚 shēnhòu · deep, profound (bonds)
    • 嚮往 xiàngwǎng · yearn for, dream of
    • 心疼 xīnténg · feel for, ache for (someone)
    • 樸素 púsù · plain, simple (style)
    • 懷 huái · cherish, keep in one’s heart
    • 損害 sǔnhài · harm, damage
    • 除此之外 chúcǐzhīwài · apart from this, besides
    • 初期 chūqí · early stage, initial period
    • 咱 zán · we, us (incl. you)

    sentences

    • 你還別說,這家店的菜真不錯。 · You know what, the food here is actually really good.
    • 很多人嚮往鄉下的生活。 · Lots of people dream of life in the countryside.
    • 小孩子不能太依賴父母,要學會自立。 · Children shouldn’t depend too much on their parents: they need to learn to stand on their own feet.
    • 生氣的時候,不要太衝動,要學會克制。 · When you’re angry, don’t act on impulse: learn to hold back.
    • 很多孩子對黑夜有一種恐懼。 · Lots of children are afraid of the dark.