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day 12tired, happy, content

unit 2 · moods & feelings

    tired, happy, content

    Talk about tiredness, joy and contentment, and brush off thanks and praise with 哪裡的話 and 說到哪裡去了.

    today’s words

    • 過癮 guòyǐn · satisfying, a real treat
    • 喜悅 xǐyuè · joy, delight
    • 悲哀 bēi'āi · sad, sorrowful
    • 苦惱 kǔnǎo · vexed, worried
    • 悶 mēn · stuffy, close (air)
    • 勞累 láolèi · tired (from work)
    • 疲憊 píbèi · exhausted, weary
    • 神情 shénqíng · expression, look
    • 快活 kuàihuó · cheerful, happy
    • 慶幸 qìngxìng · count oneself lucky
    • 舒暢 shūchàng · relaxed, at ease
    • 坦然 tǎnrán · calm, at peace
    • 興致 xìngzhì · mood (for), interest
    • 悠閒 yōuxián · leisurely, relaxed
    • 知足 zhīzú · content (with what one has)
    • 沮喪 jǔsàng · dejected, down
    • 淒涼 qīliáng · desolate, dreary
    • 安詳 ānxiáng · serene, peaceful
    • 踴躍 yǒngyuè · eager, enthusiastic (to join)
    • 刀 dāo · (measure word: cuts, strokes)
    • 艱苦 jiānkǔ · hard, arduous (life)
    • 引進 yǐnjìn · bring in, introduce (from abroad)
    • 守 shǒu · keep (rules); guard

    sentences

    • 哪裡的話,這是我應該做的。 · Not at all: it was the least I could do.
    • 今天天氣很悶,好像要下雨了。 · It’s so close today: it looks like rain.
    • 看到孩子出生,他心裡充滿了喜悅。 · Seeing his child born filled him with joy.
    • 他為錢的問題很苦惱。 · He’s worried about money.
    • 同學們都踴躍參加這個活動。 · The students eagerly signed up for the event.