L2 U29 L2 Flashcards
I’d also like to mention…
Shùnbiàn shuō yíxià…
I estimate it’ll take 40 something minutes
Gūjì yào sì shí duō fēnzhōng
3-4 weeks (use duō)
Sān ge duō xīngqī
11-19 years (2 ways)
Shí duō nián / shí jǐ nián
To improve or make progress (v), progress (n)
Jìnbù
To improve quickly
Jìnbù (de) hěn kuài
Your Chinese has improved a lot
Nǐ de zhōngwén jìnbù hěn dà
Really (2 ways)
Zhēn de
Zhēn de shì
Humble response to praise, “thanks, but not really”
Méiyǒu
To take a shortcut
Zǒu jiéjìng
Chéngyǔ meaning “There are no shortcuts to learning”
Xuéwú-jiéjìng
Key, crucial (adj or n)
Guānjiàn
This issue is key
Zhè ge wèntí shì guānjiàn
I think the key to success is to study earnestly, work hard, and not give up
Wǒ juéde chénggōng de guānjiàn jiù shì rènzhēn xuéxí, nǔlì gōngzuò, háiyǒu búyào fàngqì
I think you really don’t seem like someone who has only studied for 2 years
Wǒ juéde nǐ zhēn de shì bú xiàng zhǐ xué le liǎng nián de
Even though (she) doesn’t speak Chinese frequently…
Jǐnguǎn shuō zhōngwén de cìshù bù duō…
You’ve really been discussing past events for a long time now
Nǐmen zhēnde shì tǎolùn wǎngshì tǎolùn le hǎo jiǔ le
Others keep praising me for making great improvements, but I just don’t think they are that big
Biérén yìzhí kuā wǒ de Jìnbù hěn dà, dàn wǒ jiù juéde méiyǒu hěn dà
Dancing is a very good way to reduce work stress
Tiàowǔ shì yí ge hěn hǎo de jiǎnshǎo gōngzuò yālì de fāngshì
It sounds very normal in Chinese
Zài zhōngwén lǐ tīngqǐlái hěn zhèngcháng
The English translation of this line sounds a little strange
Zhè jù huà de yīngwén fānyì tīngqǐlái yǒudiǎn qíguài
