L2 U36 L2 Flashcards
My parents themselves are very traditional
Wǒ fùmǔ zìjǐ hěn chuántǒng
Wǒ fùmǔ (zìjǐ) běnshēn hěn chuántǒng
Oneself (emphasizing that the person is important, or must do something on his or her own)
Běnrén
He will be coming in person
Tā běnrén huì lái
The year of the animal that one was born in
Běnmìngnián
This thing is too heavy, I can’t lift it
Zhè ge dōngxi tài zhòng le, wǒ tí bú dòng
One important part of learning Chinese
Xuéxí zhōngwén hěn zhòngyào de yí bùfèn
Most people / the majority of people
Dà bùfèn rén
He almost can’t carry (it) anymore
Kuài yào nábúdòng le
In regards to work, recently things are going pretty smoothly for him
Tā zuìjìn zài gōngzuò shàng hái shì tǐng shùnlì de
In regards to economics, if (we) can still support it, (I) want to let them continue walking this road
Zài jīngjì shàng, háishì nénggòu zhīchí de huà, jiù xiǎng ràng tāmen zài zhè tiáo lù shàng zài zǒu xiàqù
We chose this road (metaphorically)
Wǒmen xuǎnzé zhè tiáo lù
Eating habits
Chīfàn de xíguàn
He is on the sofa watching TV
Tā zài shāfā shàng kàn diànshì
A banana
Yì gēn xiāngjiāo
We haven’t found my wallet yet, let’s keep looking
(use zài to indicate the continuation of some situation into the future)
Qiánbāo hái méi zhǎodào, wǒmen zài zhǎo yì zhǎo ba
