L2 U41 L3 Flashcards
These things all came from abroad
Zhèxiē dōngxi dōu shì cóng guówài guò lái de
Rather petite and delicate
Bǐjiào xiǎoqiǎo yìdiǎn
Where do you think I look like I’m from?
Nǐ juéde wǒ xiàng nǎlǐ rén?
Your current appearance
Nǐ xiànzài de yàngzi
His name sounds rather foreign-style
Tā de míngzi tīngqǐlái bǐjiào yángqì
Style
Pài
She studied abroad overseas, so she dresses rather foreign style
Tā zài guówài liúguò xué, suǒyǐ chuān de bǐjiào yángqì yìxiē
Shrimp dumplings are one type of Cantonese-style dim sum
xiājiǎo shì yuèshì diǎnxīn de yì zhǒng
She speaks with a bit of a Northern accent
Tā jiǎnghuà yǒudiǎn(r) běifāng kǒuyīn
Beautify
Měihuà
Americanize / Americanized
Měiguóhuà
Simplify
jiǎnhuà
Modernize
Xiàndàihuà
maximize / minimize
Zuìdàhuà / zuìxiǎohuà
Foreign, foreign country vs
Overseas vs
International
Wàiguó
Guówài
Guójì
Because I have already been living in the US for a long time, so now I am rather Westernized
Yīnwèi wǒ yǐjīng zài měiguó zhù le hěn jiǔ le, suóyǐ wǒ xiànzài bǐjiào xīhuà yìxiē
To wear or put on makeup vs
Makeup (on someone’s face)
Huàzhuāng vs
Zhuāngróng
Local
Běndì
He has lived abroad these past few years
Tā zhè xiē nián dōu zhù zài guówài
Compared to China, …
Gēn zhōngguó bǐ