Session 3 Chinese to English

Question 1

不是很自然

Answer 1

not very natural
Bùshì hěn zìrán

Question 2

辣酱

Answer 2

chili paste
Làjiàng

Question 3

奖品

Answer 3

prize or award. Often shortened 奖 when used for award
Jiǎngpǐn

Question 4

大多数

Answer 4

Majority
Example sentence: 我大多数的老师是女的
Dà duōshù

Question 5

声音

Answer 5

sound, voice
Shēngyīn

Question 6

模仿

Answer 6

to imitate
Mófǎng

Question 7

习惯

Answer 7

habit, used to something
Xíguàn

Question 8

困难

Answer 8

challenge, difficulty
Kùnnán

Question 9

被困

Answer 9

to get trapped
Example sentence: 她被困在自己车里了
被困

Question 10

被子

Answer 10

blanket, not to be confused with the next use of 被。This one is a noun when adding the 子, or if there is an adjective describing the 被。For example, 棉被 (cotton duvet)

Example sentence: 这个杯子被摔坏了
Bèizi

Question 11

坏

Answer 11

broken, spoiled, unusable
Huài

Question 12

破

Answer 12

to break, but more specifically can be used for pierce, puncture
Pò

Question 13

宠物

Answer 13

pet
Chǒngwù

Question 14

宠

Answer 14

to spoil
Chǒng

Question 15

受不了

Answer 15

unable to tolerate (something or someone)
Shòu bùliǎo

Question 16

妈宝(男)

Answer 16

mama’s boy (literally mom’s treasure)
Mā bǎo (nán)

Question 17

石头

Answer 17

rock
Shítou

Question 18

我被你气死了

Answer 18

You caused me to get so angry
Wǒ bèi nǐ qì sǐle

Question 19

累死了

Answer 19

super tired
Lèi sǐle

Question 20

笑死我了

Answer 20

cracks me up. In Chinese internet slang, this phrase is shortened to xswl
Xiào sǐ wǒle

Question 21

你说得对

Answer 21

what you said is right. In Chinese internet slang, this phrase is shortened to nsdd
Nǐ shuō dé duì

Question 22

我把你开除了

Answer 22

fired you. 除 by itself means to get rid of
Wǒ bǎ nǐ kāi chúle

Question 23

将

Answer 23

a slightly more formal word that can be used in place of 把
Example: 我将她放到笼子里. I put her into a crate
Jiāng

Question 24

常用

Answer 24

commonly used
Chángyòng

Question 25

拼法

Answer 25

the way something is spelled Pīn fǎ

Question 26

证据

Answer 26

proof, evidence Zhèngjù

Question 27

没有没有/ 不不不/怎么会呢/还好啦

Answer 27

Deny compliments

Question 28

说得更慢

Answer 28

say it slower Shuō dé gèng màn

Question 29

走偏

Answer 29

to stray off course Zǒu piān

Question 30

走音

Answer 30

out of tune Zǒu yīn

Question 31

走歪了

Answer 31

to take the wrong step Zǒu wāile

Question 32

想歪了

Answer 32

common internet slang for mind in the gutter Xiǎng wāile

Question 33

歪

Answer 33

crooked or wrong. See how the word is written, and the meaning makes sense. 不正. Wāi

Question 34

偏见

Answer 34

preconceived notion or bias. More literally, it combines extreme, or “off course” and view Piānjiàn

Question 35

我们今天就讲到这儿

Answer 35

this will be our stopping point for today’s discussion Wǒmen jīntiān jiù jiǎng dào zhè'er

Question 36

专心

Answer 36

focused Zhuānxīn

Question 37

有帮助

Answer 37

helpful Yǒu bāngzhù

Question 38

想象

Answer 38

to imagine Xiǎngxiàng

Question 39

以前

Answer 39

before, but can be used for something even longer ago that you are referring to Yǐqián

Question 40

印象

Answer 40

impression Yìnxiàng

Question 41

理想的对象

Answer 41

ideal partner or type Lǐxiǎng de duìxiàng

Question 42

有点像

Answer 42

a little similar or resemblance Yǒudiǎn xiàng

Question 43

打印

Answer 43

to print (as in a document from a printer) Dǎyìn

Question 44

常见

Answer 44

common, something that we often see take place Example sentence: 现在的社会在街上扔垃圾是个很常见的行为 Chángjiàn

Question 45

扔

Answer 45

to throw Rēng

Question 46

行动

Answer 46

action Xíngdòng

Question 47

行为

Answer 47

behavior Xíngwéi

Question 48

为人

Answer 48

character (of a person) Wéirén

Question 49

行

Answer 49

to walk, but a more literary way of saying it Xíng

Question 50

行人路

Answer 50

pedestrian road Xíngrén lù

Question 51

经常

Answer 51

often Jīngcháng

Question 52

给我举个例子

Answer 52

give me an example Gěi wǒ jǔ gè lìzi

Question 53

她想惹我

Answer 53

she wants to provoke/irritate/annoy me. (see the heart radical since it’s about stirring emotions but in a bad way) Tā xiǎng rě wǒ

Question 54

作品

Answer 54

masterpiece, product (like a creation, not just something you buy from a store) Zuòpǐn

Question 55

品茶

Answer 55

tea tasting Pǐn chá

Question 56

如意

Answer 56

goes according to what your intention was, as in something went smoothly (similar expression would be 顺利. 顺 is related to ancient form of river or 川, originally showing the flow of water. Therefore it means smooth. 利 is advantage or benefit, so if something flows smoothly according to your advantage, it is 顺利 Rúyì