Session 3 - English to Chinese

Question 1

not very natural

Answer 1

不是很自然; Bùshì hěn zìrán

Question 2

chili paste

Answer 2

辣酱; Làjiàng

Question 3

prize or award. Often shortened 奖 when used for award

Answer 3

奖品; Jiǎngpǐn

Question 4

MajorityExample sentence: 我大多数的老师是女的

Answer 4

大多数; Dà duōshù

Question 5

sound, voice

Answer 5

声音; Shēngyīn

Question 6

to imitate

Answer 6

模仿; Mófǎng

Question 7

habit, used to something

Answer 7

习惯; Xíguàn

Question 8

challenge, difficulty

Answer 8

困难; Kùnnán

Question 9

to get trappedExample sentence: 她被困在自己车里了被困

Answer 9

被困;

Question 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

Answer 10

被子; Bèizi

Question 11

broken, spoiled, unusable

Answer 11

坏; Huài

Question 12

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

Answer 12

破; Pò

Question 13

pet

Answer 13

宠物; Chǒngwù

Question 14

to spoil

Answer 14

宠; Chǒng

Question 15

unable to tolerate (something or someone)

Answer 15

受不了; Shòu bùliǎo

Question 16

mama’s boy (literally mom’s treasure)

Answer 16

妈宝(男); Mā bǎo (nán)

Question 17

rock

Answer 17

石头; Shítou

Question 18

You caused me to get so angry

Answer 18

我被你气死了; Wǒ bèi nǐ qì sǐle

Question 19

super tired

Answer 19

累死了; Lèi sǐle

Question 20

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

Answer 20

笑死我了; Xiào sǐ wǒle

Question 21

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

Answer 21

你说得对; Nǐ shuō dé duì

Question 22

fired you. 除 by itself means to get rid of

Answer 22

我把你开除了; Wǒ bǎ nǐ kāi chúle

Question 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

Answer 23

将; Jiāng

Question 24

commonly used

Answer 24

常用; Chángyòng

Question 25

the way something is spelled

Answer 25

拼法; Pīn fǎ

Question 26

proof, evidence

Answer 26

证据; Zhèngjù

Question 27

Deny compliments

Answer 27

没有没有/ 不不不/怎么会呢/还好啦;

Question 28

say it slower

Answer 28

说得更慢; Shuō dé gèng màn

Question 29

to stray off course

Answer 29

走偏; Zǒu piān

Question 30

out of tune

Answer 30

走音; Zǒu yīn

Question 31

to take the wrong step

Answer 31

走歪了; Zǒu wāile

Question 32

common internet slang for mind in the gutter

Answer 32

想歪了; Xiǎng wāile

Question 33

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

Answer 33

歪; Wāi

Question 34

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

Answer 34

偏见; Piānjiàn

Question 35

this will be our stopping point for today’s discussion

Answer 35

我们今天就讲到这儿; Wǒmen jīntiān jiù jiǎng dào zhè'er

Question 36

focused

Answer 36

专心; Zhuānxīn

Question 37

helpful

Answer 37

有帮助; Yǒu bāngzhù

Question 38

to imagine

Answer 38

想象; Xiǎngxiàng

Question 39

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

Answer 39

以前; Yǐqián

Question 40

impression

Answer 40

印象; Yìnxiàng

Question 41

ideal partner or type

Answer 41

理想的对象; Lǐxiǎng de duìxiàng

Question 42

a little similar or resemblance

Answer 42

有点像; Yǒudiǎn xiàng

Question 43

to print (as in a document from a printer)

Answer 43

打印; Dǎyìn

Question 44

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

Answer 44

常见; Chángjiàn

Question 45

to throw

Answer 45

扔; Rēng

Question 46

action

Answer 46

行动; Xíngdòng

Question 47

behavior

Answer 47

行为; Xíngwéi

Question 48

character (of a person)

Answer 48

为人; Wéirén

Question 49

to walk, but a more literary way of saying it

Answer 49

行; Xíng

Question 50

pedestrian road

Answer 50

行人路; Xíngrén lù

Question 51

often

Answer 51

经常; Jīngcháng

Question 52

give me an example

Answer 52

给我举个例子; Gěi wǒ jǔ gè lìzi

Question 53

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

Answer 53

她想惹我; Tā xiǎng rě wǒ

Question 54

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

Answer 54

作品; Zuòpǐn

Question 55

tea tasting

Answer 55

品茶; Pǐn chá

Question 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

Answer 56

如意; Rúyì