Yoyo Chinese 20 (positive traits, also to hate)

Question 1

Life

Answer 1

Shēng huó

Question 2

Living life to the fullest

Answer 2

Dǒng dé shēng huó

Question 3

Independent/ independence

Answer 3

Dúlì

Question 4

Additionally/in addition (similar to ér qiě）

Answer 4

lìng wài

Question 5

I would like to find someone who lives life to the fullest, and who is also very independent

Answer 5

Wǒ xiǎng zhǎo dào yí ge dǒng dé shēng huó de, lìng wài yě hěn dú lì de rén

Question 6

He has a good personality

Answer 6

Tā xìng gé hěn hǎo

Question 7

She has an easy going personality/ Her personality is easy going /
She is easy going

Answer 7

Tā (de) xìng gé (hěn) suí hé
Note the adj suí hé is serving here grammatically as the verb of the sentence (a stative verb)
See Intermediate Unit 33 Lesson 2 Discussion for further explanation

Question 8

Virtuous

Answer 8

Xián huì

Question 9

A quiet type

Answer 9

Hěn ānjìng de nà zhǒng

Question 10

…and then (also used as a filler word)

Answer 10

Ránhòu

Question 11

I don’t like someone who is too introverted

Answer 11

Wǒ bù xǐhuān tài nèixiàng de rén

Question 12

Are you an introvert or an extrovert?

Answer 12

Nǐ de xìnggé shì nèixiàng háishì wàixiàng?
Note you are using shì there bc the full sentence would be:
Nǐ de xìnggé shì nèixiàng de xìnggé háishì wàixiàng de xìnggé? (A noun = B noun)

Question 13

I hope to find someone who is a little more outgoing

Answer 13

Wǒ xīwàng zhǎo yí ge xìnggé kāilǎng yìdiǎn de rén
Note: 2 syllable stative verbs (ie adjectives) can get away with not taking hěn if the subject is two or more syllables…hěn is MORE likely to be omitted if it shows up in an embedded clause rather than as the main verb of the sentence (see Intermediate Unit 33 Lesson 3 Discussion for details)

Question 14

To hate (as a verb)
Annoying (as an adj)

Answer 14

Tǎoyàn

Question 15

Forming a superlative

Answer 15

Zuì + adj

Ex zuì gāo = tallest

Question 16

The types of guys with outgoing personalities

Answer 16

Xìnggé kāilǎng de nà zhǒng nánshēng

Nà zhǒng means that type who… or the type that…

Question 17

It’s… or It’s that…

Answer 17

Jiù shì

Question 18

Unusually/uncommonly/super

Answer 18

Tè bié

Question 19

You are special

Answer 19

Nǐ hěn tè bié

Question 20

The kind that are super generous

Answer 20

Nà zhǒng tè bié dà fāng de

Question 21

Affair/matter/intangible thing (vs dōngxi which is a tangible thing)

Answer 21

Shì(r) or Shì qíng

Question 22

To fuss about

Answer 22

Jì jiào

Question 23

Chéngyǔ meaning “to haggle over every ounce” or “to get worked up over every little thing”

Answer 23

Jīnjīnjìjiào

Note can be used as an adj with de before a noun