Yoyo Chinese 25 (after graduation, first/next) Flashcards
To go abroad (lit exit country)
Chū guó
To continue
Jìxù
To graduate
Bìyè
To get an advanced degree / to pursue advanced studies
Shēn zào
To study abroad
Liú xué
To plan (verb) Plans (noun)
Dǎsuàn
Keep working
Jìxù gōngzuò
Please, go on (continue speaking)
Qǐng jìxù shuō
What are your plans for after you graduate?
After you graduate, you have what plans?
Nǐ bìyè (yǐ) hòu yǒu shénme dǎsuàn?
After I graduate, I want to go abroad
Bìyè hòu wǒ xiǎng chūguó
To pursue (v) Pursuit (n)
Zhuīqiú
To have high ambitions/lofty goals
Gāo zhuīqiú
About/around five minutes
Lit. off by not much
Chà bù duō wǔ fēnzhōng
A decent job
Lit. An off by not much job
Yí ge chà bù duō de gōngzuò
I don’t have any very lofty goals (use méishénme)
Wǒ méishénme tài gāo de zhuīqiú
Finding a decent job after I graduate will be good enough
Bìyè hòu zhǎo yí ge chàbùduō de gōngzuò jiùxíng
First, I plan to marry my boyfriend, then look for a job.
Wǒ zhǔnbèi xiān gēn wǒ nánpéngyou jiéhūn ránhòu (zài) zhǎo gōngzuò
Let’s eat first and then go
Wǒmen xiān chīfàn ránhòu (zài) zǒu ba.
Let’s watch the video first, and then discuss it
Wǒmen xiān kàn lùxiàng ránhòu zài tǎolùn
I don’t have any plans yet
Hái méishénme dǎsuàn
For the time being
Zànshí
First (ordinal number) as in “first time”
Dì yī cì
First friend
Dì yī ge péngyou