Yoyo Chinese 42 (sth is everywhere right now) Flashcards
This, I think, must depend on the situation
Zhège, wǒ juéde, děi kàn qíngkuàng(r) ba
I’m starving!
Wǒ è sǐ le
Mid-Autumn festival is a holiday for getting the whole family together
Lit. Mid-autumn festival is whole family reunion type of holiday
Zhōngqiū jié shì quán jiā tuán yuán de jiérì
You definitely have to eat moon cakes during mid-autumn festival
Zhōngqiūjié de shíhou yídìng yào chī yuèbǐng
Type / category / genre
Lèi xíng
Pop music
Liúxíng yīnyuè
This is really trendy/popular right now
Zhège xiànzài hěn liúxíng
Melody
Xuánlǜ
Beautiful / graceful / elegant
Often used to refer to music and movement, sometimes atmosphere
Yōuměi
Who do you like to listen to?
Nǐ xǐhuān tīng shéi de gē(r)?
Her songs, not only do they have beautiful melodies, but the lyrics are super well-written
Tā de gē búdàn xuánlǜ (hěn) yōuměi, érqiě gēcí xiě de tèbié hǎo
The atmosphere here is lovely
Zhèlǐ de huánjìng hěn yōuměi
The music that’s played everywhere now
Xiànzài dào chù fàng de yīnyuè
For no particular reason / there’s no particular reason why
Méiyǒu wèishénme
Bú shì wèishénme
Basic / basically
Jī běn
To place / to put / to play (music or a movie)
Fàng
Place on the table
Fàng zài zhuōzi shàng
Note fàng is a special verb in that it is often followed by a location phrase
The music that’s played everywhere now is basically all pop
Xiànzài dào chù fàng de (yīnyuè) jī běn dōu shì liúxíng yīnyuè
This movie is being played everywhere right now
Lit. The movie that’s played everywhere now is all this movie
Xiànzài dào chù fàng de dōu shì zhè ge diànyǐng
(Sth) is everywhere these days
Xiànzài dào chù dōu shì (sth)
