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Intermediate-level vocabulary.

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[Yoyo Chinese @YoyoChinese]

If you look up the Chinese word for "always" on Google Translate, it'll give you 总是 (zǒng shì).

But in this sample lesson from our courses, we teach you a more colloquial way to say "always" using 老 (lǎo)- which you probably thought just meant "old"! 😲https://t.co/wPLnXGZRD6

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窝夫 waffle #flashka

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经意
jīngyì
pay close attention; be careful

不经意间
bùjīngyìjiān
without paying attention, inadvertently

https://t.co/HIrqsLmsKc

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早起的鸟儿有虫吃，早起的虫儿被鸟吃。
Zǎoqǐ de niǎo er yǒu chóng chī, zǎoqǐ de chóng er bèi niǎo chī.
🐦 The early birds get the worms.
🐛 The early worms get eaten by birds.

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佛教 Fójiào
Buddhism

[Liz Carter @withoutdoing]

少小离家老大回
shàoxiǎo líjiā lǎodà huí
乡音无改鬓毛衰
xiāngyīn wú gǎi bìnmáo cuī
儿童相见不相识
értóng xiāngjiàn bù xiāngshí
笑问客从何处来
xiào wèn kè cóng héchù lái

Left home young, returned old
Same accent, less hair
Kids I meet but don't know
Smile and ask me where I'm from

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煎蛋很简单
Jiān dàn hěn jiǎndān
It's easy to fry eggs

The words 煎蛋 jiān dàn (to fry eggs) and 简单 jiǎndān (simple/easy) sound very-very similar👆

Now try saying "Every morning I fry eggs, (it's) very easy" 👇
(每天早上 měitiān zǎoshang - every morning)

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How creative! Here's one advantage of Chinese over alphabetic languages. https://t.co/tlYUs5TXcv

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烤面包机
Toast-bread-machine
Or toast 面包片 bread-slice machine
Not as concise as English, but a great example of building block style Chinese https://t.co/gv61QRc8PC

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人不可貌相
rén bùkě màoxiàng
you can't judge people by appearances, can't judge a book by its cover

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钻过去
zuān guòqu
To bore/squeeze through https://t.co/TyC62EPW7S

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必要
bìyào
necessary; indispensable; essential
https://t.co/GQK1ieJ0Zl

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舒适
shūshì
comfortable, snug, cozy

舒适区
shūshìqū
comfort zone

https://t.co/loSjxFQx5T

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Many people pass along the erroneous idea that 危机 implies there is opportunity during a crisis.

This explanation makes much more sense.

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水落石出

shuǐluòshíchū

Lit. When the water subsides the rocks emerge

Fig. The truth comes to light

[Na Li (李娜Lǐ Nà) @LiNalaoshi]

Teaching 8th graders 登鹳雀楼, one of my favorite Tang Dynasty poems, and encouraging them “Never give up and keep going!” Really enjoy their amazing #Chinese calligraphy and painting about this poem. @ColumbusAcademy

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李白 Lǐ Bái
Li Bai (701-762), a famous Tang Dynasty poet

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Phrases

The pillow is too soft

Mand. 这个枕头太软
zhè ge zhěn tou tài ruǎn

Cant. 個枕頭太腍啦
go3 zam2 tau4 taai3 nam4 laa3

[Zhāo Lewis Liú @zhaolewisliu]

I'm a native Chinese speaker and I'm learning Chinese from a 👻💁‍♀️... https://t.co/futL4ycY5Y

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画地自限
huàdìzìxiàn
Draw-line-self-limit
To impose restrictions on oneself https://t.co/ZMcJx9rRKD