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Random Word Trivia #6 – Education
See how many of these random words you can guess the English and Chinese for! 1. You choose not to attend class. (verb) 2. You are a student who is always sucking up to the teacher. (noun) 3. You did something wrong. The teacher puts you in… (noun) 4. Your parents found out. They punish [...]
Random Word Trivia Quiz #5
See how many of these random words you can guess the English and Chinese for! 1. A girl who acts or dresses like a boy. (noun) 2. The person you blame when something goes wrong, even if it’s not their fault. (noun) 3. A word used to describe food which makes you feel full [...]
My 30 Favourite English Words
A random selection here of words I’m really fond of in English. I will write up a Chinese list later. My 30 Favourite English Words In no particular order. 1. cliché [陈词滥调] ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: French, past participle (used as a noun) of clicher ‘to stereotype.’ 2. irony [no exact Chinese equivalent exists [...]
Random Word Trivia Quiz Part 4
With apologies – I think this is the most challenging one yet. But, by all means, have a go and see how many you can guess answers for! 1. When you want to cancel an appointment you have made with a friend. (verb) 2. You have an appointment in a few hours, but until [...]
Cryptic Chinese Quiz
This week’s quiz is a cryptic (隐晦的含义) one. The following 14 words have been translated literally (character-by-character) from Chinese into English. Your challenge is to see if you can guess the original Chinese word, as well as the idiomatic English translation. You get double points if you can guess both languages. electric brain immortal palm [...]
Random Word Trivia Quiz Part 3
Here’s another one – I’m on a roll! See how many you can get right – and you get bonus points if you can guess the translation into your second language. 1. You’re famous for doing bad things. (adjective) 2. You can hear the sound of people having sex. (noun) 3. You’re obsessed with [...]
Random Word Trivia Quiz Part 2
Now let’s see how you go with Part 2 of the Random Word Trivia Quiz Translation Challenge. Remember, your goal is to guess both the English and Chinese expression for each question. You get double points if you can guess it in your second language! 1. Someone who stays inside home a lot, plays [...]
Translation Challenge: Random Word Trivia Quiz
It’s random word trivia quiz time! See how many of these you can guess – one point for English, one point for Chinese. 1. You have dry skin on your hands after so many years of hard work. (noun) 2. The skin on your finger on the side of your nail is peeling back [...]
Translation Challenge: Household Chores
Today’s translation challenge is all about household chores: how many of these English and Chinese expressions can you translate naturally? Ten Common Household Chores (十个常见的家务活） 1. 洗衣服 2. dry your clothes 3. 熨烫衣服 4. fold your clothes 5. put your clothes away 6. take out the garbage 7. 洗碗 8. dry the dishes 9. 打扫卧室 [...]
Translation Challenge: People on the Streets
For today’s translation challenge I’m going to give a description of ten different kinds of people you might see on the streets and I want you to see how many you can work out the names for in both English and Chinese. The answers are provided at the end of this full post. Some different [...]
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