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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 [...]
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 [...]
A Detailed Guide to One-Character Verbs in Mandarin
The following is a comprehensive outline of 90 per cent of the advanced one-character verbs you’ll encounter in written and spoken Mandarin. Criteria for inclusion: 1. The verb must be able to function by itself as one-character or with a complement. Compounds will not be included. 2. The verb must either have both an original [...]
Top 20 One-Character Adjectives in Mandarin
Here’s my favourite one-character adjectives in Mandarin. Big thanks to Bo and Jee for their help with explanations and translations. 1. 牛 niú. Original meaning: cow. New meaning: awesome. Derives from the common online slang expression 牛逼 niúbī (“cow’s vagina”). 2. 土 tǔ. Original meaning: dirt. New meaning: unsophisticated, especially of rednecks, hicks, bogans, etc. [...]
31 Words For Idiot In Chinese
It seems I’m a bit obssessed with synonyms. Just for fun, here is a list of 31 ways to say “idiot” in Mandarin, ranging from most common to least common. 1. 白痴 báichī – An idiot. Can also mean idiocy as a disease. 2. 傻子 shǎzi – Idiot. Less formal. 3. 呆子 dāizi – Same [...]
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