Chinese words in daily life

• Rock^Star

  20 Sep 11, 01:02

  Balcony - 阳�

  Prerequisite - ��

  6.8 on the Richter scale - 里� 6.8 级

• Rock^Star

  20 Sep 11, 01:07

  See if you can recall what these common words mean:

  �斤八两

  无�厚�

  �毫

  �何体统

  顺��章

  åš·åš·

   

• Rock^Star

  20 Sep 11, 01:12

  How do we say the following:

  To monitor

  To formulate (a plan)

  To give pressure - besides 给压力

  To scoop (water, ice cream, soup etc)

  Protective screen (like in the zoos and underwater world at sentosa)

  With music to accompany (eg at a restaurant or pub)

  (For something) to take effect

• assilem08

  20 Sep 11, 05:47

  Erm... Mouse(Computer) = 滑鼠 and 鼠標 refers to the Mouse(pointer)... ORZ.

• Rock^Star

  20 Sep 11, 12:14

  Originally posted by assilem08:

  Erm... Mouse(Computer) = 滑鼠 and 鼠標 refers to the Mouse(pointer)... ORZ.

  Just googled the images of 鼠标 and got a lot of mouse pictures, not the mouse pointer.Most people use 滑鼠。 It's a good point really, now I wonder what we call the arrow / pointer in mandarin. Anyway, brings to mind "click", which we say 点击。

• Rock^Star

  20 Sep 11, 18:11

  See if you can recall what these common words mean:

  �斤八两 - Not much difference between the two in terms of mediocrity

  无�厚� - Can't be blamed

  �毫 - a little bit. Eg: �毫都没改�

  �何体统 - Ridiculous!

  顺��章 - Same as �所当然

  åš·åš· - ran1 rang     Means to create a din

• Rock^Star

  20 Sep 11, 18:14

  How do we say the following:

  To monitor - 监控，监视

  To formulate (a plan) - 制定

  To give pressure - besides 给压力     施压

  To scoop (water, ice cream, soup etc) - 舀 yao2

  Protective screen (like in the zoos and underwater world at sentosa) - å±�éšœ  ping2 zhang4

  With music to accompany (eg at a restaurant or pub) - 伴� eg: ��音�的伴�

  (For something) to take effect - �效

• Rock^Star

  20 Sep 11, 18:15

  A random thought:  instead of saying ä¸�需è¦�， we can say 用ä¸�ç�€ã€‚

• assilem08

  21 Sep 11, 00:49

  
  

  Originally posted by Rock^Star:

  Just googled the images of 鼠标 and got a lot of mouse pictures, not the mouse pointer.Most people use 滑鼠。 It's a good point really, now I wonder what we call the arrow / pointer in mandarin. Anyway, brings to mind "click", which we say 点击。

  Okay. My bad.

  "因形似è€�鼠而得å��“é¼ æ ‡”（港å�°ä½œæ»‘鼠）。“é¼ æ ‡”的标准称呼应该是“鼠标器”。"

  I am just too used to calling them 滑鼠 and that's the Hong Kong/Taiwan way of calling them.

  The even correct way to call it is 鼠標器 but 鼠標 is good enough for others to understand.

• Rock^Star

  23 Sep 11, 12:15

  How about these football terms:

  Corner kick

  Free kick

  Penalty

  Substitution

  Throw in

• Rock^Star

  24 Sep 11, 21:32

  Originally posted by Rock^Star:

  How about these football terms:

  Corner kick

  Free kick

  Penalty

  Substitution

  Throw in

  Corner kick - 角�

  Free kick - 自由�

  Penalty - 罚�

  Substitution - 替补

  Throw in - 投�

• Rock^Star

  25 Sep 11, 13:26

  Just watched CCTV4 news. These political analysts were just rattling off word after word, peppered with idioms here and there. Impressed. If local news had standard like this, we wouldn't be languishing in mediocre mandanrin. Some words:

  检阅

  僭越

  故障

  用�

  电波

   

  声势

  虚张声势

  较劲

  链接

  开采

  潜艇

  导弹

  暗�美国的身影

  激化

  �花

  打擂�

  �图

• Rock^Star

  30 Sep 11, 20:31

  检阅 - inspection

  僭越 - overstep intp (normally authority)

  故障 - obstacles

  用� - the intention

  电波 - electromagnetic waves

  声势 - the impressive aura

  虚张声势 - to creat false impressions; to mislead

  较劲 - to challenge

  链接 - website link

  开采 - to extract (resources)

  潜艇 - submarine

  导弹 - missle

  暗�美国的身影 - with America's shadow lurking behind

  激化 - to stimulate something to happen

  �花 = sparks

  打擂� - a slang for challenging someone

  �图 - blueprint

• Rock^Star

  8 Oct 11, 09:27

  Don't give up Chinese language, says Lee Kuan Yew

  
  By Hoe Yeen Nie | Posted: 07 October 2011 2239 hrs

  	Photos 1 of 1 Mr Lee Kuan Yew
  	Video Don't give up Chinese language, says Lee Kuan Yew

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  SINGAPORE: Former Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew said if young Singaporeans give up the Chinese language, they will have lost something valuable.
  
  He was speaking at a dialogue at the World Chinese Entrepreneurs Convention on Friday evening.
  
  Mr Lee chose to speak in a mix of Chinese and English, a reflection of Singapore's bilingual society, and responded to a wide range of questions, including one on his decision to write a book about the bilingual policy here.
  
  Mr Lee has previously said implementing the policy was one of the hardest things he has had to do.
  
  He told his audience that his aim in writing the book is to have younger Singaporeans understand how strongly the Chinese community felt about the decision to make English the first language.
  
  Mr Lee reiterated his long-held belief that if Singapore had chosen Chinese as its first language, the country would not be where it is today.
  
  However, he also advised Chinese Singaporeans not to give up their mother tongue, noting that he himself has spent his whole life trying to master the language as he did not learn it when he was young.
  
  It is not just about the emotional and cultural connection, but a pragmatic consideration too. With many Chinese seeking new opportunities in the world, Mr Lee believes Singapore can play the role of pathfinder.
  
  He said he is also "worried" that more and more families in Singapore are speaking English at home, adding that they should instead speak Mandarin.
  
  "....English, you will learn it anyway. If I have a choice, I will speak to my grandchildren in Chinese and leave English to the schools," he said.
  
  Mr Lee was also asked about the rise of China.
  
  He said while its economic dominance is perhaps inevitable, its military dominance in Asia Pacific will be checked by the concerns of its East Asian neighbours and the continued presence of the US.
  
  -CNA/ac

   

   

  Kind of ironical. The state of mediocre spoken Mandarin in Singapore can largely be attributed to this fella.

• Rock^Star

  9 Oct 11, 21:24

  Some words from a documentary:

  夭折 yao1 zhe2 - to be aborted prematurely (eg a plan). Same meaning as 破局。

  血脉相连 - Same as 命�交�。Eg: 新加�和马�西亚的�济�说是血脉相连。

  申� shen1 zou4 - To send in a petition

  按照�路走 - To follow old ways

   

• Rock^Star

  10 Oct 11, 22:22

  Javelin - 标枪

  Discus - �饼

  Long jump - 跳远

  Sumo wrestling - 相扑

  Strong grip - 牢牢的�力

   

   

• Susanteo2011

  10 Oct 11, 22:26

   Sorry for uttering rubbish.

• Fcukpap

  10 Oct 11, 22:28

  无厘头

• Rock^Star

  10 Oct 11, 22:32

  交汇 - to inter-cross and mingle. Quite similar to 交�。

  天外有天 - a slang to say that there's a bigger world out there; fascinating things that we couldn't have imagined.

  框架 - framework (can refer to a plan)

  谦让 - same as 礼让

  打个比方 - another term for 譬如说。。。

  和� - harmonious. Eg 和�的社会

  略知一二 - to know very little about

  �差 - discrepancy. Same as 差�

  百步穿� - to be very accurate in shooting

  销声匿迹 - to disappear or lie low. Same as the slang 人间蒸�

  消� - pessimistic. Same as 消沉

  批�商 - wholesaler

  频频 - repeatedly. Eg: 笑声频频

  �济�� - the economy is recovering

  �示 - An englightenment. Same as ��

  腼腆 mian2 tian3 - shy. Same as 害羞

  æ„Ÿæ…¨ - feeling of regret

  文物 - cultural of historical relic

  �义 - the meaning from within

  �硕 - muscular

  �梧 - big and tall

  传承 - to pass down the generations

  心性 - one's temperament

  �巧 - very nimble (refers to the hands or legs)

• Rock^Star

  12 Oct 11, 05:00

  How do we say:

  I want to claim an expense for eg: purchase of an item.

  报销

  Another slang which I have learned today:

  培养冠军的摇篮。Which means the cradle where champions of the future are nurtured. Can refer to an academy or training ground.

• Rock^Star

  13 Oct 11, 21:52

  枯燥 - Uninteresting

  视频 - Video

  概率 - Probability rate. A synonym would be 机率。

  超支 - Overspend

  预算 - Budget

  打退堂鼓 - To withdraw (from an action or plan)

  触摸频 - touch screen

  舒心 - comfortable

• Rock^Star

  18 Oct 11, 11:01

  Some words that I have come across today:

  
  

  错综�� - extremely complicated
  

  一贯的作风 - one's style all along
  

  �力�讨好 - a lot of effort needed but the gratification doesn't match up
  

  枉然 - wasted (normally refers to effort)

  急功近利 - doing fast work to make short term gains
  

  渺无人烟 - no inhabitants at all
  

  惯例 - the usual practice
  

  列入��/ 排行榜 - to be listed into (a list / ranking list)​
• Rock^Star

  24 Oct 11, 23:07

  皇天�负有心人 - the heavens will not let the good people down

  转化 - to change into

  施展 -  to display / exhibit

  ä¼ æ’­ - to spread

  男女���清 - men and women are supposed to keep a distance

  �能够。。。。。。，�。。。。。。。 - not only can....but also...

  �能够。。。。。。，也。。。。。。。 - not only can...but also...

  触� - to hit a reef (referring to the ship)

  懈怠 - xie4 duo4    to slack

  解冻 - to thaw (can refer to the solid ice or relationships)

  磨难 - trials and difficulties

  辛勤 - hardworking

  法案 - a proposed law

  冰山 - iceberg

  缓和 - to warm up (relations)

  �入 - to be integrated

  远远低于_________ 的水平 - far lower than ...... 's (standard).

  纯度 - the purity

  �色�足 - not enough metal composition; normally refers to gold or diamonds

  八�玲� - smooth and slick (in building relations)

  �分 - the composition (of materials)

  �如其分 - the amount is just right

  �到好处 - the situation is just nice / right

  �起眼 - not appealing to the eyes

  果冻 - jelly

  欢声笑语 - laughter and sounds of joy

  �趣无穷 - endless joy

  谜团 - mystery

  神秘莫测 - hard to fathom and guess

  风雨交加 - heavy rain. Sometimes also mentioned as 雷电交加

  �个�时车程 - half an hour of journey by car

  空旷 - very broad (place)

  划分 - to create a seperation / border

   

• Rock^Star

  5 Dec 11, 16:41

  Hi everyone, it's been some time. There were some problems with posting on this thread previously, It's been resolved now, I hope.

  Some terms that I have recently come across:

  一贯的作风 - the usual style (of a person)

  惯例 - the usual practice

  无风�作浪 - there are no waves without the wind; which means things must have happened for a reason

  腼腆 - mian2 tian3   shy

  呼�中心 - call centre

  英姿飒爽 - ying1 zi1 sa4 shuang3   full of bravado and style

  饥�择食 - beggars cannot be choosy

   

• Rock^Star

  5 Dec 11, 16:44

  Repeat~