[2024-03-04] Dive into Chinese Language - Discover a proverb and five new words!

鱼

yú

Fish is a commonly cooked food in China, enjoyed in various forms like steamed, fried or in soup.

Here's how to use it:

• 我家有一只猫,它喜欢吃鱼。
  wǒ jiā yǒu yī zhī māo, tā xǐhuan chī yú.
• 今天晚饭我们吃鱼。
  jīntiān wǎnfàn wǒmen chī yú.
• 鱼汤是我们家的传统食物。
  yútāng shì wǒmen jiā de chuántǒng shíwù.

遥控

yáo kòng

In Chinese, 'remote' is translated into '遥控'. It is usually used to describe a device that allows one to control another device from a distance. This could be anything from a television to an air conditioner. However, in certain contexts, it could also mean remote as in a far away place.

Here's how to use it:

• 请递给我遥控器。
  qǐng dì gěi wǒ yáokòngqì.
• 遥控车是他的最爱。
  yáokòng chē shì tā de zuì ài.
• 我需要新的遥控器。
  wǒ xūyào xīn de yáokòngqì.

朝

cháo

The Chinese word '朝' is used much like 'towards' in English. It is used to indicate the direction or positioning of something moving or facing towards a particular point or object. Note that the usage in some complex sentence structures may vary.

Here's how to use it:

• 我每天朝京都走去。
  wǒ měi tiān cháo jīng dū zǒu qù.
• 请朝我这边看。
  qǐng cháo wǒ zhè biān kàn.
• 他朝树上扔石头。
  tā cháo shù shàng rēng shí tóu.

我们

wǒmen

The Chinese word for 'we' is '我们'. It is used in the same way as 'we' in English, referring to a group of people that includes the speaker or writer. In a sentence, it can be used as the subject of a verb, similar to how you would use 'we' in English.

Here's how to use it:

• 我们在学习中文。
  Wǒmen zài xuéxí zhōngwén.
• 我们明天见。
  Wǒmen míngtiān jiàn.
• 我们是好朋友。
  Wǒmen shì hǎo péngyǒu.

坏

huài

The Chinese word '坏' is used similarly as 'bad' in English. It can be applied in many settings such as referring to quality (bad quality), behavior (bad behavior), or personal characteristics (he is a bad person).

Here's how to use it:

• 坏天气影响了我的心情
  Huàitiānqì yǐngxiǎngle wǒ de xīnqíng
• 这个坏消息让我很难过
  Zhège huài xiāoxi ràng wǒ hěn nánguò
• 坏人要远离
  Huài rén yào yuǎnlí

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