[2024-05-04] Unlock Chinese Words: Muscles, Wood, Norms & More!

肌肉

jī ròu

The Chinese word '肌肉' is used to refer to body tissues that contract and produce motion or to any of the structures, composed of such tissue, that have the ability to contract, producing movement or maintaining the position of parts of the body. It is used in similar contexts as the English word 'muscle'.

Here's how to use it:

• 肌肉男受到很多人的欢迎。
  Jīròu nán shòudào hěnduō rén de huānyíng.
• 肌肉疼痛需要休息。
  Jīròu téngtòng xūyào xiūxī.
• 运动员的肌肉发达。
  Yùndòngyuán de jīròu fādá.

木制的

mù zhì de

The Chinese word '木制的' stands for 'wooden' in English, implying something constructed out of wood. It is used to describe anything made from wood, like a wooden chair (木制的椅子), a wooden table (木制的桌子), or a wooden house (木制的房子). Not to be mistaken with the word 'wood' (木头), which talks about the material itself.

Here's how to use it:

• 这是我新买的木制的床。
  Zhè shì wǒ xīn mǎi de mù zhì de chuáng.
• 这个木制的椅子坐起来很舒服。
  Zhè gè mù zhì de yǐzi zuò qǐlai hěn shūfú.
• 她给我展示了她的木制的首饰盒。
  Tā gěi wǒ zhǎnshì le tā de mù zhì de shǒushì hé.

典型

diǎn xíng

The Chinese word '典型' is used similarly to the English word 'typical', to describe something that is representative of a type. This could apply to a wide range of contexts, including types of behaviour, phenomena, objects, persons, etc. So, you could use '典型' in sentences like '他是个典型的学生' (He is a typical student).

Here's how to use it:

• 这是典型的错误.
  Zhè shì diǎnxíng de cuòwù.
• 典型的学生生活非常忙碌.
  Diǎnxíng de xuéshēng shēnghuó fēicháng mánglù.
• 那是典型的日本动漫风格.
  Nà shì diǎnxíng de rìběn dòngmàn fēnggé.

倾倒

qīng dào

The Chinese word '倾倒' is used to denote the act of dumping or unloading something, just as 'dump' is used in English. It's mostly used in the context of dumping waste or pouring out liquids. This word can also be metaphorically used to express feelings being poured out.

Here's how to use it:

• 请你倾倒垃圾。
  Qing3 ni3 qing1 dao3 la1 ji1.
• 倾倒完那瓶酒后，他感到头昏脑胀。
  Qing1 dao3 wan2 na4 ping2 jiu3 hou4, ta1 gan3 dao4 tou2 hun1 nao3 zhang4.
• 请匆匆倾倒那些书籍。
  Qing3 cong1 cong1 qing1 dao3 na4 xie1 shu1 ji2.

数据库

shù jù kù

In Chinese, '数据库' is the term used to refer to a database. Much like in English, it is used predominantly in the context of information technology and computing. It may refer to both a physical database, like a gene database, or a digital database. It is a highly technical term that is extensively used in professions like software development, data management and analysis.

Here's how to use it:

• 这个数据表是属于那个数据库的。
  Zhège shùjù biǎo shì shǔyú nàge shùjùkù de.
• 我们正在构建一个新的数据库。
  Wǒmen zhèngzài gòujiàn yīgè xīn de shùjùkù.
• 数据库的存储已满。
  Shùjùkù de cúnchǔ yǐ mǎn.

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