[2024-10-07] Unlock Life's Lessons & Chinese Words!

回答

huí dá

The Chinese word '回答' means 'answer'. It is typically used in contexts where a response or solution to a question or problem is being given. Just like the English word 'answer', '回答' can be used in both formal and informal settings.

Here's how to use it:

• 我无法回答这个问题。
  Wǒ wúfǎ huídá zhège wèntí.
• 他快速地回答了那个问题。
  Tā kuàisù de huídále nàgè wèntí.
• 你对他的回答满意吗？
  Nǐ duì tā de huídá mǎnyì ma?

池塘

chí táng

In Chinese, '池塘' refers to a pool. It is often used in the context of an outdoor or natural small body of still water around which recreational or other activities might occur, but can also refer to a man-made pool for swimming, similar to the English usage.

Here's how to use it:

• 池塘旁的青蛙在唱歌。
  Chítáng páng de qīngwā zài chànggē.
• 看，那只鸭子在池塘里游泳。
  Kàn, nà zhǐ yāzi zài chítáng lǐ yóuyǒng.
• 池塘上悠悠荡荡的小船。
  Chítáng shàng yōuyōu dàng dàng de xiǎochuán.

坚果夹

jiānguǒ jiá

In Chinese, '坚果夹' is a term used for devices or tools designed to open nutshells. It can be used in both literal and metaphorical contexts, similar to how 'nutcracker' is used in English.

Here's how to use it:

• 你用过我的坚果夹吗?
  Nǐ yòngguò wǒ de jiānguǒ jiá ma?
• 我需要找一个坚果夹。
  Wǒ xūyào zhǎo yīgè jiānguǒ jiá.
• 我使用坚果夹打开坚果。
  Wǒ shǐyòng jiānguǒ jiá dǎkāi jiānguǒ.

引用

yǐn yòng

The Chinese word '引用' is usually used in the context of referring to a statement or speech from someone else. It's often used in academic papers, reports, essays, and articles. As in English, it is also used in the context of repeating a segment of a conversation or text by a person other than the original author or speaker.

Here's how to use it:

• 可以引用你的观点吗？
  Kěyǐ yǐnyòng nǐ de guāndiǎn ma?
• 这是我经常引用的一本书
  Zhè shì wǒ jīngcháng yǐnyòng de yīběn shū
• 这篇文章引用了我之前的研究
  Zhè piān wénzhāng yǐnyòngle wǒ zhīqián de yánjiū

字符串

zì fú chuàn

In Chinese, the term '字符串' is commonly used in the field of computer science and programming specifically to refer to a sequence of characters or a string.

Here's how to use it:

• 如何连接两个字符串？
  Rúhé liánjiē liǎng gè zìfúchuàn?
• 无法识别这个字符串。
  Wúfǎ shíbié zhège zìfúchuàn.
• 字符串太长了。
  Zìfúchuàn tài zhǎng le.

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