Participation
in Vocabulary challenge, June 2021



35 minutes
0.58h

Writing word characters and the meanings, then, breaking down characters individually to get their meaning.

https://www.fluentu.com/blog/chinese/chinese-vocabulary-word-list-clothing/

Clothes - 衣服 Yīfú

Dress shirt / Blouse - 衬衫 (chèn shān)

T-shirt - T恤 (T xù)

Pants - 裤子 (kù zi)y

Jeans -  牛仔裤 (niú zǎi kù)

Shorts - 短裤 (duǎn kù)

Dress - 连衣裙 (lián yī qún)

Cheongsam - 旗袍 (qí páo)

Skirt - 裙子(qún zi) / 短裙 (duǎn qún)

Tuxedo - 燕尾服 (yàn wěi fú)

Suit - 西装 (xī zhuāng)

Tie - 领带 (lǐng dài) / 领结 (lǐng jié)

Cravat -领巾(lǐng jīn)

Bathing Suit - 泳衣 (yǒng yī)

Bikini - 比基尼 (bǐ jī ní)

Swim Trunks - 泳裤 (yǒng kù)

Pajamas - 睡衣 (shuì yī)

Underwear - 内衣 (nèi yī)

Socks - 短袜 (duǎn  wà)

Stockings - 长袜 (cháng wà)

50 minutes
0.83h

Writing characters and their meanings, then, breaking down the words to the individual character and their meaning.

https://www.fluentu.com/blog/chinese/chinese-vocabulary-word-list-clothing/

Clothes - 衣服 Yīfú

Dress shirt / Blouse - 衬衫 (chèn shān)

T-shirt - T恤 (T xù)

Pants - 裤子 (kù zi)y

Jeans -  牛仔裤 (niú zǎi kù)

Shorts - 短裤 (duǎn kù)

Dress - 连衣裙 (lián yī qún)

Cheongsam - 旗袍 (qí páo)

Skirt - 裙子(qún zi) / 短裙 (duǎn qún)

Tuxedo - 燕尾服 (yàn wěi fú)

50 minutes
0.83h

https://blogs.transparent.com/chinese/chinese-food-vocabulary-50-words-and-phrases/
Part 2...
Fruits & Vegetables 水果和蔬菜Shuǐguǒ hé shūcài

grape – 葡萄 Pútáo

orange – 橙子 Chéngzi

pomegranate – 石榴 Shíliú

potato – 土豆 Tǔdòu

in some region potato also known by the name 马铃薯 Mǎlíngshǔ and 洋芋 Yángyù

ginger – 姜 Jiāng

coconut – 椰子 Yēzi

peach – 桃子 Táozi

corn – 玉米 Yùmǐ

in some region corn also known by the name 包谷 Bāogǔ

pineapple – 菠萝 Bōluó

 

Sentences for example

天气寒冷,番茄苗都冻死了。

Tiānqì hánlěng, fānqié miáo dōu dòng sǐle.

The cold weather killed the tomato plants.

 

酸辣土豆丝是一道色香味的传统菜。

Suān là tǔdòu sī shì yīdào sè xiāngwèi de chuántǒng cài .

“Suanla Tudousi” [hot spicy potato threads] is a colorful, appetizing and tasteful traditional dish.

40 minutes
0.67h

Writing the characters in the words list and their meaning, then breaking down each character to their individual meaning.
https://blogs.transparent.com/chinese/chinese-food-vocabulary-50-words-and-phrases/

Fruits & Vegetables 水果和蔬菜Shuǐguǒ hé shūcài

lemon – 柠檬 Níngméng

mango – 芒果 Mángguǒ

garlic – 大蒜 Dàsuàn

apple – 苹果 Píngguǒ

banana – 香蕉 Xiāngjiāo

onion – 洋葱 Yángcōng

cucumber – 黄瓜 Huángguā

eggplant – 茄子 Qiézi

tomato – 番茄 Fānqié

tomato also known by the name 西红柿 Xīhóngshì

carrot – 胡萝卜 Húluóbo

pear – 梨 Lí

35 minutes
0.58h

Writing characters and breaking down some of the words into individual characters for definition

https://blogs.transparent.com/chinese/chinese-food-vocabulary-50-words-and-phrases/

Appetite & Satiety食欲和饱餐Shíyù hé bǎocān

to eat – 吃饭 Chīfàn

thirsty – 渴 Kě

hungry – 饿 È

appetite – 胃口 Wèikǒu

to eat enough, to be full – 吃饱了 Chī bǎole

eat and drink one’s fill – 吃饱喝足 Chī bǎo hē zú

can`t finish all the food – 吃不了 Chī bùliǎo

can’t eat any more – 吃不下 Chī bùxià

be drunk – 喝醉了 Hē zuìle

delicious – 好吃 Hǎochī

 

Sentences for example

虽然我饿极了, 我还吃不了这个辣菜。

Suīrán wǒ è jíle, wǒ hái chī bùliǎo zhège là cài.

Although I’m extremely hungry, I still cannot finish this spicy dish.

 

对炸薯条没有胃口。

Duì zhà shǔ tiáo méiyǒu wèikǒu.

There is no appetite for French fries.

30 minutes
0.5h

Writing characters and breaking words down to individual characters and their meaning.

https://blogs.transparent.com/chinese/chinese-food-vocabulary-50-words-and-phrases/

Flavors – 味道Wèidào

sweet – 甜 Tián

salty – 咸 Xián

spicy – 辣 Là

bitter – 苦 Kǔ

sour – 酸 Suān

 

Sentences for example

天气太热,牛奶变酸了。

Tiānqì tài rè, niúnǎi biàn suānle.

The hot weather has soured the milk.

 

他最拿手的菜是一个甜甜蜜蜜的点心。

Tā zuì náshǒu de cài shì yīgè tián tiánmì mì de diǎnxīn.

His skilful dish is a special sweet desert

30 minutes
0.5h

Writing and breaking down characters in the word list.

https://blogs.transparent.com/chinese/chinese-food-vocabulary-50-words-and-phrases/

Condiments – 调味品 Tiáowèi pǐn

salt – 盐 Yán

sugar – 糖 Táng

ground pepper – 胡椒粉 Hújiāo fěn

ketchup – 番茄酱 Fānqié jiàng

soy sauce – 酱油 Jiàngyóu

 

Sentences for example

蘸酱油的寿司。

Zhàn jiàngyóu de shòusī.

Sushi dipped in soy sauce.

 

盐是人们日常生活中不可缺少的食品之一。

Yán shì rénmen rìcháng shēnghuó zhōng bùkě quēshǎo de shípǐn zhī yī.

Salt is one of the indispensable food in daily life.

35 minutes
0.58h

https://blogs.transparent.com/chinese/chinese-food-vocabulary-50-words-and-phrases/

Beverages – 饮料Yǐnliào

to drink – 喝 Hē

tea – 茶 Chá

coffee – 咖啡 Kāfēi

mineral water – 矿泉水 Kuàngquán shuǐ豆
juice – 果汁 Guǒzhī

Coca Cola – 可口可乐 Kěkǒukělè

beer -啤酒 Píjiǔ

wine – 红酒 Hóngjiǔ

Chinese wine – 白酒 Báijiǔ

soy milk – 豆浆 Dòujiāng

 

Sentences for example

你想喝茶还是咖啡?

Nǐ xiǎng hē chá háishì kāfēi?

Would you like tea or coffee?

 

为了好好营养一下身体,你每天都要喝豆浆。

Wèile hǎohǎo yíngyǎng yīxià shēntǐ, nǐ měitiān dū yào hē dòujiāng.

In order to nourish your body well, you should drink soy milk every day.

35 minutes
0.58h

I am writing down the words (character and pinyin) with their meanings, then, further breaking down the individual character and its meaning. Started with these eleven words (out of 20) used in banking:

https://hsk.academy/en/blog/banking-chinese-vocabulary

Banking:
帐 户 zhànghù account

银行 yínháng bank

现金 xiànjīn cash

兑现 duìxiàn cash a check

兑换 支票 duìhuàn zhīpiào.
cashier’s check

支票 zhīpiào. check

柜台 guìtái. counter

信用卡 xìnyòngkǎ. credit card

存 款. cúnkuǎn. deposit (into an account)

换 钱. huànqián. exchange money

汇率. huìlǜ. exchange rate

35 minutes
0.58h

https://hsk.academy/en/blog/banking-chinese-vocabulary
Banking words pt 2:

身份 证shēnfèn zhèng. ID card

经理. jīnglǐ. manager

开 户. kāihù. open an account

护照 hùzhào. passport

出 纳 员chūnà yuán. teller

旅行 支票. lǚxíng zhīpiào.
traveler’s check

签证 qiānzhèng. visa

窗 口chuāngkǒu. window

提 款. tí kuǎn. withdraw money




Challenge time progress:100%
Goal progress:41.5%
Score6.23
Rank30th
Hours reported6.23
Goal15h