Just as a very quick example of some of the words we use in Chinese on the Mandarin Monkey podcast. These are some of the words we said on episode 117 of the podcast not so long ago.
This particular episode was staring Josh from the band Transition who had a huge hit with their Mandarin Chinese song Dui Bu Qi which has got over 3.3 million views on YouTube!
A great conversation with a very friendly and talented individual. Josh, told us a great deal about the band and how they got started but also about his Mandarin studies and how they evolved.
We loved the chat, so much so that we only got through five of the ten questions we sent him over. I will post the questions in a separate post.
Josh will be back on to finish the questions and fill us in on some of his learning strategies and other stories.
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Traditional |
Simplified |
Pinyin |
English |
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勇敢 |
勇敢 |
yǒnggǎn |
rave |
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團長 |
团长 |
tuánzhǎng |
leader (of a band) |
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打鼓 |
打鼓 |
dǎgǔ |
play drums |
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寄宿家庭 |
寄宿家庭 |
jìsù jiātíng |
Homestay |
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邀請 |
邀请 |
yāoqǐng |
invite |
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一開始 |
一开始 |
yìkāishǐ |
in the beginning |
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期待 |
期待 |
qídài |
look forward to |
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流利地 |
流利地 |
liúlìde |
fluently |
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相反 |
相反 |
xiāngfǎn |
in contrast |
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連結 |
连结 |
liánjié |
connection |
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文法 |
文法 |
wénfǎ |
grammar |
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環境 |
环境 |
huánjìng |
surroundings/ environment |
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優勢 |
优势 |
yōushì |
Advantage |
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不知不覺地 |
不知不觉地 |
bùzhībùjuéde |
Unknowingly |
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春吶 |
春呐 |
chūnnà |
Spring Festival (a music festival in Taiwan) |
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學費 |
学费 |
xuéfèi |
tuition |
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視覺 |
视觉 |
shìjué |
visual |
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聽覺 |
听觉 |
tīngjué |
Auditory |
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字典 |
字典 |
zìdiǎn |
dictionary |
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吃虧就是占便宜 |
吃亏就是占便宜 |
chīkuī jiùshì zhànpiányí |
Losing is taking advantage |
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奧運 |
奥运 |
àoyùn |
Olympics |
We make these tables of words regularly for our Patrons.
We also provide the decks for the spaced repetition software Anki.
If you have any questions about this or about anything else, let us know. chat@mandarinmonkey.com