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Serious Chinese Conversation 中文不轻松
Jack
21 episodes
4 days ago
If you're sick of listening to overly happy and simple Chinese topics and want some more serious stuff, you've come to the right place. I will discuss almost any topic and try to focus on both the negative and positive aspects. Always make sure to check the grammar notes and vocab list in the description before listening. Topic Suggestions are always welcome at jackwyldeck@qq.com
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If you're sick of listening to overly happy and simple Chinese topics and want some more serious stuff, you've come to the right place. I will discuss almost any topic and try to focus on both the negative and positive aspects. Always make sure to check the grammar notes and vocab list in the description before listening. Topic Suggestions are always welcome at jackwyldeck@qq.com
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Episodes (20/21)
Serious Chinese Conversation 中文不轻松
Update on word lists. Now more convenient and effective.
I give a short English description of how you can study the words in the podcast before listening, much more conveniently and effectively than the present word list situation. You'll need to buy the flashcards component in the pleco app first. I recommend buying the pleco professional bundle which includes this but you can buy it on its own.
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4 years ago
7 minutes 52 seconds

Serious Chinese Conversation 中文不轻松
What's a Chinese Communist Party (CPC) member anyway? 共产党员到底是啥?
All the following words can be conveniently downloaded as a flashcard study set to pleco at this link - https://www.plecoforums.com/threads/serious-chinese-conversation-%E5%85%B1%E4%BA%A7%E5%85%9A%E5%91%98%E5%88%B0%E5%BA%95%E6%98%AF%E5%95%A5.6805/ 共产党员 CPC member gong4 chan3 dang3 yuan2 弟 little brother di4 入党 join the CPC ru4 dang3 提交 submit ti2 jiao1 申请  apply for shen1 qing3 申请书 written applicationn shen1 qing3 shu1 党费 party membership fee dang3 fei4 范围 scope fan4 wei2 政府 government zheng4 fu3 单位 work place dan1 wei4 优势 advantage you1 shi4 政策 policy zheng4 ce4 丢掉 lose/discard diu1 diao4 万一 what if...  ; just in case wan4 yi1 签个到 sign in qian1 ge dao4 强国 powerful nation qiang2 guo2 富强 prosperous and strong (of a country) and one of the 12 communist pillars of China fu4 qiang2 限制 restriction; limit xian4 zhi4 弊端 pitfall; disadvantage bi4 duan1 大舅妈 Great aunt (wife of mother's brother) da4 jiu4 ma1 组织 organise zu3 zhi1 浓重 strong (of colours, accent, flavour etc) nong2 zhong4 色彩 characteristic se4 cai3 洗脑 brainwash xi3 nao3 间谍 a spy jian4 die2 发表 publish (a statement, article etc. but not a book) fa1 biao3 集体 collective ji2 ti3 思想 mentality; idealogy si1 xiang3 杭州 Hangzhou (a place about an hr train from Shanghai) hang2 zhou1 书记 secretary shu1 ji4 排除 get rid of pai2 chu2 惩罚 punish; penalise cheng2 fa2 拘留 detention; detain ju1 liu2 党籍 party membership dang3 ji2 政治学家 politician zheng4 zhi4 xue2 jia1 认同 approval; acknowledgement ren4 tong2 多多少少 to some extent; more or less duo1 duo1 shao3 shao3 背景 background (both physical eg. scenery and abstract eg. nationality) bei4 jing3 主意 idea zhu3 yi5 哪怕 even if; even though na3 pa4 场合 occasion; situation chang3 he2 几率 probablity; chance ji1 lv4 端正 correct eg. correct thinking / posture; to rectify duan1 zheng4 名额限制 person limit ming2 e2 xian4 zhi4 电瓶车 electric vesper (main way of getting around in China) dian4 ping2 che1 限速 speed limit xian4 su4 交通事故 traffic accident jiao1 tong1 shi4 gu4 概率 probability gai4 lv4 过滤 to filter (abstract and physical) guo4 lv4 媒体 media mei2 ti3 观点 point of view guan1 dian3 志愿者 volunteer zhi4 yuan4 zhe3 对应 corresponding; equivalent to dui4 ying4
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4 years ago
20 minutes 13 seconds

Serious Chinese Conversation 中文不轻松
4 idioms' origins 四个成语的来源
From the book Tales and Traditions by Yun Xiao, Ying Wang, Hui Xiao, WenJie Lu
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4 years ago
14 minutes 31 seconds

Serious Chinese Conversation 中文不轻松
Terrorism 恐怖主义
恐怖分子 terrorist kǒngbùfènzǐ 恐怖主义 terrorism kǒngbùzhǔyì 现象 phenomenon xiànxiàng 世界 world shìjiè 厉害 very bad; amazing lìhai 首先 first shǒuxiān (different to 第一), often followed by 其次或者然后 大型 large-scale dàxíng 小型 small-scale xiǎoxíng 事件 incident shìjiàn 九幺幺 9/11 jiǔyāoyāo (it is never referred to as 九一一 or 9月11号) 纽约 New York niúyuē 世贸中心 The World Trade Centre shìmàozhōngxīn 袭击 surprise attack xíjī 教科书 textbook jiàokēshū 频繁 frequent pínfán 记载 to record; a record (of something) jìzǎi 涉及 touch upon shèjí 谈论 debate; discuss tánlùn 全球 whole world quánqiú 范围 scope fànwéi 重大 major; significant zhòngdà 中东 The Middle East  zhōngdōng 石油 oil shíyóu 胡乱 messy (of clothes and society); reckless húluàn 管理 to deal with guǎnlǐ 严格 strict yángé (the 格 is often omitted) 缺乏 lack quēfá 不能够 unable to bùnénggòu 携带 carry; take with you xiédài  枪支 firearms qiāngzhī 合法 legal héfǎ 居民 resident jūmín 权利 right (eg. human right) quánlì 民主 democracy mínzhǔ 民主转正 democratic reform (China's form of democracy so to speak) mínzhǔzhuǎnzhèng 自由 freedom zìyóu 崇尚 uphold; advocate chóngxiàng 崇拜 worship; adore chóngbài 自由女神像 Statue of Liberty zìyóunǚshénxiàng 人权 Human Rights rénquán 掌握 know well; to master zhǎngwò 砍掉 chop off kǎndiào 比喻 analogy bǐyù 抢劫 rob qiǎngjié 穆斯林 Muslim mùsīlín 从事 to engage in cóngshì 有组织的 organised yǒuzǔzhīde 有规划的 planning (adj) yǒuguīhuàde 犹太教 Judaism yóutàijiào 犹太人 Jew yóutàirén 宗教 religion zōngjiào 教堂 Church jiàotáng 预言家 prophet yùyánjiā 耶稣 Jesus yēsū 穆罕默德 Mohammed mùhǎnmòdé 画画 draw/ paint a picture (i should have said 画 which just means draw/ paint) huàhuà 教授 professor jiàoshòu 鼓励 encourage gǔlì 动机 motivation; motive dòngjī 平等 equal; equality píngděng 尊重 respect zūnzhòng 企图 attempt (to do something bad) qǐtú 起因 cause; originate in; be caused by qǐyīn 二战 Second World War èrzhàn 进行 conduct; carry out jìnxíng 赶尽杀绝 wipe out jǐnjǐnshājué 种族灭绝 genocide zhǒngzúmièjué  残忍 cruel; brutal cánrěn 反抗 to resist fǎnkàng 穷 poor (of money) qióng 生存 subsist; exist shēngcún 可能性 probability kěnéngxìng 偷 steal tōu 抢 rob qiǎng 伤害 hurt; to injure; to harm shānghài 证明 proof; prove zhèngmíng 在乎 care about zàihu 震惊 shock/ed zhènjīng 撞向(某地方) crash into... zhuàngxiàng 流量 flow liúliàng 造成 cause zàochéng 生命 life shēngmìng 之类的 ...type of thing zhīleìde 恐慌 panic kǒnghuāng 反应 react; reaction fǎnyìng 时代 era shídài 联合国 United Nations liánhéguó 立马 immediately lìmǎ 作出反应 respond zuòchūfǎnyìng 倡导 intitiate; propose chàngdǎo 和平 peace/ful hépíng 派出 send out (a person) pàichū 维和部队 peace-keeping force wéihébùduì 新疆 Xinjiang (Muslim area in Northwest China) xīnjiāng
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4 years ago
15 minutes 15 seconds

Serious Chinese Conversation 中文不轻松
My nanny for zuo4yue4zi5 我叫的月嫂
here's a quick interview I did with my nanny who cried during the interview. she talks about her background and experience with fifteen my customers. she unfortunately got interrupted by my wife
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5 years ago
12 minutes 18 seconds

Serious Chinese Conversation 中文不轻松
Lazy eyes and skydives 斗鸡眼和跳伞

斗鸡眼 dòujīyǎn  lazy eye

进入 jìnrù  enter

主题 zhǔtí  subject

小朋友 xiǎopéngyou  child 

身边 shēnbiān  one's side eg. I want you by my side

理论 lǐlùn  theory

基因 jīyīn  gene

自来水 zìláishuǐ  tap water

重金属 zhòngjīnshǔ  heavy metal (not the music)

幸运 xìngyùn  lucky

文章 wénzhāng  essay/article

体质 tǐzhì  constitution i.e. of the body

烧开 shāokāi  to boil

直接+(verb) zhíjiē  directly do something i.e. without waiting or going through other steps

矿泉水 kuàngquánshuǐ  mineral water

哇哈哈 wāhāhā  a famous brand of mineral water in China

农夫山泉 nóngfūshānquán  the most famous brand of mineral water in China 

矿物质 kuàngwùzhì  dietary mineral

不会吧  búhuìba  no way!

影响 yǐngxiǎng  effect

空气 kōngqì  air

污染 wūrǎn  pollution

农村 nóngcūn  village

差 chà  bad

呼吸 hūxī  breathe

过敏 guòmǐn  allergic

对(noun)有好处 duì(míngcí)yǒuhǎochu  to benefit something

就算。。。还 jiùsuàn...hái  even though...(something) is still...

细菌 xìjūn  bacteria

积累 jīlěi  accumulate

导致 dǎozhì  lead to/cause (bad thing) eg. 导致睡眠 cause insomnia

跳伞 tiàosǎn  skydive

详细 xiángxì  detailed

采访 cǎifǎng  to interview

要(verb)什么就(verb)什么 yào(dòngcí)shénme jiù(dòngcí)shénme  Do whatever you want 

eg. "I'll eat whatever I want" 我想吃什么就吃什么

悉尼 xīní  Sydney

卧龙岗 wòlónggǎng  Wollonggong (place close to Sydney)

预定 yùdìng  to book; to reserve

报名 bàomíng  to sign up

大概(time/numeral with noun)。。。的样子 (shíjiān/shùzì jiā míngcí)...deyàngzi  about  eg. about 7pm 大概7点的样子; about 1 kuai 大概1块钱的样子

摄影师 shèyǐngshī photographer/filmer

教练 jiàoliàn  trainer

图案 tú'àn  pattern

相机 xiàngjī  camera

胳膊 gébo /手臂 shǒubì  arm/s

训练 xùnliàn  to train

姿势 zīshì  posture

肩膀 jiānbang  shoulder/s

手势 shǒushì  hang gesture

高空 gāokōng  high altitude

心脏 xīnzàng  heart (organ)

降落 jiàngluò  to land

撞伤 zhuàngshāng  hurt from bumping into something

地面 dìmiàn  Earth's surface; ground

把腿伸直 bǎ tuǐ shēnzhí  stretch out one's legs

气氛 qìfēn  atmosphere (i.e. of feeling/vibes)

平静 píngjìng  calm and still

冷静 lěngjìng  calm

轮到你了 lúndào nǐ le  it's your turn

动作 dòngzuò  movement

指甲 zhǐjia  nail

形状 xíngzhuàng  shape

自豪 zìháo  proud

为(he/she/it/name etc.)自豪 wèi(dàicí)zìháo  to be proud of somebody

胆子 dǎnzi  level of courage

单纯 dānchún  simple eg. of a person

体验 tǐyàn  to experience

反应 fǎnyìng  reaction

节约+(noun) jiéyuē+(míngcí)  use non wastefully

因素 yīnsù  factor

蹦极 bèngjí  bungee jump

潜水 qiánshuǐ  scuba dive

癫痫 diānxián  epilepsy

发作 fāzuò  seizure

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5 years ago
19 minutes 17 seconds

Serious Chinese Conversation 中文不轻松
Serial killers 连环杀手

连环杀手 liánhuánshāshǒu   serial killer

小丑 xiǎochǒu  clown

叫做 jiàozuò   be called; be known as 

约翰 yuēhàn 韦恩 wéiēn 盖西 gàixī   John Wayne Gacy

泰德 tàidé 邦迪 bāngdí  Ted Bundy

这么 (verb) zhème  Verb like this eg. don't do this 别这么做 Don't say 别做这个!

强奸 qiángjiān   rape

算 suàn  count as

童年 tóngnián  childhood

欺负 qīfu  to bully

折磨 zhémo  torture

弄痛 nòngtòng  to hurt someone/something

暴力 bàolì  violent; violence

黄片 huángpiàn  porn

纪录片 jìlùpiàn  documentary

挖 wā  dig

竹子 zhúzi  bamboo

类似于 lèisìyú  similar to; to be of a similar kind

木头 mùtou  wood

树叶 shùyè  leaf

掉到 diàodào  fall into...

越狱 yuèyù  escape prison

跨过 kuàguò  go cross; to cross

逃走 táozǒu  escape

滚 gǔn  get lost!; roll

司机 sījī  driver

劫持 jiéchí  hijack  eg. plane or car

逃跑 táopǎo  to flee

棒子 bàngzi  stick

批评 pīpíng  criticize

懦弱 nuòruò (she says nuòluò because many southern chinese pronounce the 'r' as 'l')  cowardly

同性恋 tóngxìngliàn  a homosexual

之间 zhījiān  between ;among

青少年 qīngshàonián  youth; teenager

尸体 shītǐ  corpse

地下室 dìxiàshì  basement

抓到 zhuādào  catch (of a thief or fish)

注射剂 zhùshèjì  injection

打针死的 dǎzhēnsǐde  die from an injection

脑子 nǎozi  brain

证明 zhèngmíng  prove; proof

精神 jīngshén  mental state

疾病 jíbìng  disease

治疗 zhìliáo  cure; treatment

死刑 sǐxíng  death penalty

社会 shèhuì  society

付税 fùshuì  pay tax

承担 chéngdān  bear; undertake

供养 gōngyǎng  support eg. monetarily

受欢迎 shòuhuānyíng  be popular (literally to receive welcome)

隐秘的角落 yǐnmìdejiǎoluò concealed corner (book and TV drama)

丈母娘 zhàngmuniáng  Wife's mother

待见 dàijian  to like; to be fond of

推下 tuīxià  push down

记录 jìlù  record

白血病 báixuèbìng  leukemia

勒索敲诈/敲诈勒索 qiāozhàlèsuǒ  to blackmail

威胁 wēixié  threaten

报警 bàojǐng  call the police

录像 lùxiàng  a recording; video

反正 fǎnzhèng  in any case...

违法 wéifǎ  break the law

监狱 jiānyù  prison

罚款 fákuǎn  to fine

少管所 shàoguǎnsuǒ  Juvenile detention centre


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5 years ago
17 minutes 14 seconds

Serious Chinese Conversation 中文不轻松
Mum's true ghost story 妈真鬼故事

婆婆 husband's mother pópo

亲自 in person qīnzì

深刻 deep; profound shēnkè

村 village cūn

看望 pay a visit kànwang

单词 word dāncí

重新 repeat chóngxīn

古老 ancient gǔlǎo

走廊 hallway zǒuláng

鬼 ghost guǐ

森林 forest sēnlín

恐怖 scary kǒngbù

度假 go on vacation dùjià

假期 vacation jiàqī

醒 awake; wake up xǐng

呼吸 breath; breathe hūxī

描述 describe miáoshù

开灯 turn on lights kāidēng

刚开始 at the beginning gāngkāishǐ

消失 disappear xiāoshī

响 make a sound xiǎng; noisy 越来越响 louder and louder 

喊 shout hǎn

走开 go away zǒukāi

凶 mean xiōng

声音 sound shēngyīn

叫醒 wake someone up by shouting jiàoxǐng

到底 after all dàodǐ (used for emphasis, often in questions) eg. "so what happened in the end?" 到底发生什么?

猜 guess cāi

灵魂 spirit línghún

迷信 superstitious; superstition míxìn


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5 years ago
7 minutes 27 seconds

Serious Chinese Conversation 中文不轻松
The Cube Personality Quiz 正方体性格测验

表示 express; indicate; show   biǎoshì

想象 imagine  xiǎngxiàng

沙漠 desert  shāmò

正方体 cube  zhèngfāngtǐ

用。。。做的 made of...  yòng...zuòde

水晶 crystal  shuǐjīng

身高 stature  shēngāo

腰 waist yāo 

高度 height  gāodù

宽 wide; width  kuān

手臂 arm  shǒubì

透明 transparent tòumíng

梯子 ladder tīzi

靠 lean on; rely on kào

木头 wood mùtou

台阶 step; stair táijiē

一匹马 a horse yìpǐmǎ  匹 pǐ measure word for horses

随着 as...; along with  suízhe

地平线 horizon  dìpíngxiàn

风暴 storm  fēngbào

静止 still  jìngzhǐ

朝 face (of direction) cháo cháoběifāng face north

结果 result jiéguǒ

性格 trait xìnggé

分析 analyse; analysis  fēnxī

效果 result; effect xiàoguǒ

自信 confidence; ego  zìxìn

个性 personality  gèxìng

骄傲 arrogant  jiāoào

强 strong qiáng

打破 to break dǎpò

得罪 to offend  dézuì

想起 (她没有说“想其他) to think of xiǎngqǐ

结实 durable jiēshi

彼此 each other bǐcǐ (used before the verb eg. 彼此喜欢)

大小 size  dàxiǎo

往(方向)走 go in a certain direction wǎng(fāngxiàng)zǒu eg. 往前走 (go straight)

讲究 to be particular about jiǎngjiu

颜值 the score of attractiveness yánzhí

形容 describe xíngróng

俞熙(我们的宝宝的名字) yúxī

缓解 alleviate huǎnjiě

赶紧 hurriedly  gǎnjǐn

我都不知道  都 can be used to mean even

性格测试 personality quiz xìnggécèyàn

准确 accurate zhǔnquè

流利 fluent liúlì

单词 word (typically used of non-chinese words) dāncí

至少 at least zhìshǎo

等不及 can't wait děngbùjí

听众 audience tīngzhòng

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5 years ago
15 minutes 18 seconds

Serious Chinese Conversation 中文不轻松
OkCupid (2/2) Most skipped questions 交友app最跳过的问题

领养 lǐngyǎng  adopt a child

收养 shōuyǎng  (a synonym for lingyang)

兄弟姐妹、 xiōngdìjiěmèi sibling

约会 yuēhuì  date

血缘 xuèyuán  blood relationship

小说 xiǎoshuō  novel

谈恋爱 tánliànài  to date

事实 shìshí   fact

性格 xìnggé  character (I meant 个性 gèxìng  personality)

告白 gàobái   tell the public 

表白 biǎobái  state clearly

陌生人 mòshēngrén   stranger

惭愧 cánkuì  ashamed

反对 fǎnduì  oppose

黑猩猩 hēixīngxing   gorilla

人类 rénlèi  human

高级 gāojí  advanced

享受 xiǎngshòu  enjoy

某种 mǒuzhǒng  a type    某 is used as an unspecific marker eg. a person, a thing etc.

程度 chéngdù degree

人权 rénquán  human rights

猩猩 xīngxing  chimpanzee

权利 quánlì  right

脑子 nǎozi  brain

国家保护动物 guójiābǎohùdòngwù  country's protected animal

濒危 bīnwēi  endangered

除了 chúle   except; apart from...

模仿 mófǎng  immitate

手语 shǒuyǔ  sign-language

行窃 xíngqiè  steal (formal way of saying 偷)

偷 tōu   steal

交上来 jiāoshanglái   turn something/somebody in

报警 bàojǐng  call the police

小偷 xiǎotōu  thief

枪 qiāng  gun

报仇 bàochóu  revenge

跟踪 gēnzōng  stalk

周到 zhōudào   well considered

社会 shèhuì  society

偷偷摸摸 tōutōumōmō  sneaky

监狱 jiānyù  prison

犯罪 fànzuì  commit a crime 犯罪者 criminal

罚款 fákuǎn fine

摄像头 shèxiàngtóu  surveillance camera

天真 tiānzhēn  naive

表现 biǎoxiàn   behaviour

伴侣 bànlǚ   partner

意义 yìyì  meaning; significance

可怕 kěpà   scary; horrific

提到 tídào  mention

用。。。来 yòng...lái   use something as something

总的来说 zǒngdeláishuō   generally speaking

主义 zhǔyì  doctrine   ...ism

资本主义 zīběnzhǔyì capitalism

平均 píngjūn  average

技术 jìshù  skill

类似于 lèisìyú  similar to...

交税 jiāoshuì pay tax

宣战 xuānzhàn  declare war

联合国 liánhéguó  The UN

批准 pīzhǔn  approve; ratify

战争 zhànzhēng  war

投票 tóupiào  vote

政策 zhèngcè   policy

羡慕 xiànmù  jealous

杰森斯坦森 jiésēnsītǎnsēn  Jason Statham

控制 kòngzhì  control

颜值 yánzhí  attractiveness index

发型 fàxíng  hair style

假发 jiǎfà  wig

虚伪 xūwěi  hypocritical

肌肉 jīròu  muscles

关注 guānzhù I meant 粉丝 fěnsī fan; follower

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5 years ago
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Luna's in pain 俞鑫霞很痛苦

痛苦 pain tòngkǔ

牙齿 tooth yáchǐ

痛 hurt tòng

鱿鱼 squid yóuyú

硬 hard yìng

咬 bite yǎo

药 medicine (i.e. of a pill etc.) yào

怀孕 pregnant/pregnancy huáiyùn

基因 gene jīyīn

修 fix/mend xiū

蛀牙 tooth decay zhùyá

补 mend bǔ

导致 lead to (something bad) dǎozhì

保护 protect bǎohù

颗 tooth and small round object MW  kē

惭愧 ashamed cánkuì

刷牙 brush one's teeth shuāyá

影响 effect; affect yǐngxiǎng

无所谓 don't care wúsuǒwèi

后悔 regret hòuhuǐ

痛死我了 It's killing me! tòngsǐwǒle

神经 nerve; neuron shénjīng

牙医 dentist yáyī

牙科 department of dentistry  yákē

紧急 emergency; pressing  jǐnjí

只好 no choice but to   zhǐhǎo

播客 podcast bōkè

真实 authentic; real zhēnshí

有多(adjective) how... eg. 他有多坏?How bad is he? yǒuduō...

全新 brand new   quánxīn

二手 second hand èrshǒu

金属 metal  jīnshǔ

拔掉 pull out (with force) bádiào

去掉 remove qùdiào

整个 entire zhěnggè

程度 degree chéngdù

闲鱼 "leisurely fish" a second hand product app in China  xiányú

去世 pass away qùshì

才不要!no way do I want it!  cáibùyào (cai is used as an emotive word)

材料 material   cáiliào

明显 obvious   míngxiǎn

刚开始 at the beginning   gāngkāishǐ

一会儿 a while  yīhuìer

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5 years ago
8 minutes 45 seconds

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Stable or happy life? 稳定还是幸福的生活?(Just me talking)

Words and grammar below 词和语法


。。的话 if   (used at the end of a sentence. 如果 is optional in this construction) dehuà

外国人 foreigner wàiguórén

悉尼 Sydney xīní

科学 science kēxué

专业 major zhuānyè

生物 biology shēngwù

毕业证 diploma bìyèzhèng

硕士 masters shuòshì

博士 Ph.D. bóshì

脑子 brain nǎozi

理论 theory lǐlùn (i mean to say thesis which is 论文 lùnwén)

试着 try shìzhe

找不到 can't find zhǎobùdào

竞争 competition jìngzhēng

(number) 以上 greater than or equal too yǐshàng

病毒 virus bìngdú (I meant to say 疾病 disease  jíbìng)

糖尿病 diabetes tángniàobìng

癌症 cancer áizhèng

心脏病 heart disease xīnzàngbìng

欠 owe qiàn

受不了 can't bear (something) shòubuliǎo

值得 deserve; worth zhíde

澳大利亚 Australia àodàlìyà

女权主义 feminism nǚquánzhǔyì

权利 right (eg. human rights) quánlì I meant to say 特权 privilege tèquán

工资(低/高) salary gōngzī

奶油 cream nǎiyóu

低咖啡因 decaf dīkāfēiyīn

不仅。。也 not only but also bùjǐn...yě 

放弃 abandon; give up fàngqì

宁愿。。也不要 would rather...than...  nìngyuàn..yěbùyào

活 live (i.e. live a life)  huó

语言 language yǔyán

波斯语 Persian/Farsi language bōsīyǔ

语法 grammar yǔfǎ

想起来 think of xiǎngqǐlái

赚钱 make money zhuànqián

捷克 The Czech Republic jiékè

魅力 charming   mèilì

印度 India yìndù

市场 market shìchǎng

苏格兰 Scotland sūgélán

母语 Mother tongue mǔyǔ

跟(something)有关系 something related to something gēn..yǒuguānxi

适合 suit shìhé (is used a verb for a noun) eg. this suits you 这个适合你 

合适 suitable héshì (is used as an adjective for a noun) it's suitable 很合适

严重 serious (of a situation) yánzhòng

集 episode jí

用户 user yònghù

知识 knowledge zhīshi

账户 account zhànghù

完美 perfect wánměi

初 the beginning of chū

章 chapter zhāng

西方国家 Western countries xīfāngguójiā

女权主义者 feminist nǚquánzhǔyìzhe

欲望 desire yùwàng (this is generally more sexual though and I should have said 愿望 yuànwàng)

分手 break up fēnshǒu

幼稚 juvenile yòuzhì

受够 had enough of shòugòu

妻管严 cuck (pussy-whipped husband) qīguǎnyán

传统 traditional chuántǒng

农村 village nóngcūn

坚持下去 persist jiānchíxiàqù

控制 control kòngzhì

承诺 promise chéngnuò

具体 specific; physical jùtǐ

在现实生活中 in real life zài xiànshí shēnghuó zhōng

税后 after tax shuìhòu

买不起 can't afford to buy mǎibuqǐ

买得起 can afford to buy mǎideqǐ

豪华 luxurious háohuá

潜力 potential qiánlì

投资 invest; investment tóuzī

卖掉 sell màidiào

积蓄 savings jīxù

加起来 added up jiāqǐlái

公民 citizen gōngmín

稳定 stable wěndìng

创新 innovation; innovative chuàngxīn

重新 renew chóngxīn

签证 visa (for countries) qiānzhèng

回国 return to one's home country huíguó

只好 have no choice but to (same as 不得不) zhǐhǎo

在。。看来 in..opinion    zài..kànlái

多元文化主义 multiculturalism duōyuánwénhuàzhǔyì

彼此 each other   bǐcǐ (used before the verb eg. 彼此讨厌)

集体 collective  jítǐ

和谐 harmony; harmonious héxié

枪 gun  qiāng

打架 fight (physical) dǎjià

偷 steal tōu

战争 war zhànzhēng

冒险 take risks màoxiǎn

出现 appear; arise chūxiàn


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5 years ago
24 minutes 10 seconds

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OK Cupid Dating Questions (1/2) 交友app问题

俞鑫霞 My wife's name yúxīnxiá
推荐 reccommend tuījiàn 
探探 Chinese Tinder tàntàn 
对方 the other party; other side duìfāng
男生 man; boy nánshēng
向 (direction+verb) do something in that direction
向左滑 swipe left  xiàngzuǒhuá 向 is a direction word like 往 
照片 photo zhàopiàn
刷 brush (noun and verb) shuā
尿尿 piss/urinate (informal) niàoniào
泡脚 to bathe feet in hot water (old chinese custom) pàojiǎo
桶 bucket tǒng
壶 kettle hú
烧热水 to heat water shāorèshuǐ
继续 continue jìxù 
气候变化 climate change qìhòubiànhuà
人类 humans rénlèi
变暖 become warmer biànnuǎn
污染 pollution wūrǎn
大量 large number/quantity dàliàng
电能 diànnéng electrical energy
产生 produce; give rise to; bring about chǎnshēng
工厂 factory gōngchǎng
科学 science kēxué
科学家 scientist kēxuéjiā
二氧化碳 carbon dioxide èryǎnghuàtàn
避孕 birth control bìyùn道德 moral dàodé做爱 have sex zuò'ài
年轻 young niánqīng
年龄 age niánlíng
在现实生活(当)中 in real life zàixiànshíshēnghuó(dāng)zhōng
合法 legal héfǎ
高中 high school gāozhōng (yr 10-12)
婚姻 marriage hūnyīn
大多数 most dàduōshù导致 lead to something (bad) dǎozhì​分手 breakup fēnshǒu
安徽 Anhui (Province in East China) ānhuī
刚好 by chance gānghǎo
介绍 introduce jièshào
出生 be born chūshēng
农民 farmer; villager nóngmín
教区 suburb jiāoqū
随波逐流 go with the flow suíbōzhúliú
播客 podcast bōkè (note that 博客 bókè means blog)
同性恋 homosexual tóngxìngliàn
罪过 sin zuìguo
算 count/count as  suàn
把(something)当成(something) bǎ。。。dāngchéng。。。 
to treat something as something eg. I treat you as my brother
权利 right (eg. freedom) quánlì 
note - (don't get confused with 权力 which means power and has the same pronunciation)
收养 adopt a child shōuyǎng
允许 allow yǔnxǔ
统计 statistics tǒngjì
危害 harm; endanger;jeopardize wēihài离婚 to get a divorce líhūn
事实 fact shìshí
恐龙 dinosaur kǒnglóng 
基督教 christianity jīdūjiào  A christian is  基督徒 jīdūtú (I spoke incorrectly)
存在 exist cúnzài
化石 fossil huàshí
泥土 dirt nítǔ
阴谋 conspiracy yīnmóu
同时 at the same time tóngshí
发生什么事? what happened? fāshēngshénmeshì
灭绝 become extinct mièjué
地球 the Earth   dìqiú
板块 tectonic plates  bǎnkuài
移动 move yídòng
波动 wave; undulate  bōdòng
理论 theory lǐlùn
小行星 asteroid  xiǎoxíngxīng (literally little planet)
爆炸 explode  bàozhà
全球 the whole World quánqiú
植物 plants zhíwù
老公 husband lǎogōng
忠诚 loyal; faithful zhōngchéng
出轨 to cheat on someone chūguǐ
宗教 religion zōngjiào
佛 Buddha/Buddhism fó
无神论者 Atheist wúshénlùnzhě (I meant to say this rather than 无信)
谈恋爱 to date tánliànài
答案 to reply dá'àn
跳过 to skip eg. an advertisement or question   tiàoguò

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5 years ago
19 minutes 16 seconds

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Douyin and Funerals 抖音和葬礼

Douyin section

抖音 Douyin (a video app)  dǒuyīn

关注 follow (a channel or subject) guānzhù

偶尔 occasionally ǒu'ěr

疫情 epidemic situation yìqíng (very commonly said word during this coronavirus time) 

文字消息 written information wénzì xiāoxi

抵抗 resist eg. the epidemic dǐkàng

百度 the Chinese google equivalent bǎidù 

关键 key, crucial eg. a point in a topic guānjiàn 

搜(搜索) search (on a search engine) sōu/sōusuǒ

对比 compare duìbǐ 

排行榜 ranking list páihángbǎng

评论 comment (noun, verb) pínglùn

种族主义的 racist zhǒngzúzhǔyìde 

领导 leader/boss lǐngdǎo 

可恶 abominable kěwù

憎恨 hate/detest zēnghèn

朋友圈 "Moments" section on Chinese Facebook app, Wechat (微信) péngyǒuquān

作为 as  eg. "as a leader,..." zuòwéi

骨气 moral integrity gǔqì

歧视 discrimination/discriminate against qíshì

伸出 stretch/extend out shēnchū

握手 shake hands wòshǒu


Funeral section (6:05)

葬礼 funeral zànglǐ

积极 positive jījí 

仪式 ceremony yíshì

农村 countryside, village nóngcūn

大声 loud dàshēng

死去 die sǐqù

风水 feng shui fēngshuǐ

孝顺 obedience to one's parents xiàoshùn (important cultural word, coming from Confucianism)

哭丧 wail at a funeral kūsāng

公墓 public cemetary gōngmù 

搭起来 build (house or market stall) dāqǐlái 

先进 advanced xiānjìn

前卫 avantgarde (on the forefront of new things) qiánwèi

校长 school principal xiàozhǎng

面子 face (dignity) miànzi (very important in China)

送丧 take part in a funeral sòngsāng

形式 form, style of something xíngshì

悼词 eulogy, remembrance speech dàocí

呸呸呸 similar to "touch wood" pēipēipēi

遗憾 regret (typically to someone else) yíhàn

信佛 believe in Buddhism xìnfó

验证 verify, prove yànzhèng

善良 kind-hearted shànliáng

直觉 intuition zhíjué

仔细 carefully zǐxì

心脏病 heart attack xīnzàngbìng

发作 break out, show effect fāzuò

灵活 flexible (both abstract and physical) línghuó

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20 minutes 51 seconds

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The coronavirus and pregnancy 冠状病毒还有怀孕

词

全球 the whole world quánqiú

冠状病毒 coronavirus guānzhuàngbìngdú  note: 冠 is a 多音字 (more than one tone character) and in this case, is not pronounced guàn, despite what most people will incorrectly say, including the host. 

症状 symptom zhèngzhuàng

发热 fever fārè

乏力 fatigue (literal and abstract) fálì

呼吸困难 difficulty breathing hūxī kùnnan

处理 deal with chǔlǐ

口罩 mask kǒuzhào

出示 show/produce (of id, ticket etc.) chūshì

测量 measure cèliáng

体温 body temperature tǐwēn

健康安全码 health code jiànkāng'ānquánmǎ

武汉 Wuhan (capital of Hubei Province) wǔhàn

询问 inquire xúnwèn

接触 come into contact with jiēchù

自动 automatic zìdòng

新闻 news xīnwén

采访 to interview cǎifǎng

怀孕 pregnant huáiyùn

基本上 by and large jīběnshang

器官 organ qìguān

发育 growth/development (of a living thing) fāyù

牙齿 teeth yáchǐ

出生 be born chūshēng

机器 machine jīqì

专门 specifically for (something/someone) zhuānmén

心跳 heartbeat xīntiào

描述 description/describe miáoshù

算 count eg. counts as rude etc. suàn

同房 sexual intercourse tóngfáng note: this is a euphamism for sex derived from its literal meaning of 'to share a room'

做爱 sex zuò'ài (more colloquial way of saying sex)

精子 sperm jīngzǐ (remember that 'mirror' is pronounced jìngzi  so be careful!)

卵子 ovum luǎnzǐ

结合 combine jiéhé

细胞 cell xìbāo

进入 enter jìnrù

子宫 uterus/womb zǐgōng

胚胎 embryo pēitāi

胎儿 foetus tāi'ér

阶段 stage, phase jiēduàn

月经 menstruation, period yuèjīng

推迟 delay, postpone tuīchí

刚开始 at the beginning gāngkāishǐ

过程 process guòchéng

测试 test (noun and a verb) cèshì     here she tested whether or not she was pregnant

意外 accident, unexpected yìwài

发抖 tremble, shake fādǒu

反应 reaction fǎnyìng

打掉 have an abortion, destroy dǎdiào

吐 to vomit tù    note: 吐 is also a 多音字. When pronounced tǔ, it means to spit. 

条纹 stripe, streak tiáowén

存在 exist cúnzài  

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5 years ago
11 minutes 47 seconds

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My Chinese friend's scariest life experience. 我的中国朋友在生活中最可怕的经历

词 (words):


一辈子 lifetime yí bèi zi

好笑 funny hǎo xiào

害怕 scared hài pà

鬼 ghost/spirit guǐ

到现在为止 so far   dào xiàn zài wéi zhǐ

吓人 xià rén  可怕 kè pà    scary

毕业 graduate bì yè

面试 interview (verb/noun) miàn shì

敲门 knock the door qiāo mén

乱七八糟的 very messy luàn qī bā zāo de

某某某某 (so and so...person/company etc.) ,mǒu mǒu mǒu mǒu (note that 1 mou 某 is also sufficient)

公司 company gōng sī

搬家 moving house/company etc. bān jiā

背 back (of the body) bèi

对着 facing/towards duì zhe

画面 appearance (abstract and physical) huà miàn

绑架 kidnap bǎng jià

转过来 turn around zhuàn guò lái

照进来 shine in  zhào jìn lái

类似于 similar to/resemble lèi sì yú

约 organise (for a time or date to do something) yuē

电梯 lift/elevator diàn tī

追过来 chase after zhuī guò lái

抖 shake/tremble/quiver dǒu

申请 apply (eg. for a job etc.) shēn qǐng

助理 assistant zhù lǐ

正规 regular zhèng guī

At 6:15, the host says 让你给他你的身体,  he meant 'rape' 强奸 qiang2 jian1 

精神 mind jīng shén (note that 精神 can also be pronounced as jīng shen which means vigour)

展现 emerge zhǎn xiàn

暴力 violent bào lì

行为 behaviour   xíng wéi

对付 deal with duì fu

平衡 balance, equilibrium píng héng

之类的  etc.   zhī lèi de

胜算  odds of success shèng suàn eg. I have high odds of success 我的胜算很大

高跟鞋 high-heel shoes gāo gēn xié

不利益我发力 not in my interest/benefit     bù lì yì wǒ fā lì

At 8:26 the host is referring to kicking him in the testicles which is 蛋蛋 dàn dàn (note this is much more common than the formal 睾丸 gāo wán)

攻击 attack    gōng jī

咬  bite   yǎo

手腕  wrist   shǒu wàn 



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5 years ago
10 minutes 4 seconds

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Schizophrenia 精神分裂症
进入  jìnrù    enter; get into主题  zhǔtí    theme; subject; main points精神病 jīngshénbìng   mental disorder; psychiatric disease 可怕  kěpà    fearful; frightful; terrible小看  xiǎokàn    look down upon; underestimate分类  fēnlèi    classify大多数 dàduōshù   vast majority阶段   jiēduàn   stage; phase再好   zàihǎo    even better 发疯   fāfēng    go mad; become insane抑郁   yìyù    depressed; despondent精神分裂症  jīngshén fēnliè zhèng   schizophrenia患者    huànzhě   sufferer幻觉   huànjué   hallucination种类   zhǒnglèi   kind; type症状   zhèngzhuàng   symptom通常    tōngcháng   general; usual地下    dìxià    underground停车库  tíngchē kù    car park角落   jiǎoluò   corner; nook描述    miáoshù   describe; give details出门    chūmén   go out; leave home大街    dàjiē    main street; street跟着   gēnzhe   follow (after somebody)凌晨    língchén   before dawn 阻止   zǔzhǐ    prevent; stop订   dìng     book (tickets)机票  jīpiào    plane ticket 恐怖片  kǒngbù piàn   horror movie恐怖    kǒngbù   terror; horror前期    qiánqī   earlier stage; earlier days控制   kòngzhì   control; govern中期   zhōngqī  middle stage后期   hòuqī  later stage悲惨   bēicǎn    miserable; tragic规划   guīhuà   programme; plan开除   kāichú    expel; dismiss; fire 私人  Sīrén    the dead粉丝  Fěnsī    fan; admirer (etc. Of a podcast)性生活  Xìng shēnghuó  sex life; sex情趣   qíngqù    temperament and interest低落    dīluò    low; downcast必要    bìyào    necessary; essential延长     yáncháng   lengthen; prolong失去    shīqù     lose提到    tídào    to mention; to raise (a subject)传宗接代   chuánzōngjiēdài  produce a male heir to continue the family line暴露    bàolù    expose; reveal西藏   xīzàng    Tibet新疆    xīnjiāng   Xinjiang Uygur region穷人    qióngrén   poor people流传    liúchuán   spread; circulate基因    jīyīn    gene患病    huànbìng   suffer from a form of illness概率  gàilǜ    probablility; chance挑剔   Tiāotì    nitpick; fastidious乐观    lèguān    optimistic; hopeful大陆    dàlù    mainland China香港    xiānggǎng   Hong Kong台湾    táiwān    Taiwan补助    bǔzhù    subsidy; allowance自费    zìfèi    at one's own expense扶持  fúchí    help; sustain; support  
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5 years ago
18 minutes 27 seconds

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Thoughts before visiting and after visiting Japan. 去日本前和后的想法。

语法 (grammar)

1. (A) 离 (B) 多远? How far is A from B?

2. (A) 怎么样? How's A?/What do you think of A?

3.  (verb)关于 (A) 的 (noun). eg. Talk about Japanese stuff. 聊关于日本的事情

4. 把 (A) 放在 (B) (上,下 etc) eg. 把苹果放在桌子上. You CAN'T SAY 放苹果在桌子上!


词 (words)

 start again 重新开始 chong2 xin1 kai1 shi3     note - 重 has 2 pronunciations

culture 文化 wen2 hua4

history 历史 li4 shi3

kill 杀 sha1

for a lifetime 一辈子 yi2 bei4 zi5 (don't say 一 as yi1 in this case)

accompany 陪 pei2

apart from 除了。。(以外) chu2 le5 ....yi3 wai4    note - 以外 is optional

change 改变 gai3 bian4

have knowledge of/deeply understand 了解 liao3 jie3 eg. I don't know much about Japan 我不太了解日本

polite/politeness 礼貌 li3 mao4

To wrap 包装 bao1 zhuang1

to describe 描述 miao2 shu4

sand 沙子 sha1 zi5

show 表示 biao3 shi4 i.e. what something represents or conveys

carcass/corpse 尸体 shi1 ti3

specimen 标本 biao1 ben3

nature/natural 自然 zi4 ran2

trash/rubbish 垃圾 la1 ji1       trash can 垃圾桶 la1 ji1 tong3

machine 机器 ji1 qi4

ice cream 冰淇淋 bing1 qi2 lin2

everywhere (something) 哪里都有 na3 li3 dou1 you3   到处都有 dao4 chu4 dou1 you3

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5 years ago
11 minutes 28 seconds

Serious Chinese Conversation 中文不轻松
Should you chase your dreams? 你应该追求你的梦想吗?

Vocab and Grammar notes:

对于(something/someone)来说 - in regards to...

对于他来说 - in regards to him


追 求 zhui1 qiu2  - pursue/chase

梦想 meng4 xiang3 - dream (eg. what you want to do)

鼓励 gu3 li4 - encourage

童年 tong2 nian2 - childhood

太空 tai4 kong1 -  outer space

身体素质 shen1 ti3 su4 zhi4 - composition of one's body eg. strong or weak

西方国家 xi1 fang1 guo2 jia1 - The West (of countries eg. USA etc.)

差不多就是这样 cha4 bu5 duo1 jiu4 shi4 zhe4 yang4 - pretty much like that 

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5 years ago
7 minutes 51 seconds

Serious Chinese Conversation 中文不轻松
Luna was scammed 俞鑫霞被骗了

别忘记注意听最后三个问题!

语法

A跟(B)有关系   A is related to B  eg. That's got nothing to do with you 那个跟你没有关系。

难道。。。吗 Rhetorical question eg. So they have my ID? (implying of course they don't.)    难道他们有我的身份证吗

词

周岁 zhou1 sui4 - 1 full year of life (Western age)

虚岁 xu1 sui4 - age calculated from being 1 at birth (Chinese age)

eg. 我三十周岁    我三十一虚岁

详细 xiang2 xi4 - detailed

欠费 qian4 fei4 - owe a fee

报警 bao4 jing3 - report to the police

警察 jing3 cha2 - police

怀疑 huai2 yi2 - suspect, suspicious, doubt

当时 dang1 shi2 - at that time

证 zheng4 - card, proof, ID

身份证 shen1 fen4 zheng4 - ID card

胸前 xiong1 qian2 - on the chest

案件 an4 jian4 - case (i.e. of law)

犯 fan4 - violate eg. discipline , law etc.

犯罪 fan4 zui4 ;  犯法 fan4 fa3 - commit a crime

贩毒 fan4 du2 - traffic drugs

法院 fa3 yuan4 -  law court

传单 chuan2 dan1 - leaflet

复印 fu4 yin1 to photocopy 复印件 - a photocopy

本人  ben3 ren2 - self     你本人 yourself

保证金 bao3 zheng4 jin1 - deposit (of money)

核实 he2 shi2 - verify

转账 zhuan3 zhang4 - transfer

绑定 bang3 ding4 - to bind eg. account to mobile

保持 bao3 chi2 - keep    eg. keep talking

流量 liu2 liang4 - mobile data

骗 pian4 - lie     骗子 pian4 zi5 - liar/scammer

幸运 xing4 yun4 - lucky

反应 fan3 ying4 - reaction

及时 ji2 shi2 - promptly

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5 years ago
9 minutes 31 seconds

Serious Chinese Conversation 中文不轻松
If you're sick of listening to overly happy and simple Chinese topics and want some more serious stuff, you've come to the right place. I will discuss almost any topic and try to focus on both the negative and positive aspects. Always make sure to check the grammar notes and vocab list in the description before listening. Topic Suggestions are always welcome at jackwyldeck@qq.com