中午 - Noon

Today's Chinese word of the day is 中午 which means noon.

In Mandarin 中午 is pronounced Zhōngwǔ.
中午太陽在天空高 Zhōngwǔ tàiyáng zài tiānkōng gāo. - At noon the sun is high in the sky

黎明 - Dawn

The Chinese word of the day for March 10th is 黎明 which means dawn.

In Mandarin 黎明 is pronounced Límíng.
黎明時，世界是和平的 Límíng shí, shìjiè shì hépíng de - At dawn, the world is at peace

黃昏 - Dusk

The Chinese word of the day for March 9th is 黃昏 which means dusk.

In Mandarin 黃昏 is pronounced Huánghūn.
在黃昏，很難看到 Zài huánghūn, hěn nán kàndào - At dusk it's hard to see

日光 - sunlight

The Chinese Word of the day for March 8th is 日光 which means Sunlight.

In Mandarin 日光 is pronounced Rìguāng.
今天的日光如此明亮 Jīntiān de rìguāng rúcǐ míngliàng - The daylight today is so bright

神之子 - Son of God

Today's Chinese word of the day is 神之子 which means Son of God.

In Mandarin 神之子 is pronounced Shén zhīzǐ.

女神 - Goddess

Yesterday's Chinese word of the day is 女神 which means Goddess

In Mandarin 女神 is pronounced Nǚshén.
女神向你微笑 Nǚshén xiàng nǐ wéixiào - The Goddess smiles down on you.

新郎 - Groom

Today's Chinese word of the day is 新郎 which means groom.

In Mandarin 新郎 is pronounced Xīnláng.
新郎看起來也很好 Xīnláng kàn qǐlái yě hěn hǎo - The groom looks ok too

新娘 - Bride

Yesterday's Chinese word of the day was 新娘 which means bride.

In Mandarin 新娘 is pronounced Xīnniáng.
新 Xīn means new while 娘 niáng means mother or woman.
新娘今天看起來很棒 Xīnniáng jīntiān kàn qǐlái hěn bàng - The bride looks great today.

婚禮 - Wedding

Today's Chinese word of the day is 婚禮 which means wedding.

In Mandarin 婚禮 is pronounced Hūnlǐ.
明天是我弟弟的婚禮 Míngtiān shì wǒ dìdì de hūnlǐ - Tomorrow is my younger brother's wedding.

繃帶 - Bandage

Today's Chinese word of the day is 繃帶 which means bandage.

In Mandarin 繃帶 is pronounced Bēngdài.
你有繃帶嗎？ Nǐ yǒu bēngdài ma? - Do you have a bandage?

護士 - Nurse

The Chinese word for yesterday is 護士 which means nurse.

In Mandarin 護士 is pronounced hùshì.
你是護士嗎 Nǐ shì hùshì ma - Are you a nurse?

醫生 - Doctor

The Chinese word for Feb 23rd is 醫生 which means doctor.

In Mandarin 醫生 is pronounced Yīshēng.
有醫生嗎？ - Yǒu yīshēng ma? - Is there a doctor?

醫院 - Hospital

Today's Chinese word of the day is 醫院 which means hospital.

In Mandarin 醫院 is pronounced Yīyuàn.
帶我去醫院 Dài wǒ qù yīyuàn - Take me to the hospital

真棒 - Awesome

Today's Chinese word of the day is 真棒 which means awesome.

In Mandarin 真棒 is pronounced Zhēn bàng.
這個竅門是如此真棒 Zhège qiàomén shì rúcǐ zhēn bàng - That trick was so awesome

總統 - President

Today's Chinese word of the day is 總統 which means president.

In Mandarin 總統 is pronounced Zǒngtǒng.
總統今天有一天 Zǒngtǒng jīntiān yǒu yītiān - The president had a day today

生日 - Birthday

Today's Chinese word of the day is 生日 which means birthday.

In Mandarin 生日 is pronounced Shēngrì.
生日快樂 Shēngrì kuàilè - Happy birthday

甜 咸 伤心 慢 快速 太阳 - Sweet, Salty, Sad, Slow, Fast, Sun

I have had a bit of a busy week. To make up for it here are 6 new words:
甜 - Sweet - Tián
咸 - Salty - xián
伤心 - Sad - shāngxīn
慢 - Slow - màn
快 - Fast - kuài
太阳 - Sun - tàiyáng

Tomorrow we'll get back to one word per day hopefully.

永遠 - Forever

Today's Chinese word of the day is 永遠 which means forever.

In Mandarin 永遠 is pronounced Yǒngyuǎn.
我永遠是你的 Wǒ yǒngyuǎn shì nǐ de - I am forever yours

欣賞 - Admire

Yesterday's Chinese word of the day was 欣賞 which means admire.

In Mandarin 欣賞 is pronounced xīnshǎng.
我欣賞你的勇氣 Wǒ xīnshǎng nǐ de yǒngqì - I admire your courage.

喜歡 - Like

Today's Chinese word of the day is 喜歡 which means like.

In Mandarin 喜歡 is pronounced Xǐhuan.
NOTE: Don't like use this like word as often as you like use it in like English or you will like sound ridiculous (well, you sound ridiculous in English too...).
我開始喜歡你 Wǒ kāishǐ xǐhuan nǐ - I'm beginning to like you.

潛艇 - Submarine

Yesterday's Chinese word of the day was 潛艇 which means submarine.

In Mandarin 潛艇 is pronounced Qiántǐng.
潛艇裡裝滿了家鄉水手 Qiántǐng li zhuāng mǎnle jiāxiāng shuǐshǒu - The submarine is full of homesick sailors.

摩托車 - Motorcycle

Today's Chinese word of the day is 摩托車 which means motorcycle.

In Mandarin 摩托車 is pronounced Mótuō chē.
我的摩托車太冷了，不能在冬天開車 Wǒ de mótuō chē tài lěngle, bùnéng zài dōngtiān kāichē - My motorcycle is too cold, I can't drive it in the winter.

船 - Boat

Today's Chinese word of the day is 船 which means boat.

In Mandarin 船 is pronounced Chuán.
我在夏天騎在一條船上 Wǒ zài xiàtiān qí zài yītiáo chuánshàng - I rode on a boat in the summer.

地鐵 - Subway

Yesterday's Chinese word of the day is 地鐵 which means subway.

In Mandarin 地鐵 is pronounced Dìtiě.
地 Dì means ground, 鐵 tiě means iron. A subway is the iron under the ground. 地鐵今天運行緩慢 Dìtiě jīntiān yùnxíng huǎnmàn - The subway is running slow today.

直升機 - Helicopter

Yesterday's Chinese word of the day is 直升機 which means Helicopter.

In Mandarin 直升機 is pronounced Zhíshēngjī.
我沒有直升機，但我以前乘坐直升機 Wǒ méiyǒu zhíshēngjī, dàn wǒ yǐqián chéngzuò zhíshēngjī - I don't own a helicopter, but I rode one before.

飛機 - Airplane

The Chinese word of the day is 飛機 which means airplane.

In Mandarin 飛機 is pronounced Fēijī.
飛 Fēi means fly, 機 jī means machine. Airplanes are flying machines.
我騎在飛機上來到這裡 Wǒ qí zài fēijī shànglái dào zhèlǐ - I rode an airplane to get here

火車 - Train

Today's Chinese word of the day is 火車 which means train.

In Mandarin 火車 is pronounced Huǒchē.
Train in Chinese is literally Fire Vehicle.
我坐火車去學校 Wǒ zuò huǒchē qù xuéxiào - I took the train to school.

自行車 - Bicycle

Today's Chinese word of the day is 自行車 which means Bicycle.

In Mandarin 自行車 is pronounced Zìxíngchē.
我騎自行車上班 Wǒ qí zìxíngchē shàngbān - I ride my bicycle to work.

汽車 - Car

Today's Chinese word of the day is 汽車 which means car.

In Mandarin 汽車 is pronounced Qìchē.
我有一輛紅色的汽車 Wǒ yǒuyī liàng hóngsè de qìchē - I have a red car

公共汽車 - Bus

Today's Chinese word of the day is 公共汽車 which means bus.

In Mandarin 公共汽車 is pronounced Gōnggòng qìchē.
我乘坐公共汽車 Wǒ chéngzuò gōnggòng qìchē - I'm riding the bus

背包 - Backpack

Yesterday's Chinese word of the day was 背包 which means backpack.

In Mandarin 背包 is pronounced Bèibāo.
背 Bèi means back, and 包 bāo means bag.
我在公共汽車上丟了我的背包 Wǒ zài gōnggòng qìchē shàng diūle wǒ de bèibāo - I lost my backpack on the bus

電腦 - Computer

Today's Chinese word of the day is 電腦 which means computer.

In Mandarin 電腦 is pronounced Diànnǎo.
電 Diàn means electric and 腦 nǎo means brain.
我有一台新電腦 Wǒ yǒuyī táixīn diànnǎo - I got a new computer

計算器 - Calculator

Yesterday's Chinese word of the day is 計算器 which means calculator.

In Mandarin 計算器 is pronounced Jìsuàn qì.
我的計算器壞了 Wǒ de jìsuàn qì huàile - My calculator broke.

問題 - Question/problem

Today's Chinese word of the day is 問題 which means question or problem.

In Mandarin 問題 is pronounced wèntí.
沒問題 Méi wèntí - No problem

藉口 - Excuse

Yesterday's Chinese word of the day is 藉口 which means excuse.

In Mandarin 藉口 is pronounced Jièkǒu.
這只是一個藉口 Zhè zhǐshì yīgè jièkǒu - That's only an excuse.

毛筆 - Writing brush

Today's Chinese word of the day is 毛筆 which means writing brush.

In Mandarin 毛筆 is pronounced Máobǐ.
我用毛筆寫中文 Wǒ yòng máobǐ xiě zhōngwén - I use a writing brush to write Chinese

鉛筆 - Pencil

Today's Chinese word of the day is 鉛筆 which means pencil.

In Mandarin 鉛筆 is pronounced Qiānbǐ.
我放了鉛筆 Wǒ fàngle qiānbǐ - I dropped my pencil

紙 - Paper

Today's Chinese word of the day is 紙 which means paper.

In Mandarin 紙 is pronounced Zhǐ.
我只需要一張紙 Wǒ zhǐ xūyào yī zhāng zhǐ - I only need one sheet of paper

導師 - Mentor

Today's Chinese word of the day is 導師 which means mentor.

In Mandarin 導師 is pronounced Dǎoshī.
我從我的導師學到了很多 Wǒ cóng wǒ de dǎoshī xué dàole hěnduō - I learn much from my mentor

學生 - Student

Yesterday's Chinese word of the day was 學生 which means student.

In Mandarin 學生 is pronounced Xuéshēng.
我永遠是一個學生 Wǒ yǒngyuǎn shì yīgè xuéshēng - I will always be a student.

老師 - Teacher

Today's Chinese word of the day is 老師 which means teacher.

In Mandarin 老師 is pronounced Lǎoshī.
我的老師是非常有幫助 Wǒ de lǎoshī shì fēicháng yǒu bāngzhù - My teacher is very helpful

練習 - Exercise

Today's Chinese word of the day is 練習 which means exercise.

In Mandarin 練習 is pronounced liànxí.
我們在外面做練習 Wǒmen zài wàimiàn zuò liànxí - We did exercises outside

科學 - Science

Yesterday's Chinese word of the day is 科學 which means science.

In Mandarin 科學 is pronounced Kēxué.
在科學課上，我們學到了光 Zài kēxué kè shàng, wǒmen xué dàole guāng - In Science class we learned about light

翻譯 - Translate

Today's Chinese word of the day is 翻譯 which means translate.

In Mandarin 翻譯 is pronounced Fānyì.
我喜歡把漢語翻譯成英語 Wǒ xǐhuan bǎ hànyǔ fānyì chéng yīngyǔ - I like to translate Chinese to English.

寫- Write

Yesterday's Chinese word of the day was 寫 which means write.

In Mandarin 寫 is pronounced Xiě.
我在寫一本書 Wǒ zài xiě yī běnshū - I'm writing a book.

讀 - Read

Today's Chinese word of the day is 讀 which means read.

In Mandarin 讀 is pronounced Dú.
我每天讀一本書 Wǒ měitiān dú yī běnshū - I read a book every day

文化- Culture

Today's Chinese word of the day is 文化 which means culture.

In Mandarin 文化 is pronounced Wénhuà.
我們在文化中心 Wǒmen zài wénhuà zhōngxīn - We are at the cultural center.

數學 - Math

Today's Chinese word of the day is 數學 which means math.

In Mandarin 數學 is pronounced Shùxué.
數學是我最喜歡的科目 Shùxué shì wǒ zuì xǐhuan de kēmù - Math is my favorite subject.

學習 - Learn

Today's Chinese word of the day is 學習 which means learn.

In Mandarin 學習 is pronounced Xuéxí.
我在學校學習 Wǒ zài xuéxiào xuéxí - I learn at school.

高中 - High school

Today's Chinese word of the day is 高中 which means high school.

In Mandarin 高中 is pronounced Gāozhōng.
高中是非常有教育意义的 Gāozhōng shì fēicháng yǒu jiàoyù yìyì de - High school was very educational

大學 - University

Today's Chinese word of the day is 大學 which means university.

In Mandarin 大學 is pronounced Dàxué.
我在大學沒有孩子 Wǒ zài dàxué méiyǒu háizi - I don't have any children at University.

中學 - Middle school

Today's Chinese word of the day is 中學 which means middle school.

In Mandarin 中學 is pronounced Zhōngxué.
我的一個孩子去中學 Wǒ de yīgè háizi qù zhōngxué - One of my children goes to middle school.

小學 - Elementary school

Yesterday's Chinese word of the day was 小學 which means elementary school.

In Mandarin 小學 is pronounced Xiǎoxué.
我的兩個孩子去小學 Wǒ de liǎng gè háizi qù xiǎoxué - Two of my kids go to elementary school.

學校 - School

Today's Chinese word of the day is 學校 which means school.

In Mandarin 學校 is pronounced Xuéxiào.
明天我們回到學校 Míngtiān wǒmen huí dào xuéxiào - Tomorrow we go back to school.

雪球 - Snow ball

Today's Chinese word of the day is 雪球 which means snow ball.

In Mandarin 雪球 is pronounced Xuě qiú.
The 球 character means ball.
那個雪球裡面有一塊岩石 Nàgè xuě qiú lǐmiàn yǒu yīkuài yánshí - That snow ball had a rock in it.

雪人- Snowman

Yesterday's Chinese word of the day is 雪人 which means snowman.

In Mandarin 雪人 is pronounced Xuěrén.
我們昨天做了一個雪人 Wǒmen zuótiān zuòle yīgè xuěrén - We made a snowman yesterday.

一月 - January

Today's Chinese word of the day is 一月 which means January.

In Mandarin 一月 is pronounced Yī yuè.
一月是一個新的開始 Yī yuè shì yīgè xīn de kāishǐ - January is a new beginning.