Today's Chinese word of the day is 喝水 which means drink water.
In Mandarin 喝水 is pronounced Hē shuǐ.
一定要在冬天喝水 Yīdìng yào zài dōngtiān hē shuǐ - Be sure to drink water in the winter
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Tuesday, December 6, 2016
冰 - Ice
Today's Chinese word of the day is 冰 which means ice.
In Mandarin 冰 is pronounced Bīng.
我可以喝冰在我的飲料嗎? Wǒ kěyǐ hē bīng zài wǒ de yǐnliào ma? - Can I have ice in my drink please?
In Mandarin 冰 is pronounced Bīng.
我可以喝冰在我的飲料嗎? Wǒ kěyǐ hē bīng zài wǒ de yǐnliào ma? - Can I have ice in my drink please?
Monday, December 5, 2016
冬天 - Winter
Today's Chinese word of the day is 冬天 which means winter.
In Mandarin 冬天 is pronounced Dōngtiān.
冬天很冷 Dōngtiān hěn lěng - Winter is cold
In Mandarin 冬天 is pronounced Dōngtiān.
冬天很冷 Dōngtiān hěn lěng - Winter is cold
Sunday, December 4, 2016
長褲 - Pants
Today's Chinese word of the day is 長褲 which means long pants.
In Mandarin 長褲 is pronounced Cháng kù.
我只在冬天穿長褲 Wǒ zhǐ zài dōngtiān chuān cháng kù - I only wear long pants in the winter.
As was pointed out to me yesterday the more common way to say pants is 褲子 which is pronounced kùzi.
In Mandarin 長褲 is pronounced Cháng kù.
我只在冬天穿長褲 Wǒ zhǐ zài dōngtiān chuān cháng kù - I only wear long pants in the winter.
As was pointed out to me yesterday the more common way to say pants is 褲子 which is pronounced kùzi.
Saturday, December 3, 2016
毛衣 - Sweater
Today's Chinese word of the day is 毛衣 which means sweater.
In Mandarin 毛衣 is pronounced Máoyī.
我的毛衣是溫暖,但是醜陋 Wǒ de máoyī shì wēnnuǎn, dànshì chǒulòu - My sweater is warm but it is ugly.
In Mandarin 毛衣 is pronounced Máoyī.
我的毛衣是溫暖,但是醜陋 Wǒ de máoyī shì wēnnuǎn, dànshì chǒulòu - My sweater is warm but it is ugly.
Friday, December 2, 2016
襪子 - Socks
Today's Chinese word of the day is 襪子 which means socks.
In Mandarin 襪子 is pronounced Wàzi.
我只在冬天穿襪子 Wǒ zhǐ zài dōngtiān chuān wàzi - I only wear socks in the winter.
In Mandarin 襪子 is pronounced Wàzi.
我只在冬天穿襪子 Wǒ zhǐ zài dōngtiān chuān wàzi - I only wear socks in the winter.
Thursday, December 1, 2016
冬帽 - Winter hat
Today's Chinese word of the day is 冬帽 which means a winter hat.
In Mandarin 冬帽 is pronounced dōng mào.
我會穿我的冬帽,因為它很冷 Wǒ huì chuān wǒ de dōng mào, yīnwèi tā hěn lěng - I'll wear my winder hat because it's so cold.
In Mandarin 冬帽 is pronounced dōng mào.
我會穿我的冬帽,因為它很冷 Wǒ huì chuān wǒ de dōng mào, yīnwèi tā hěn lěng - I'll wear my winder hat because it's so cold.
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