---
type: Knowledge
title: Synthesized Chinese Class Notes
date: '2025-10-23'
---

# Synthesized Chinese Class Notes

This note is a synthesized compilation of all Chinese class notes from the `10-Input` folder. The content has been organized by topic for clarity and ease of reference.

## Grammar

### Sentence Patterns

- **Expressing "Structure is complex"**: `SUBJECT + 的构造非常复杂 (de gòuzào fēicháng fùzá)`
- **Estimating a Quantity**: `估计 (Gūjì) + SUBJECT + 有 (yǒu) + NUMBER + MEASURE WORD + OBJECT`
- **Reacting to News**: `听到 (Tīng dào) + {THING HEARD}, SUBJECT + 会/很 (huì/hěn) + {FEELING}, 甚至觉得 (shènzhì juédé) + {EVEN STRONGER FEELING/REACTION}`
- **Remembering / Forgetting**: `SUBJECT + 记得/不记得 (jìdé/bù jìdé) + OBJECT`
- **Learning from Someone's Example**: `我们陷入 (Wǒmen xiànrù) + {SITUATION} + 时 (shí), 可以怎样向 (kěyǐ zěnyàng xiàng) + {PERSON} + 学习 (xuéxí)?`
- **Considering the Cost**: `在 (zài) + {ACTION} + 之前 (zhīqián), 先想想你需要为此付出什么, 包括投入多少时间, 精力, 和财务 (xiān xiǎng xiǎng nǐ xūyào wèi cǐ fùchū shénme, bāokuò tóurù duōshǎo shíjiān, jīnglì, hé cáiwù)`
- **Expressing Feelings**: `我感觉 (Wǒ gǎnjué) + 很 (hěn) + EMOTION`
- **"Not Only..., But Also..." (Negative Emphasis)**: `SUBJECT + 不但 (bùdàn) + {BAD THING}, 反而 (fǎn'ér) + {EVEN WORSE THING}`
- **Leaving a Matter to Someone**: `我会把 (Wǒ huì bǎ) + {THE MATTER} + 交给 (jiāo gěi) + {ENTITY} + 处理 (chǔlǐ)`
- **Expressing Fear of Loss**: `我特别害怕失去 (Wǒ tèbié hàipà shīqù) + {OBJECT/CONCEPT}`
- **"First..., Then..."**: `我想先 (Wǒ xiǎng xiān) + ACTION 1 + 再 (zài) + ACTION 2`
- **Waiting for Something Impatiently**: `SUBJECT + 终于 (zhōngyú) + VERB + 了 (le), 我都快等死了 (Wǒ doū kuài děng sǐle)`
- **Not Ashamed, But Proud**: `SUBJECT + 不以 (bù yǐ) + {THING} + 为耻 (wéi chǐ), 反而以 (fǎn'ér yǐ) + {THING} + 为荣 (wéi róng)`
- **"I Just Couldn't..." (Expressing Frustration)**: `怎么就是 (zěnme jiùshì) + {UNPLEASANT RESULT}`
- **"Tell me when..."**: `等你 (Děng nǐ) + ACTION 1 + 了告诉我 (le gàosù wǒ), 我想 (wǒ xiǎng) + ACTION 2`
- **Using `de` for more detail**: Place `de` after a verb to add more detail to the action. `Ni chi de shenme?` (You ate what?)
- **`Yào zǒule` - Something is going to happen**: `Subj + Yào + Verb + Optional Object + le`
- **`bù míngbái` - I don't understand how to...**: `{{Thing you don't understand}} wǒ zhēn de {{Optional Verb}} bù míngbái.`
- **"ADJ1 and also ADJ2"**: `Subj + 又 + ADJ1 + 又 + ADJ2`
    - *Example*: 我又高又帅 (Wǒ yòu gāo yòu shuài) - I am tall and handsome.
    - *Example*: 这里的菜又便宜又好吃 (Zhèlǐ de cài yòu piányí yòu hào chī) - The food here is cheap and delicious.
- **"Besides..."**: `除了...., Subj 还.... (Chúle...., Subj hái....)`
    - *Example*: 除了饭，你们还会买什么？ (Chúle fàn, nǐmen hái huì mǎi shénme?) - Besides food, what else will you buy?
- **`吧/ba` particle**: Stick at the end of the sentence to make a suggestion. If not there, it sounds like your telling somewhat what to do. Similar to "How about..."
- **"Not only.... But also...."**: `不但。。。而且。。。 (bùdàn...érqiě...)`
	- *Example*: 今天不但下雨而且非常冷 (Jīntiān bùdàn xià yǔ érqiě fēicháng lěng) - It's not only raining today, but also very cold.
- **Time Remaining**: `SUBJ + jùlí + ACTION + hái shèng + TIME LEFT` - 2025-12-15
- **Asking for Progress**: `SUBJ + yǒu shé me jìnzhǎn ma?` - 2025-12-15
- **"I'm a little bit sad that..."**: `SUBJECT + yǒudiǎn er shāngxīn yīnwèi...` - 2026-01-22
- **A 跟 B 差不多 ADJ**: A and B are about the same in ADJ - 2026-01-15
- **SUBJ + déle + disease**: SUBJ + got the disease - 2026-02-12

### Verb Complements

- **下来 (xiàlái)**: Indicates an action completed from beginning to end.
- **起来 (qǐlái)**:
    1.  Directional (low to high): `站起来` (Stand up).
    2.  Subjective Feeling (with senses): `海鲜看起来很好吃` (The seafood looks delicious).
- **出来 (chūlái)**: Indicates movement from inside to outside.
- **伤 (shāng)**: A result complement indicating an action caused injury.

### Common Patterns & Word Usage

- **Using 了 (le)** - *Added: 2025-12-08*: The particle `了` marks the completion of an action, and is not strictly a past-tense marker. If you are describing something you *wanted* to do (but haven't done), you do not need `了`.

- **又 (yòu) vs. 再 (zài)** - *Added: 2025-12-08*:
    - **又 (yòu)**: Used for an action that happened again in the **past**.
    - **再 (zài)**: Used for an action that will happen again in the **present or future**.

- **都 (dōu) vs. 才 (cái)** - *Added: 2026-01-15*:
	- **都 (dōu)** can be used to express a negative or anxious feeling about something being "already" a certain way. It emphasizes the speaker's subjective feeling rather than just the fact.
		- *Example*: 我都二十四岁了 (Wǒ dōu èrshísì suìle) - I'm *already* 24 years old (and I feel it's old).
		- *Example*: 都九点了，我需要回家！(Dōu jiǔ diǎnle, wǒ xūyào huí jiā!) - It's *already* 9pm, I need to go home!
	- **才 (cái)** is used to express a positive feeling about something being "only" a certain way, suggesting the speaker feels it's early, young, or a small amount.
		- *Example*: 我才三十岁 (Wǒ cái sānshí suì) - I'm *only* 30 years old (and I feel young).
		- *Example*: 才九点，我们继续玩儿吧! (Cái jiǔ diǎn, wǒmen jìxù wán'er ba!) - It's *only* 9pm, let's keep playing!

## Vocabulary

### Nouns

- **棋牌 (Qípái)**: Chess and Card Games - 2025-11-24
- **眼镜 (yǎnjìng)**: Glasses - 2025-11-24
- **抑郁证 (Yìyù zhèng)**: Depression (the illness) - 2025-12-08
- **王国传福音这训练班 (Wángguó chuán fúyīn zhè xùnliàn bān)**: Kingdom Preacher Training Class (SKE) - 2025-12-08
- **猪蹄 (Zhū tí)**: Pigs feet - 2025-12-15, 2026-01-01
- **牛肉 (Niúròu)**: Beef - 2025-12-15
- **签证 (Qiānzhèng)**: Visa - 2025-12-15
- **曲奇饼 (Qū qí bǐng)**: Cookie - 2025-12-26
- **褪黑素 (Tuì hēi sù)**: Melatonin - 2025-12-26
- **地面 (Dìmiàn)**: Floor - 2025-12-26
- **酱牛肉 (Jiàng niúròu)**: Braised beef (in soy sauce) - 2026-01-01
- **蚕蛹 (Cányǒng)**: Silkworm chrysalis - 2026-01-01
- **项目 (xiàngmù)**: Project
- **自由 (zìyóu)**: Freedom
- **矛盾 (máodùn)**: Contradiction
- **憎恨 (zēnghèn)**: Hatred
- **韭菜 (Jiǔcài)**: Chinese Chives/Leeks
- **眼睛 (yǎn jīng)**: eye
- **亚马逊 (Yàmǎxùn)**: Amazon
- **冲绳 (Chōngshéng)**: Okinawa
- **农村 (nóng cūn)**: countryside
- **助教 (Zhùjiào)**: Teaching assistant
- **中医 (Zhōngyī)**: Traditional Chinese Medicine
- **个人医疗指示 (Gèrén yīliáo zhǐshì)**: Personal medical directive
- **全血 (quánxuè)**: Whole blood
- **红细胞 (hóngxìbāo)**: Red blood cells
- **白细胞 (báixìbāo)**: White blood cells
- **血小板 (xuèxiǎobǎn)**: Platelets
- **血浆 (xuèjiāng)**: Plasma
- **治疗 (zhìliáo)**: Treatment
- **安眠药 (Ānmiányào)**: Sleeping pills
- **生存刀 (Shēngcún dāo)**: Survival Knife
- **指甲刀 (Zhǐjiǎ dāo)**: Nail Clippers
- **账号 (zhànghào)**: Account (e.g., online)
- **评测 (píngcè)**: Review (of a product)
- **电量 (diànliàng)**: Battery life
- **游戏配件 (Yóuxì pèijiàn)**: Gaming accessories
- **握把 (wòbǎ)**: A grip
- **保护膜 (bǎohù mó)**: Protective film / Screen protector
- **保护套 (bǎohù tào)**: Protective case
- **充电宝 (chōngdiàn bǎo)**: Battery pack / Power bank
- **数据线 (shùjù xiàn)**: Data cable
- **掌机 (zhǎng jī)**: Handheld console
- **3D打印 (3D dǎyìn)**: 3D Printing
- **天气 (Tiānqì)**: Weather
- **天气预报 (Tiānqì yùbào)**: Weather Forecast
- **会众 (Huìzhòng)**: Congregation - 2025-12-04
- **本地建筑设计委员会 (Běndì jiànzhú shèjì wěiyuánhuì)**: LDC - 2025-12-04
- **电工 (Diàngōng)**: electrician - 2025-12-04
- **保龄球 (Bǎolíngqiú)**: bowling - 2025-12-04
- **电视剧 (Diànshìjù)**: TV drama - 2025-12-04
- **拉锁 (lāsuǒ)**: zipper - 2025-12-04
- **脑袋 (nǎodai)**: Brain Pocket / Head - 2026-01-22
- **亲友 (qīnyǒu)**: relatives & friends - 2026-01-22
- **中心思想 (Zhōngxīn sīxiǎng)**: Central Idea - 2026-01-22
- **挑战 (tiǎozhàn)**: Challenges - 2026-01-22
- **马桶盖儿 (mǎtǒng gài'er)**: toilet seat - 2026-01-15
- **吓人 (xiàrén)**: Terrifying - 2026-01-15
- **强大 (Qiángdà)**: Strong (for machines) - 2026-01-15
- **网络 (Wǎngluò)**: Internet - 2026-02-12
- **妈宝男 (Mā bǎo nán)**: Moms baby boy -> Mommas boy - 2026-02-12
- **家务 (Jiāwù)**: Chores - 2026-02-12
- **洗衣机 (Xǐyījī)**: washing machine - 2026-02-12

### People & Relationships

- **穿花衬衫的弟兄 (Chuān huā chènshān de dìxiōng)**: Brother in Floral Shirt - 2025-11-24
- **穿粉色衬衫的姐妹 (Chuān fěnsè chènshān de jiěmèi)**: The sister in the pink shirt - 2025-11-24
- **戴眼镜的弟兄 (Dài yǎnjìng de dìxiōng)**: The brother wearing glasses - 2025-11-24
- **你是真男人 (Nǐ shì zhēn nánrén)**: You are a real man!
- **前妻 (qiánqī)**: Ex-wife
- **前夫 (qiánfū)**: Ex-husband
- **前任 (qiánrèn)**: Ex (gender-neutral)
- **老婆 (lǎopó)**: Wife (endearing term)
- **客户 (kèhù)**: Client
- **发型师 (fǎxíng shī)**: Hairdresser
- **传统的日本人 (Chuántǒng de rìběn rén)**: Traditional Japanese Person
- **单身 (dān shēn)**: Single
- **榜样 (bǎngyàng)**: Role model
- **小白 (xiǎobái)**: "Little White" -> Beginner
- **先驱 (xiānqū)**: Pioneer - 2025-12-04
- **女性朋友 (Nǚxìng péngyǒu)**: female friends - 2025-12-04

### Verbs

- **想好 (xiǎnghǎo)**: To figure out - 2025-12-04
- **牧养 (mù yǎng)**: to shepherd (can be noun or verb) - 2025-12-08
- **推荐 (Tuījiàn)**: recommend - 2025-12-08
- **讨厌 (Tǎoyàn)**: Hate - 2025-12-15
- **留胡子 (liú húzǐ)**: To grow a beard
- **被封了 (bèi fēngle)**: To get banned
- **记得 (jìdé)**: To remember
- **陷入 (xiànrù)**: To fall into / be caught by
- **付出 (fùchū)**: To pay; to expend (cost)
- **骑车 (qí chē)**: To ride a bike
- **开车 (kāichē)**: To drive a car
- **谈 (tán)**: To talk
- **休息 (xiūxí)**: To rest / take a break
- **遇到 (yù)**: To encounter
- **体验 (tǐyàn)**: To experience
- **处理 (chǔlǐ)**: To deal with / handle
- **偷偷 (tōutōu)**: Secretly
- **请客 (qǐngkè)**: To treat someone (to a meal)
- **包括 (bāokuò)**: To include
- **注意 (zhùyì)**: To pay attention to
- **失去 (shīqù)**: To lose
- **传染 (chuánrǎn)**: to infect
- **理发 (lǐfà)**: To get a haircut
- **聊天 (liáotiān)**: To chat
- **收到 (shōu dào)**: To receive
- **放弃 (fàngqì)**: To give up
- **发热 (fārè)**: To generate heat
- **下雨 (Xià yǔ)**: To Rain
- **下雪 (Xià xuě)**: To snow
- **取笑 (Qǔxiào)**: To make fun of - 2025-12-04
- **沟通 (gōutōng)**: to confess/communicate - 2025-12-04
- **表白 (biǎobái)**: to confess (feelings) - 2025-12-04
- **跳舞 (tiàowǔ)**: To dance - 2025-12-04
- **坐 (zuò)**: To ride in (a car) - 2025-12-04
- **照顾 (zhàogu)**: take care - 2026-01-22
- **面对 (miànduì)**: to face - 2026-01-22
- **克服 (kèfú)**: Overcome - 2026-01-22
- **保持 (bǎochí)**: keep - 2026-01-22
- **扫地 (sǎodì)**: To sweep the floor - 2026-02-12
- **打扫 (dǎsǎo)**: To clean - 2026-02-12
- **主持 (Zhǔchí)**: To host/preside - 2026-02-12

### Adjectives

- **抑郁 (Yìyù)**: Depressed - 2025-12-08
- **低落 (Dīluò)**: Low (mood) - 2025-12-08
- **严格 (yángé)**: Strict
- **麻烦 (máfan)**: Troublesome
- **担心 (dānxīn)**: Worried
- **悲伤 (bēishāng)**: Sadness
- **惊讶 (jīngyà)**: Surprised
- **愤怒 (fènnù)**: Rage
- **激动 (jīdòng)**: Excited (intensely)
- **放松 (fàngsōng)**: Relaxed
- **耐心 (nàixīn)**: Patient
- **幽默 (yōumò)**: Funny; humorous
- **安全 (ānquán)**: Safe
- **随机 (suíjī)**: Random
- **尴尬 (gāngà)**: Awkward; embarrassing
- **假的 (Jiǎde)**: Fake
- **无数 (wúshù)**: Limitless
- **严重 (yánzhòng)**: Serious
- **晴天 (Qíngtiān)**: Sunny Day
- **多云 (Duōyún)**: Cloudy
- **冷 (Lěng)**: Cold
- **热 (Rè)**: Hot
- **舒服 (Shūfu)**: Comfortable
- **奇怪 (qíguài)**: Strange - 2025-12-04
- **独特 (dútè)**: Unique - 2026-01-22
- **喜乐 (xǐlè)**: Joyful - 2026-01-22
- **焦虑 (Jiāolǜ)**: Anxious - 2026-02-12
- **脏 (zàng)**: Dirty - 2026-02-12

### Adverbs & Expressions

- 以后 (yǐhòu): Future, later, soon - 2025-12-08
- 更 (Gèng): More - 2025-12-15
- 随便 (Suíbiàn): Whatever; anything is fine
- 从现在起 (cóng xiànzài qǐ): From now on
- 没想到 (Méi xiǎngdào): Didn't expect (in a good way)
- 终于 (zhōngyú): Finally, at last
- 反而 (fǎn'ér): On the contrary, instead
- 其实 (qíshì): Actually
- 当然 (dāngrán): Of course
- 总是 (zǒng shì): Always
- 有时 (yǒu shí): Sometimes
- 长期 (Chángqī): Longterm - 2026-01-22
- 仍 (réng): still - 2026-01-22
- 呗/bei: you can stick at the end of an obvious sentence to soften the tone, and not to make the person sound like an idiot. - 2026-01-29
- 着/zhe: denotes that the action should be done over a period of time, not just a single occurrence. - 2026-01-29
- péiyǎng: to cultivate - 2026-01-29
- zhīzú: content - 2026-01-29
- tàidù: attitude - 2026-01-29

### Expressions

- 睡不着的滋味儿真难受 (Shuì bùzháo de zīwèi‘er zhēn nánshòu): The feeling of not being able to sleep is truly awful. - 2026-01-29
- {{THING}} de zīwèi‘er zhēn nánshòu: Feeling of {{THING}} is truly awful
	- 没有钱的滋味儿真难受 (Méiyǒu qián de zīwèi'er zhēn nánshòu): It's a terrible feeling to have no money.
	- 单身的滋味儿真难受 (Dānshēn de zīwèi'er zhēn nánshòu): Being single really sucks
	- 是流感嘛？ (Shì liúgǎn ma?): Is it the flu? - 2026-02-12
	- 我得了流感，我的爸爸得了流感，我的朋友们得了流感 (Wǒ déle liúgǎn, wǒ de bàba déle liúgǎn, wǒ de péngyǒumen déle liúgǎn): I got the flu, my dad got the flu, my friends got the flu. - 2026-02-12
	- 妈宝男在中国很普遍 (Mā bǎo nán zài zhōngguó hěn pǔbiàn): "Mama's boy" is very common in China. - 2026-02-12
	- 我的朋友是妈宝男，他也有点儿喜欢做妈宝男 (Wǒ de péngyǒu shì mā bǎo nán, tā yě yǒudiǎn er xǐhuān zuò mā bǎo nán): My friend is a mama's boy, and he also a little bit likes being a mama's boy. - 2026-02-12
	- 我二十一二岁的时候，我妈妈控制欲很强，但我当时不听他的话，现在他没有控制娱乐 (Wǒ èrshíyī'èr suì de shíhòu, wǒ māmā kòngzhì yù hěn qiáng, dàn wǒ dāngshí bù tīng tā dehuà, xiànzài tā méiyǒu kòngzhì yúlè): When I was twenty-one or twenty-two, my mother was very controlling, but I didn't listen to her back then. Now she doesn't try to control my life anymore. - 2026-02-12
	- 我的阿姨是家里最小的孩子 (Wǒ de āyí shì jiālǐ zuìxiǎo de háizǐ): My aunt is the youngest child in the family. - 2026-02-12
	- 我没有告诉他们很多细节 (Wǒ méiyǒu gàosù tāmen hěnduō xìjié): I didn't tell them many details. - 2026-02-12
	- 主持的弟兄是加拿大人 (Zhǔchí de dìxiōng shì jiānádà rén): Conducting Brother is Canadian - 2026-02-12
	- 我们的国家距离很近 (Wǒmen de guójiā jùlí hěn jìn): Our countries are very close - 2026-02-12
	- 你喜欢做家务吗？ (Nǐ xǐhuān zuò jiāwù ma?): Do you enjoy doing housework? - 2026-02-12
	- 我并不讨厌 (Wǒ bìng bù tǎoyàn): I don't hate it - 2026-02-12
	- 我不喜欢家务，也不讨厌家务 (Wǒ bù xǐhuān jiāwù, yě bù tǎoyàn jiāwù): I neither like nor dislike housework. - 2026-02-12
	- 你最喜欢什么家务？ (Nǐ zuì xǐhuān shénme jiāwù?): Your favorite chore is what? - 2026-02-12
	- 我最喜欢洗碗。 (Wǒ zuì xǐhuān xǐ wǎn.): I like washing the dishes. - 2026-02-12
	- 我最喜欢扫地。 (Wǒ zuì xǐhuān sǎodì.): I like sweeping the floor. - 2026-02-12
	- 我最喜欢扫地，因为我有扫地机器人。 (Wǒ zuì xǐhuān sǎodì, yīnwèi wǒ yǒu sǎodì jīqìrén.): I like sweeping the floor because I have a robot vacuum. - 2026-02-12
	- 你最讨厌什么家务？ (Nǐ zuì tǎoyàn shénme jiāwù?): What kind of housework do you hate the most? - 2026-02-12
	- 我最讨厌打扫洗手间，因为非常脏。 (Wǒ zuì tǎoyàn dǎsǎo xǐshǒujiān, yīn wéi fēicháng zàng.): I hate cleaning the bathroom because it's so dirty. - 2026-02-12

## Idioms & Slang (Chengyu & Lingo)

- **当局者迷，旁观者清 (Dāngjúzhěmí, pángguānzhěqīng)**: Those involved are often confused, but bystanders see clearly. - 2025-12-04
- **有朋自远方来，不亦乐乎 (Yǒupéng zì yuǎnfāng lái, bù yì lè hū)**: "It is a great pleasure to have friends come from afar."
- **人山人海 (Rénshānrénhǎi)**: "People mountain, people sea." An idiom describing huge crowds.
- **心静自然凉 (Xīnjìng zìrán liáng)**: "A calm heart keeps you naturally cool."
- **亦敌亦友 (Yì dí yì yǒu)**: Frenemies.
- **厚脸皮 (hòu liǎnpí)**: "Thick-skinned." Not easily affected by criticism.
- **冲手法 (Chōng shǒufǎ)**: Rushing to be the first to buy a new product.
- **废了 (fèile)**: Slang for feeling exhausted.
- **虎 (hǔ)**: Slang for fierce or reckless.
- **电子阳痿 (Diànzǐ yángwěi)**: "Electronic impotence." Buying many games but lacking the motivation to play them.
- **猫屎咖啡 (Māo shǐ kāfēi)**: "Cat poop coffee" (Kopi luwak).
- **"Wife and Mother in Water" Dilemma**: A classic tricky question: "If your mother and I fell into the water, who would you save first?"
- **被割韭菜 (bèi gē jiǔcài)**: "To be cut like leeks." An idiom for being repeatedly exploited financially.
- **女人心,海底针 (Nǚrén xīn, hǎidǐ zhēn)**: "A woman's heart is like a needle at the bottom of the sea." (hard to predict) - 2025-12-26

## Conversations

### Dinner Preparation

- **Wife**: 亲爱的，今天晚上想吃什么？ (Honey, what do you want to eat tonight?)
- **Husband**: 随便，你做什么我都喜欢。(Whatever, I like anything you make.)
- **Wife**: 那我做你最喜欢的红烧肉好不好？(Then how about I make your favorite braised pork?)
- **Husband**: 太好了！谢谢老婆。(Great! Thank you, love.)

### Coincidental Meeting at a Coffee Shop

- **S**: 哎？JS! 你也在这里啊，好巧！ (Huh? JS! You're here too? What a coincidence!)
- **JS**: 哎？Spencer? 真的是你！最近怎么样啊？好久不见了？ (Huh? Spencer? It's really you! How have you been? Long time no see!)
- **S**: 是啊，世界真小！要不要一起坐一会儿，聊聊天儿? (Yes, it’s a small world! Do you want to sit for a while and chat?)

### Discussing the Weather

- **A**: 你好, 今天很热, 你也是来乘凉吗? (Hello, it's very hot today. Are you also here to cool off?)
- **B**: 对啊，又热又吵。(Yes, it's hot and humid.)
- **A**: 你有什么降暑的好方法吗？ (Do you have any good ways to beat the heat?)
- **B**: 留在家里吹空调。(Stay at home and blast the air conditioning.)

### Personal Conversation - 2025-12-04
*(A collection of sentences from a personal conversation)*
- 你想好怎么说了吗? (Nǐ xiǎng hǎo zěnme shuōle ma?): Have you figured out what you're going to say?
- 她一直去传道，也有很多属灵的特质。(Tā yīzhí qù chuándào, yěyǒu hěnduō shǔ líng de tèzhì.): She always in service, and has many spiritual qualities.
- 你打算什么时候跟那个姐妹表白呢？(Nǐ dǎsuàn shénme shíhòu gēn nàgè jiěmèi biǎobái ne?): When do you plan to confess to that sister?
- 最近每天晚上都给你发信息。(Zuìjìn měitiān wǎnshàng dōu gěi nǐ fā xìnxī.): She sends you messages every night recently.

### Conversation about Economy - *Updated: 2026-01-29*

A: 师傅，最近生意怎么样呢？  
A: Shīfu, zuìjìn shēngyi zěnme yàng ne?  
A: Sir, how's business lately?  

B: 最近不太好。  
B: Zuìjìn bù tài hǎo。  
B: Not really good lately.  
  
A: 疫情之后，各行各业都不太好。  
A: Yìqíng zhi1hòu, gè háng gè yè dōu bù tài hǎo.  
A: Since the pandemic, things have been rough for all industries.  
  
B: 对啊，什么都涨，就是工资不涨。  
B: Duì a, shénme dōu zhǎng, jiùshì gōngzī bù zhǎng.  
B: Yeah, everything is going up in price, except wages.  
  
A: 师傅，你觉得以后经济会怎么样？  
A: Shīfu, nǐ juédé yǐhòu jīngjì huì zěnme yàng?  
A: Sir, what do you think the economy will be like in the future?  

B: 以后可能会越来越不好。  
B: Yǐhòu kěnéng huì yuè lái yuè bù hǎo.  
B: The future will keep getting worse.

A: 我也同意。你觉得我们可以怎样应付经济难题呢
A: Wǒ yě tóngyì. Nǐ juédé wǒmen kěyǐ zěnyàng yìngfù jīngjì nántí ne？
A: I agree too. How do you think we can cope with the economic difficulties?

B: 那就省着点儿花呗
B: Nà jiù shěngzhe diǎn'er huā bei
B: Then just spend a little less
	- 呗/bei - you can stick at the end of an obvious sentence to soften the tone, and not to make the person sound like an idiot. 
	- 着/zhe - denotes that the action should be done over a period of time, not just a single occurrence.

A: 没错，这是个好办法，除此之外，我觉得心态也很重要，您觉得呢？
A: Méi cuò, zhè shìgè hǎo bànfǎ, chú cǐ zhī wài, wǒ juédé xīntài yě hěn zhòngyào, nín juédé ne?
A: No mistake, this is a good way, besides that, I feel attitude is very important, what do you think?

B: 对，没错
B: Duì, méi cuò
B: Yes, that's right.

A: 前几天我看到一句话说：“所以，总不要为明天忧虑，明天有明天的忧虑。每一天的难题已经够多了"。您觉得有道理吗？
A: Qián jǐ tiān wǒ kàn dào yījù huàshuō:“Suǒyǐ, zǒng bùyào wéi míngtiān yōulǜ, míngtiān yǒu míngtiān de yōulǜ. Měi yītiān de nántí yǐjīng gòu duōle". Nín juédé yǒu dàolǐ ma?
A: A few days ago I saw a quote that said, "Therefore, do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own." Do you think that makes sense?
	- Can be used as its own structure. **Qián jǐ tiān wǒ kàn dào yījù huàshuō:{{INSERT SCRIPTURE}} Nín juédé yǒu dàolǐ ma?**

B: 非常有道理
B: Fēicháng yǒu dàolǐ
B: Very much makes sense

A: 还有一个方法我试过,很有效，就是要培养知足的态度
A: Hái yǒu yīgè fāngfǎ wǒ shìguò, hěn yǒuxiào, jiùshì yào péiyǎng zhīzú de tàidù
A: also another method I tried, very effective, which is cultivating a content attitude
- péiyǎng -> to cultivate
- zhīzú -> content
- tàidù -> attitude

A: 我想给你看一句话，能请你读读吗？
A: Wǒ xiǎng gěi nǐ kàn yījù huà, néng qǐng nǐ dú dú ma?
A: I'd like to show you a sentence; could you please read it?

A: 路加福音12:15 - 人不管多么富有，他拥有的东西也不能给他生命+。
A: Lù jiā fúyīn 12:15 - Rén bùguǎn duōme fùyǒu, tā yǒngyǒu de dōngxī yě bùnéng gěi tā shēngmìng.
A: Luke 12:15- People no matter how much they have, the things they own can not give them life

A: 你觉得这句话怎么样？有道理吗？
A: Nǐ juédé zhè jù huà zěnme yàng? Yǒu dàolǐ ma?
A: What do you think of this sentence? Does it make sense?

B: 很有道理！
B: Hěn yǒu dàolǐ!
B: That makes a lot of sense!

A: 那我们可以怎样时间这句话，培养知足的态度呢？
A: Nà wǒmen kěyǐ zěnyàng shíjiān zhè jù huà, péiyǎng zhīzú de tàidù ne?
A: So we can how apply this sentence, cultivating a content attitude?

B: 我不知道
B: Wǒ bù zhīdào
B: I don't know

A: 谢谢你的坦诚
A: Xièxiè nǐ de tǎnchéng
A: Thank you for your honesty

A: 一个方法是关注自己已经拥有的东西，而不是没有的
A: Yīgè fāngfǎ shì guānzhù zìjǐ yǐjīng yǒngyǒu de dōngxī, ér bùshì méiyǒu de
A: One way is to focus on what we already have, rather then on what we don't have