亲属称谓：

媳妇xí fù(daughter in law)←→女婿nǚ xù(son in law)

婆婆pó po(mother in law)←→公公gōng gong(father in law)


父母←→孩子

长辈zhǎng bèi(the older generation)←→晚辈wǎn bèi(the younger generation)

辈份关系(hierarchy relation)


…俩 (the two people of…)

母子俩

父女俩

夫妻俩…


跟签证有关的词汇：

申请…签证shēn qǐng…qiān zhèng (apply for…visa)

   探亲签证 tàn qīn qiān zhèng(the visa of visiting family)

签证过期 guò qí (visa expiration)

过海关 hǎiguān (to go through the Customs)


跟衣服有关的词汇：

衣柜

衣服、鞋子 袜子、裤子、裙子



跟服装(outfit)有关的动词：

「穿」chuān 衣服 (wear the clothes)←→脱tuō衣服(take off the clothes)

戴帽子dài mào zi (put on the hat)←→脱帽tuō mào (take off the hat)

※给…戴绿帽

绑bǎng /系xì鞋带(tie the shoelace)←→松开sōngkāi 鞋带(loosen up the shoelace)


描述(describe)心情(mood)：

心疼téng: feel sorry for sb and want to give comfort.

心痛 tòng : heart ache      J心痛的感觉

倔强juèjiàng: stubborn in a childish way

闹情绪nào qíng xù ←→ 情绪平静下来qíng xù píng jìng xià lái

发脾气fā pí qì ←→ 脾气降了下来pí qì jiàng le xià lái

情绪化qíng xù hu�

心思细腻/敏感xīn sī xì nì

歇斯底里/神经质xiē sī dǐ lǐ

无奈wú nài :  sb. feels like he/she cannot do anything about sth.

保持沉默bǎo chí chén mò : remain silence

哄hǒng : to sweet talk sb. like talking to a child, so that the person is willing to cooperate  e.g.
哄她吃饭

不买账 bù mǎi zhàng

谈条件 tán tiáo jiàn

说过的话要算数suàn shù→说话算话 : to keep sb’s words/ promise

在心里暗笑àn xiào : to smirk without showing it


施展…shī zhǎn:  perform表演某种才艺

~厨艺chú yì ： cooking skill

~法术fǎ shù : magic/trick related to religion or certain beliefs

魔术：magic

中国菜：糖醋里脊táng cù  lǐ jǐ、油闷大虾yóu mèn dà xiā、中式凉面liáng miàn

(sweet-sour pork; pan-fried jumbo shrimp; Chinese cold noodle)

看到有人打架或吵架…

插手chā shǒu : to stick into sb’s business

「路见不平，拔刀相助」lù jiàn  bù píng，bá dāo  xiāng zhù zhù


毕竟bì jìng (after all…)

亚洲人：「我希望毕业以后找到好工作然后结婚，毕竟我都三十岁了！」

欧洲人：「我希望毕业以后能找到好工作、享受生活，毕竟我才三十岁。」

看来(Judging from it)，亚洲人和欧洲人的观念还真不一样。


如今rú jīn (till now)

事到如今都已经「生米煮成熟饭」了，还能怎么样？


副词：

气喘吁吁地qì  chuǎn xū xū:  pantingly

坚定地说jiān dìng dì;de:  to talk in a firm voice

眼巴巴地看着yǎn bā bā :  to stare with yearning


成语：

大开眼界dà kāi yǎn jiè : wide open sb’s eyes

e.g. 出国让我大开眼界

大饱眼福dà băo yăn fú : to get satisfied by visual entertainment

e.g. 这个派对上有很多美女，让我大饱眼福。

心领神会xīn lǐng shén huì : to understand by heart or intuition

e.g. 一看到她的表情，我就心领神会了。