Chinese
Chinese word of the day
A new word every day, each with a real sentence that uses it. The same words, with a puzzle and review, are in Pinday: Daily Pinyin, free on the App Store.
- 扫一扫 to scan (a QR code)
- 做完 to finish doing / to complete
- 茶道 the Way of Tea / tea philosophy
- 高高的 tall / high (vivid description)
- 著 durative aspect particle
- 本 volume / classifier for bound publications
- 搭台 to share a table with strangers
- 被打败 to be defeated / to be beaten
- 蚵仔煎 oyster omelet
- 春节 Spring Festival / Lunar New Year
- 麻辣锅 Sichuan spicy hot pot / mala broth base
- 支付宝 Alipay
- 走进去 to walk in / to enter (away from the speaker)
- 看看 to have a look / to check out briefly
- 租房 rent a house / renting a property
- 你好 hello / hi
- 叫车 to call a car / to hail a ride
- 高铁 high-speed rail / HSR
- 微信 WeChat
- 看见 to see / to catch sight of
- 茶艺 tea art / tea ceremony skills
- 我的 my / mine
- 了 perfective aspect particle
- 个 individual / general measure word
- 饮茶 to drink tea / to go for dim sum