HSK4 — Day 43 — Career Choices & As Long As
Today let's learn words about occupations, quality, and importance.
Today's Vocabulary
职业
occupation; profession
你的职业是什么？
Nǐ de zhíyè shì shénme?
What is your occupation?
只好
to have no choice but to
没有钱，我只好走路回家。
Méiyǒu qián, wǒ zhǐhǎo zǒulù huíjiā.
No money, I had no choice but to walk home.
只要
as long as; so long as
只要努力，就会成功。
Zhǐyào nǔlì, jiù huì chénggōng.
As long as you work hard, you will succeed.
指
to point; finger
他指着地图说话。
Tā zhǐzhe dìtú shuōhuà.
He points at the map and speaks.
至少
at least
我们至少要练习一个小时。
Wǒmen zhìshǎo yào liànxí yí gè xiǎoshí.
We need to practice for at least one hour.
质量
quality
这个手机质量很好。
Zhège shǒujī zhìliàng hěn hǎo.
This phone's quality is very good.
重
heavy
这个箱子很重。
Zhège xiāngzi hěn zhòng.
This box is very heavy.
重点
emphasis; focal point
这是今天的重点。
Zhè shì jīntiān de zhòngdiǎn.
This is today's focal point.
重视
to attach importance to
公司很重视质量。
Gōngsī hěn zhòngshì zhìliàng.
The company attaches great importance to quality.
周围
surroundings
学校周围有很多商店。
Xuéxiào zhōuwéi yǒu hěn duō shāngdiàn.
There are many shops around the school.
主意
idea; decision
这是个好主意。
Zhè shì gè hǎo zhǔyi.
This is a good idea.
祝贺
to congratulate
祝贺你毕业了！
Zhùhè nǐ bìyè le!
Congratulations on your graduation!
著名
famous; well-known
他是著名的作家。
Tā shì zhùmíng de zuòjiā.
He is a famous author.
专门
specialized
他专门研究历史。
Tā zhuānmén yánjiū lìshǐ.
He specializes in researching history.
专业
specialty; major
我的专业是语言。
Wǒ de zhuānyè shì yǔyán.
My major is language.
转
to turn; to transfer
请往左转。
Qǐng wǎng zuǒ zhuǎn.
Please turn left.
Today's Grammar
只要...就... ("as long as...then...") expresses a sufficient condition for a result.
只要质量好，价格贵一点儿也没关系。
As long as the quality is good, a slightly higher price doesn't matter.
只要你重视这份职业，就会做得好。
As long as you value this occupation, you will do it well.
这个专业周围的机会很多。
There are many opportunities around this major.
大家都祝贺这位著名的作家。
Everyone congratulated this famous author.
只好先转专门研究这个重点。
Had no choice but to first switch to specially researching this key point.