HSK5 — Day 2 — Character & Social Interaction
Today let's learn words about personality, manners, and social interaction.
Today's Vocabulary
爱护
to care for; to cherish
我们要爱护环境。
Wǒmen yào àihù huánjìng.
We must care for the environment.
爱惜
to treasure; to use sparingly
请爱惜时间。
Qǐng àixī shíjiān.
Please treasure your time.
彼此
each other; one another
我们彼此都很了解。
Wǒmen bǐcǐ dōu hěn liǎojiě.
We understand each other very well.
称呼
to call; to address as
你可以称呼我小李。
Nǐ kěyǐ chēnghu wǒ Xiǎo Lǐ.
You can call me Xiao Li.
打交道
to have dealings with
我常跟他打交道。
Wǒ cháng gēn tā dǎ jiāodao.
I often have dealings with him.
打听
to ask about; to inquire
我想打听一下地址。
Wǒ xiǎng dǎting yíxià dìzhǐ.
I want to ask about the address.
代表
representative; delegate
他是我们的代表。
Tā shì wǒmen de dàibiǎo.
He is our representative.
待遇
treatment; pay; wages
这家公司的待遇很好。
Zhè jiā gōngsī de dàiyù hěn hǎo.
This company's pay is very good.
单纯
simple; pure
她的想法很单纯。
Tā de xiǎngfǎ hěn dānchún.
Her thinking is very simple/pure.
担任
to assume office; to take charge
他担任经理三年了。
Tā dānrèn jīnglǐ sān nián le.
He has been the manager for three years.
道德
virtue; morality; ethics
这是道德问题。
Zhè shì dàodé wèntí.
This is a moral issue.
道理
reason; argument; principle
他说的很有道理。
Tā shuō de hěn yǒu dàolǐ.
What he said makes a lot of sense.
的确
really; indeed
这的确是个好办法。
Zhè díquè shì gè hǎo bànfǎ.
This is indeed a good method.
差距
disparity; gap
我们之间的差距很大。
Wǒmen zhījiān de chājù hěn dà.
The gap between us is very large.
常识
common sense
这是很重要的常识。
Zhè shì hěn zhòngyào de chángshí.
This is very important common sense.
彻底
thorough; complete
他把问题解决得很彻底。
Tā bǎ wèntí jiějué de hěn chèdǐ.
He solved the problem thoroughly.
迟早
sooner or later
迟早会有办法的。
Chízǎo huì yǒu bànfǎ de.
Sooner or later there'll be a way.
措施
measure; step
公司用了新方法。
Gōngsī cǎiqǔ le xīn cuòshī.
The company adopted new measures.
不如
not as good as; inferior to
我的中文不如他好。
Wǒ de Zhōngwén bùrú tā hǎo.
My Chinese is not as good as his.
Today's Grammar
A不如B (+adjective) is used to say A is not as good as B, e.g. 我的中文不如他好 (My Chinese is not as good as his).
我的中文不如他好。
My Chinese is not as good as his.
这个人不如彼此了解得那么深。
This person doesn't understand each other as deeply as that.
他打招呼不如你诚恳。
His way of greeting is not as sincere as yours.
这次的待遇不如上次好。
This time the treatment is not as good as last time.
道理讲得不如你清楚。
The reasoning wasn't explained as clearly as yours.