Learn 10 high-frequency expressions, including vocabulary for the weather
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| Hi everybody, my name is Wu Rui. |
| Welcome to the 2000 Core Chinese Words and Phrases video series! |
| Each lesson will help you learn new words, practice, and review what you've learned. |
| Ok! Let's get started! First is… |
| WORD 1 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 湿度 |
| (shīdù) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "humidity" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 湿度 |
| (SLOW) |
| 湿度 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| humidity |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 湿度低的空气感觉很干。 |
| (Shīdù dī de kōngqì gǎnjué hěn gān.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "With low humidity, the air feels dry." |
| (SLOW) |
| 湿度低的空气感觉很干。 |
| WORD 2 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 风 |
| (fēng) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "wind" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 风 |
| (SLOW) |
| 风 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| wind |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 刮风了，我们回家吧。 |
| (Guā fēng le, wǒmen huí jiā ba.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The wind is blowing; let's head home." |
| (SLOW) |
| 刮风了，我们回家吧。 |
| WORD 3 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 雨夹雪 |
| (yǔjiāxuě) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "sleet" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 雨夹雪 |
| (SLOW) |
| 雨夹雪 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| sleet |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 正下着的雨夹雪 |
| (zhèng xiàzhe de yǔjiāxuě) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "falling sleet" |
| (SLOW) |
| 正下着的雨夹雪 |
| WORD 4 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 结冰 |
| (jié bīng) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "ice over" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 结冰 |
| (SLOW) |
| 结冰 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| ice over |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 桥会先于其它的道路结冰。 |
| (Qiáo huì xiānyú qítā de dàolù jié bīng.) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Bridges will ice over before the rest of the roadway." |
| (SLOW) |
| 桥会先于其它的道路结冰。 |
| WORD 5 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 雷 |
| (léi) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "thunder" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 雷 |
| (SLOW) |
| 雷 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| thunder |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 滚雷 |
| (gǔnléi) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "rolling thunder" |
| (SLOW) |
| 滚雷 |
| WORD 6 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 闷热 |
| (mēnrè) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "muggy" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 闷热 |
| (SLOW) |
| 闷热 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| muggy |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 闷热的空气 |
| (mēnrè de kōngqì) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "muggy air" |
| (SLOW) |
| 闷热的空气 |
| WORD 7 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 冰点以下 |
| (bīngdiǎn yǐxià) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "below freezing" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 冰点以下 |
| (SLOW) |
| 冰点以下 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| below freezing |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 冰点以下的温度 |
| (bīngdiǎn yǐxià de wēndù) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "below freezing temperatures" |
| (SLOW) |
| 冰点以下的温度 |
| WORD 8 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 风寒 |
| (fēnghán) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "wind chill" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 风寒 |
| (SLOW) |
| 风寒 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| wind chill |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 风寒指数 |
| (fēnghán zhǐshù) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "wind chill factor" |
| (SLOW) |
| 风寒指数 |
| WORD 9 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 零下 |
| (língxià) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "below zero" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 零下 |
| (SLOW) |
| 零下 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| below zero |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 零下度数 |
| (língxià dùshù) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "below zero degrees" |
| (SLOW) |
| 零下度数 |
| WORD 10 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 放晴 |
| (fàngqíng) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "clear up" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 放晴 |
| (SLOW) |
| 放晴 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| clear up |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| 等待放晴 |
| (děngdài fàngqíng) |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "waiting to clear up" |
| (SLOW) |
| 等待放晴 |
| PRACTICE/REVIEW |
| Let's review. Respond to the prompts by speaking aloud. First, you will hear a word or phrase in English. Respond in Chinese, then repeat after me, focusing on pronunciation. |
| Ready? |
| (Do you remember how to say "humidity?" Review 1) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| 湿度 |
| (1) |
| 湿度 |
| (And how to say "wind?" Review 2) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| 风 |
| (1) |
| 风 |
| (What about "sleet?" Review 3) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| 雨夹雪 |
| (1) |
| 雨夹雪 |
| (Do you remember how to say "ice over?" Review 4) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| 结冰 |
| (1) |
| 结冰 |
| (Let's try "thunder!" Review 5) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| 雷 |
| (1) |
| 雷 |
| (What about "muggy?" Review 6) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| 闷热 |
| (1) |
| 闷热 |
| (Now, let's see if you remember how to say "below freezing!" Review 7) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| 冰点以下 |
| (1) |
| 冰点以下 |
| (Another one! What about "wind chill?" Review 8) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| 风寒 |
| (1) |
| 风寒 |
| (Do you remember how to say "below zero?" Review 9) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| 零下 |
| (1) |
| 零下 |
| (And finally, do you remember how to say "clear up?" Review 10) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| 放晴 |
| (1) |
| 放晴 |
| Well done! |
| See you next time! |
| 再见。(Zàijiàn.) |
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