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Mandarin word of the day · 18 October
三心二意
sānxīn-èryìPinyin
half-hearted / fickle / indecisive
今天大伙聚在客厅沙发上就是为了解决水电费对帐的问题，你别三心二意地一边玩手机，赶紧把收据翻出来。
Jīntiān dàhuǒ jù zài kètīng shāfā shàng jiùshì wèile jiějué shuǐdiànfèi duìzhàng de wèntí, nǐ bié sānxīn-èryì de yībiān wán shǒujī, gǎnjǐn bǎ shōujù fān chūlái.
We are gathering on the living room sofa today specifically to resolve the utility bill balancing issue; don't be half-hearted by playing on your phone at the same time, hurry up and dig out the receipts.
Earlier Mandarin words
- 被风吹倒 to be blown over by the wind / knocked down by wind
- 团圆饭 reunion dinner
- 把窗户打开 to open the window
- 微信号 WeChat ID / WeChat username
- 功夫茶 Gongfu tea / Kung Fu tea style
- 漂亮的 beautiful / pretty
- 路边摊 roadside stall / street vendor
- 鸳鸯锅 split hot pot / twin-flavor pot
- 一盅两件 one cup of tea and two dim sum dishes
- 一心一意 wholeheartedly / single-mindedly
- 行动支付 mobile payment
- 被雨淋湿 to get drenched by the rain / soaked by rain
- 家庭聚会 family gathering / family reunion
- 把门关上 to close the door / to shut the door
- 走进来 to walk in / to enter (towards the speaker)
- 逛夜市 to stroll through a night market / to visit a night market
- 吃火锅 to eat hot pot
- 听听 to have a listen / to hear out
- 租客 tenant / renter
- 可以 can / may / acceptable
- 打车 to take a taxi / to hail a cab (Mainland China)
- 动车 bullet train / D-series train
- 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
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