Only good vibes for June

Hopefully this list is helpful for beginners in building up some vocabulary that might not be in their textbook!

爱人 （愛人）lover/beloved  

世界 world

危险 （危險）dangerous

醉 drunk

玫瑰 rose (开了 is often used to refer to a flower blooming in conjunction with this)

甜 sweet

力量 power/strength

疯 （瘋） crazy

突然 suddenly/unexpectedly

心情 mood

眼睛 eye （sometimes just 眼 will be used)

紧张 （緊張）nervous/anxious

香水 perfume/cologne

回头 （回頭） look back/turn around

吻 a kiss/to kiss

迷人 charming

干嘛 （乾嘛）why/what on earth (are you doing)

罪 crime/sin/guilt

It's not studying related post, but I just wanted to encourage all of you to go on walks if you can! Here we are in yet another lockdown and long walks have been keeping me sane since the first one in March.

Its a great physical activity that helps to clear your mind and also allows you to find new interesting places in your area (believe me I live in boring industrial city, there is nothing to see but still I manage to find something that catches my eye)

我的青春热爱 - 歌之初乐队

纵使满身伤 丢失了所有

大快人心 (da4kuai4 ren2xin1) to everybody’s satisfaction

修士 (xiu1shi4) Taoist adept / cultivator

前世 (qian2shi4) previous life / incarnation

口碑 (kou3bei1) reputation, public acclaim

咬碎 (yao3sui4) to break, crush, crunch (but, with teeth? to gnaw?)

好在 (hao3zai4) fortunately

妖邪 (yao1xie2) evil monster, evil

害得 (hai4de) to cause (sth bad)

市井 (shi4jing3) town; the street, common people’s places (?)

撕咬 (si1yao3) to tear at with teeth

果真 (guo3zhen1) really

栽培 (zai1pei2) to foster; to educate

活活 (huo2huo2) while still alive

深重 (shen1zhong4) serious, grave

罪孽 (zui4nie4) moral crime, sin

重生 (chong2sheng1) rebirth

身 (shen1) oneself

具 (ju4) measure word for corpses and coffins (as well as the other stuff; and apparently for living bodies too if objectified enough)

遭 (zao1) similar to 受: to suffer / encounter / undergo / passive marker (?)

料 (liao4) to expect / guess

大義滅親／大义灭亲 (da4yi4 mie4qin1) to hold justice higher than family ties, to mete out justice to one’s own family

喪心病狂／丧心病狂 (sang4xin1 bing4kuang2) completely insane; insanely cruel :(

企鵝／企鹅 (qi3e2) penguin :) (does this 企 wobble in tone?)

依據／依据 (yi1ju4) according to, based on

修煉／修炼 (xiu1lian4) to practice asceticism (of Taoist cultivators)

全屍／全尸 (quan2shi1) intact corpse, corpse in one piece

厲鬼／厉鬼 (li4gui3) evil spirit (near synonyms for that seem to be a favourite in this manhua so far)

唾罵／唾骂 (tuo4ma4) to revile, to curse, to spit on

圍剿／围剿 (wei2jiao3) to surround and destroy

圍攻／围攻 (wei2gong1) to attack from all sides, to besiege

報應／报应 (bao4ying4) just deserts, retribution

師弟／师弟 (shi1di4) younger disciple of the same master or school

弱點／弱点 (ruo4dian3) weakness, weak point

影視／影视 (ying3shi4) film and television

得虧／得亏 (dei3kui1) fortunately

情節／情节 (qing2jie2) plot (of a story)

慘死／惨死 (can3si3) to die a tragic / cruel death

擬定／拟定 (ni3ding4) to formulate, plan, prepare (same as 擬訂?)

毀掉／毁掉 (hui3diao4) to destroy

活該／活该 (huo2gai1) to get what one deserves; to be justly punished

滿門／满门 (man3men2) the whole family

萬一／万一 (wan4yi1) in case (conj.), if by any chance

萬人／万人 (wan4ren2) everybody

經典／经典 (jing1dian3) classic work

腦殘／脑残 (nao3can2) halfwit (?)

與否／与否 (yu3fou3) or not? (particle)

蠶食／蚕食 (can2shi2) to devour (like a silkworm nibbling on a leaf)

製作／制作 (zhi4zuo4) to make, to produce

諸君／诸君 (zhu1jun1) ladies and gentlemen; you all

辟穀／辟谷 (pi4gu3) to abstain from grains, to fast; to need no food to live (a Taoist practice)

還原／还原 (huan2yuan2) to restore; to reconstruct

邪術／邪术 (xie2shu4) sorcery, black magic

重現／重现 (chong2xian4) to reappear, to return

閨女／闺女 (gui1nü3) maiden

難說／难说 (nan2shuo1) hard to say

指 // zhǐ : refer to

只有 // zhǐyǒu : only

变成 // biànchéng : become

气氛 // qìfēn : atmosphere

一对 // yīduì : a pair/couple (of)

组成 // zǔchéng : to form, make up

由 // yóu : consists of

基本 // jīběn : basic, fundamental

其他 // qítā : other, another, else

结构 // jiégòu : structure, composition

越来越 + adj // yuèláiyuè : more and more (adj.)

标准 // biāozhǔn : standard

单独 // dāndú : alone, by oneself

专家 // zhuānjiā : expert

随着 // suízhe : along with, in the wake of

以及 // yǐjí : as well as, along with

快速 // kuàisù : rapid

严重 // yánzhòng : serious

I did manage to watch a few chinese dramas though. I thought I’ll do a song vocabulary list for a song from the drama Unrequited Love. If you have a Netflix subscription, you can try watching it there. The song is called 谜底(mi1di3, meaning solution to a riddle) by  魏哲鸣 (wei4 zhe2 ming2). Here’s the link to a lyric video. 

1. 刻意 ke4yi4 (adv) take pains

2. 仿佛 fang3fu2 (adv) seemingly, as if

3. 梦境 meng4jing4 (n) dreamland

4. 淡淡 dan4dan4 (adj) thin, light, pale

5. 转身 zhuan3shen1 (v) turn about

6. 累积 lei3ji1 (v) accumulate 

7. 缘分 yuan2fen (n) a predestined relationship

8. 道 dao4 measure word for questions, riddles, orders

9. 谜题 mi2ti2 (n) puzzle, riddle

10. 绕 rao4 (v) wind, coil, move/circle around

11. 盏 zhan3 measure word for lamps

12. 街灯 jie1deng1 (n) street light

13. 潜入 qian2ru4 (v) slip into, sneak into

14. 拂 fu2 (v) stroke, flick, whist

15. 心绪 xin1xu4 (n) state of mind

16. 水晶 shui3jing1 (n) crystal, quartz

17. 澄澈 cheng2che2 (adj) crystal clear, transparent

18. 默 mo4 (adj) keep silent (v) write from memory

19. 契 qi4 (n) contract, deed

20. 细数 xi2shu3 (n) countdown

so you might have seen my recent post about how i want to reblog more content from smaller mandarin langblrs as well as people who aren’t necessarily langblrs but sometimes post mandarin-related content too

well, i have decided to make a tag and track it so that you can alert me to any posts you would like for me to reblog. having a tag i track is more reliable than messaging it or submitting it and way more convenient too!

i’m open to pretty much anything mandarin related, be it vocab lists, grammar explanations, pictures of notes, or progress updates. i honestly want to see all of it and reblog it so i can support you!

so if you want me to see a post you make, you can tag it with #heyliu and i will check it out and then add it to my queue!

if you have any questions pls message me