4th Quarter Chinese Notes

成语：
(numbers represent the intonation)

一见锺情
- yi1 jia4n zho1ng qi2ng; love at first sight
一穷不通
- yi1 qi2ong bu4 to2ng; to know nothing about a subject
一无所知
- yi1 wu2 suo3 zhi1; to know nothing AT ALL
一言不发
- yi1 ya2n bu4 fa1; not say a word, to shut up
一回事
- yi1 hui2 shi4; one thing (i.e. a problem or issue)
一会儿
- yi1 hui4 e2r; in a jiffy, quickly
一辈子
- yi1 be4i zi; a lifetime
一针见血
- yi1 zhe1n jia4n xie3; to pierce (that's the literal translation; actually means something like "headshot!")
一句话
- yi1 ju4 hua4; one word
一干一净
- yi1 ga1n yi1 ji1ng; thoroughly
一帆风顺
- yi1 fa2n fe1ng shu4n; smooth sailing
一文不值
- yi1 we2n bu4 zhi2; worthless junk
一丝不挂
- yi1 si1 bu4 gua4; bare
一知半解
- yi1 zhi1 ba4n jie3; scanty knowledge
一丝一毫
- yi1 si1 yi1 ha2o; a tiny bit
一如所料
- yi1 ru2 suo3 lia4o; sure enough (i.e. as expected)
一视同仁
- yi1 shi4 to2ng re2n; to treat two equally
一方面
- yi1 fa1ng mia4n; on the other hand
一团和气
- yi1 tua2n he2 qi4; to be on good terms
一言为定
- yi1 ya2n we2i di4ng; it's a deal!
一言难尽
- yi1 ya2n na2n ji4n; it's a long story
一口气
- yi1 ko3u qi4; in one go
一国两制
- yi1 guo2 lia3ng zhi4; one country, 2 systems
一劳永逸
- yi1 la2o yo3ng yi4; for once and for all
一分钱一分货
- yi1 fe1n qia2n yi1 fe1n huo4; doing well in business
一刀两断
- yi1 da1o lia2ng dua4n; to make a clean break
一声不响
- yi1 she1ng bu4 xia2ng; silent
一瞬间
- yi1 shu1n jia4n; in the blink of an eye, speedy



January 21
Buying stuff

Quantifiers (noun counters):
公克 - go1ng ke4; gram
公斤 - go1ng ji1n; kilo
颗 - ke1; counter for round stuff like oranges
棵 - ke1; counter for trees or other woody plants
萝 - luo2; a basket
打 - da3; a dozen
磅 - ba4ng; pound
条 - tia2o; counter for long-ish, stick-like stuff
个 - ge4; general term, can be used for most anything, actually
片 - pia4n; a slice
件 - jia4n; counter for clothes
份 - fe2n; order, or a plate
双 - shua1ng; a pair
朵 - duo3; counter for flowers

Shopping vocabulary
半价 - ba4n jia4; half price
买 - ma2i; to buy
卖 - ma4i; to sell
买卖; ma2i ma4i; buy-and-sell



Additional Counters:
辆 - lia3ng; counter for cars
只 - zhi1; counter of animals
位 - we4i; counter for people
杯 - be2i; a glass



January 25
More on Buying Stuff

Quantifiers:
本 - be3n; counter for books, magazines, etc...
串 - chua4n; a bunch, or stick (also used for BBQs)
杯 - be1i; a glass (of a drink)
壶 - hu2; a pitcher of (or more commonly, a teapot of)
只 - zhi1; counter for animals (interchangeable with 条, when it comes to fish; but 条 is used when you're buying dead fish in the market)
张 - zha1ng; a sheet
餐 - ca1n; a meal (of some cuisine)
碗 - wa3n; a bowl of
块 - kua4i; a slice (NOTE: for thick stuff, like cake)

Shopping vocabulary:
太贵了! - ta4i gui4 le; too expensive!
太便宜！- ta4i pia2n yi3; too cheap (if you're the one selling)
可以吗? - ke3 yi3 ma1; is it okay with you?
可以不可以？- ke3 yi3 bu4 ke3 yi3; okay or not?
要不要？- ya4o bu3 ya4o; do you want?
多少钱？- duo1 sha3o qia2n; how much (does it cost)?
这 - zhe4; this
那 - na4; that


February 1
Chinese New Year vocabulary

1。 吃年糕 = 年年高升
- chi1 nia2n ga1o = nia2n nia2n ga1o she1ng; eat tikoy = get promoted
2。 吃菜头糕 （萝卜糕）= 好彩头， 年年吉利
- chi1 ca4i to2u ga1o (luo2 bo2 ga1o) = ha3o ca3i to2u, nia2n nia2n ji2 li4; eat radish cake = good start, good luck every year
3。 吃发糕 = 大发财
- chi1 fa1 ga1o = da4 fa1 ca2i; eat "fa gao" (a kind of white cake that's always in a red cupcake wrapper) = big income
4。 吃长年菜 = 长命百岁
- chi1 cha2ng nia2n ca4i = cha2ng mi2ng ba3i sui4; eat mustasa = long life
5。 吃鱼 = 年年有余
- chi1 yu3 = nia2n nia2n yo3u yu3; eat fish = good savings every year
6。 压岁钱 = 红包
- ya1 sui4 qia2n = ho2ng ba1o; money given to kids = red envelope (sorry, not sure what Laoshi meant by this...)

7。 恭禧发财
- go1ng xi3 fa1 ca2i; congratulations! My, you've prospered!
8。 大吉大利
- da4 ji2 da4 li4; really good luck
9。 万事如意
- wa4n shi2 ru3 yi4; success in your thousand endeavors (success in all you wish)
10。 全家安康
- qua2n jia1 a1n ka3ng; may your family be at peace and stay healthy
11。 红包拿来！
- ho2ng ba1o na2 la2i; Gimme that red envelope! (Show me the money!)
12。 新年快乐！
- xi1n nia2n kua4i le4; Happy new year!