Episode 115 | 谈恋爱 学中文 Love Story or Language Battle?

Today I am chatting with Jinyu whose Swiss boyfriend is also learning Mandarin! Is teaching our partner Chinese romantic or exhausting? What are the different tricks or tips we used to learn language from each other through a relationship? If this podcast is helpful for you and you want to show your support, you can buy me a coffee here! I really appreciate your support!https://buymeacoffee.com/xinqing免费的全文内容（汉字，拼音，英语翻译）在这里. Free transcript of the entire podcast with characters, pinyin and English translation: https://www.yaya.press/doc/e6e57964-77bb-4ed0-b494-8af7858be6b9======探望 | tànwàng | visit; pay a visit to千里迢迢 | qiānlǐ-tiáotiáo | from thousands of miles away; far-away探索 | tànsuǒ | explore; search for司机 | sījī | driver八卦 | bāguà | gossip兼 | jiān | concurrently; holding two roles simultaneously驾照 | jiàzhào | driver's license自驾游 | zìjiàyóu | road trip; self-driving tour红娘 | hóngniáng | matchmaker牵桥搭线 | qiānqiáo-dāxiàn | act as a bridge; mediate between parties农历 | nónglì | traditional lunar calendar震惊 | zhènjīng | shocked; astonished语言交换 | yǔyán jiāohuàn | language exchange同好 | tónghào | person with the same hobby/interest途径 | tújìng | channel; pathway; way惯性 | guànxìng | inertia; habit古诗 | gǔshī | ancient poetry曲项向天歌 | qūxiàng xiàngtiān gē | sing towards the sky with a curved neck扯 | chě | chat aimlessly; stray off topic间隙 | jiànxì | interval; gap; break访谈 | fǎngtán | interview深耕 | shēngēng | cultivate deeply; delve deeply into a field议题 | yìtí | topic for discussion; issue口音 | kǒuīn | accent暂停键 | zàntíngjiàn | pause button思绪 | sīxù | train of thought; thinking打断 | dǎduàn | interrupt; break脱口秀 | tuōkǒu xiù | stand-up comedy; talk show活跃 | huóyuè | active; lively; dynamic抢 | qiǎng | scramble for; fight to talk over each other混乱 | hùnluàn | chaotic; confusing梗 | gěng | punchline; meme; running joke; joke reference双关 | shuāngguān | pun; double entendre奥利奥 | àolì'ào | Oreo (biscuit)巧妙 | qiǎomiào | ingenious; clever品牌 | pǐnpái | brand家长群 | jiāzhǎngqún | parent-teacher group chat班主任 | bānzhǔrèn | headteacher; homeroom teacher纪律 | jìlǜ | discipline行政 | xíngzhèng | administration; administrative work班长 | bānzhǎng | class monitor; class president输出 | shūchū | output; transmit; export (e.g. cultural export)舌尖上的中国 | shéjiān shàng de zhōngguó | A Bite of China (documentary series)老旧 | lǎojiù | old and dilapidated; outdated纪录片 | jìlùpiàn | documentary中华 | zhōnghuá | China; Chinese culture写实 | xiěshí | realistic; factual depiction面食 | miànshí | wheat-based food; noodles and pastries碳水 | tànshuǐ | carbohydrates情结 | qíngjié | complex; deep emotional attachment埋汰 | máitai | belittle; speak ill of; criticize偏好 | piānhào | preference油条 | yóutiáo | deep-fried dough sticks蒸 | zhēng | steam咸 | xián | salty流行 | liúxíng | popular; trendy燕麦奶 | yànmài nǎi | oat milk概念 | gàiniàn | concept豆制品 | dòuzhìpǐn | soy products; bean curd products功夫 | gōngfu | skill; craftsmanship; hard work一石二鸟 | yīshí-èrniǎo | kill two birds with one stone一箭双雕 | yījiàn-shuāngdiāo | achieve two goals with one action凝聚力 | níngjùlì | cohesion; solidarity省得 | shěngde | so as to save; avoid having to极具 | jíjù | extremely; hugely尴尬 | gāngà | awkward; embarrassed词汇 | cíhuì | vocabulary; terms瓢泼大雨 | piáopō-dàyǔ | torrential rain; downpour热身 | rèshēn | warm up长进 | zhǎngjìn | progress; improvement退步 | tuìbù | regress; fall behind自然而然 | zìrán'érrán | naturally; spontaneously三天打鱼，两天晒网 | sāntiān dǎyú, liǎngtiān shàiwǎng | lack perseverance; act inconsistently谚语 | yànyǔ | proverb; saying持续 | chíxù | continuous; sustained音标 | yīnbīao | phonetic symbol白话 | báihuà | Cantonese vernacular; spoken language语气词 | yǔqìcí | modal particle; tone-indicating word书面语 | shūmiànyǔ | written language混淆 | hùnxiáo | confuse; blur音调 | yīndiào | pitch; tone (in languages)系统 | xìtǒng | systematic; structured汉语 | hànyǔ | Mandarin Chinese language精进 | jīngjìn | refine; polish; strive to improve沉浸式 | chénjìnshì | immersive借口 | jièkǒu | excuse; pretext动词变位 | dòngcí biànwèi | verb conjugation否定语态 | fǒudìng yǔtài | negative mood/structure立场 | lìchǎng | stance; attitude; position彼此 | bǐcǐ | each other; mutually错误百出 | cuòwù-bǎichū | full of errors/mistakes沉浸 | chénjìn | immerse oneself补录 | bǔlù | supplementary recording; add-on recording出镜 | chūjìng | appear on camera/show up in a media piece标准 | biāozhǔn | standard; fluent; accurate Powered by Firstory Hosting