Everyday Chinese

zhōng wén zěn me biǎo dá “qiān ràng”
中文怎么表达“谦让”
How to “modestly giving away” in Chinese

yī , nián qīng rén qiān ràng zhǎng zhě
一、年轻人谦让长者
1. The young are humble to the elders

qián bèi , nín xiān qǐng !
前辈，您先请！
Senior, please first!

èr , nán shì qiān ràng nǚ shì
二、男士谦让女士
2. Men are humble to women

nǚ shì yōu xiān !
女士优先！
Lady first!

yòng zhōng wén shuō ” jí dù ” de sì zhǒng fāng fǎ
用中文说“嫉妒”的四种方法
Four ways to say “jealousy” in Chinese

fāng fǎ yī : zhí jiē shuō ” jí dù ”
方法一：直接说“嫉妒”
Method 1: Say “jealousy” directly

tā piào liang de ràng rén jí dù .
她漂亮得让人嫉妒。
She is enviably beautiful.

shuō shí huà, wǒ zhēn de jí dù tā de cái huá .
说实话，我真的嫉妒他的才华。
To be honest, I am really jealous of his talent.

fāng fǎ èr :… zěn me (zhè / nà) me … !
方法二：… 怎么(这/那)么 … ！
Method 2:… how come… !

汉语，又称中文、唐话、华语，指整个汉语族或者其语族里的一种语言。汉语族为分析语的一支家族，属汉藏语系。汉语如视为单一语言，为世界使用人数最多的语言，目前世界有五分之一人口做为母语。其有多种分支，当中官话最为流行，其衍生而来的现代标准汉语，为中华人民共和国的普通话、以及中华民国的国语，同时是华人地区的通用语。此外，汉语还是联合国正式语文，并被上海合作组织等国际组织采用为官方语言。汉语在以其做为母语的地方会有不同的通称，例如在台湾、香港及澳门通称为「中文」，在马来西亚及新加坡通称为「华语」等。

Chinese, also known as Chinese, Tang dialect, and Mandarin, refers to the entire Chinese family or a language in its language family. The Chinese is a family of analytical languages, belonging to the Sino-Tibetan language family. If Chinese is regarded as a single language, it is the most spoken language in the world. At present, one-fifth of the world’s population is the mother tongue. It has many branches, among which Mandarin is the most popular.

桌子 [zhuō zi] table
我们在厨房里的桌子上吃饭。We ate at the kitchen table.

椅子 [yǐ zi] chair
她从椅子上跳了下来。She jumped down from the chair.

沙发 [shā fā] sofa
他在沙发上躺下睡着了。He stretched himself out on the sofa and fell asleep.

地毯 [dì tǎn] carpet
我们把地毯卷了起来。We rolled up the carpet.

窗帘 [chuāng lián] curtain
你比较喜欢什么样的窗帘？Which kind of curtain do you prefer?