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@starlightstudiesandtea
"live every day like it's your last": scary. weirdly foreboding. not a good thought process if you get anxious easily. stressful. so much pressure that it loops back around to making you do nothing. "live every day like it's your FIRST": everything becomes fascinating. renews the excitement of discovering things for the first time again. makes you feel like exploring stuff. #mywisdom
kill the imposter syndrome in your head because not only is there someone out there doing it worse than you, they’re also using chat gpt to do it
100 Vocabulary Words for Gothic Fiction | For Writers
Hello Writers! I've put together a list of 100 words to help you expand your vocabulary for writing gothic fiction in October. I categorized the words for easy reference. I did some research using thesauruses and dictionaries to compile this list for you. I hope you find it helpful! 👻🎃
Atmospheric Words
Tenebrous - dark and gloomy
Oppressive - overwhelming and unpleasantly powerful
Ominous - suggesting evil or harm is imminent
Eerie - strange and frightening
Uncanny - mysterious and unsettling
Nefarious - wicked or criminal
Malevolent - having evil intentions
Sinister - giving the impression of evil
Melancholy - deep sadness
Lugubrious - mournful or dismal
Sombre - dark and gloomy
Dreary - dull and depressing
Desolate - empty and lonely
Bleak - cold and depressing
Dank - unpleasantly damp and cold
Character Descriptions
Pallid - abnormally pale
Gaunt - thin and bony
Haggard - looking exhausted and unwell
Cadaverous - corpse-like
Wan - pale and sickly
Spectral - ghost-like
Enigmatic - mysterious and difficult to understand
Brooding - appearing darkly thoughtful
Tortured - suffering mentally or physically
Macabre - disturbing due to focus on death or injury
Architectural Features
Gothic - relating to medieval style architecture
Dilapidated - in a state of disrepair
Decrepit - worn out or ruined due to age
Crumbling - breaking into small fragments
Decaying - rotting or decomposing
Ramshackle - in a state of severe disrepair
Crypt - underground room or vault
Turret - small tower on a building
Parapet - low protective wall along the edge of a roof
Buttress - structure built against a wall for support
Supernatural Elements
Apparition - ghost or spirit
Phantasm - figment of the imagination
Specter - ghost or phantom
Wraith - ghost or spirit
Revenant - person who returns as a spirit after death
Ethereal - extremely delicate and light
Otherworldly - belonging to an imaginary or spiritual world
Paranormal - beyond normal explanation
Preternatural - beyond what is normal in nature
Occult - supernatural or magical
Emotions and States of Mind
Dread - great fear or apprehension
Foreboding - fearful apprehension
Trepidation - fear or anxiety about something that may happen
Anguish - severe mental or physical pain
Despair - complete loss of hope
Melancholia - deep and long-lasting sadness
Hysteria - exaggerated or uncontrollable emotion
Delirium - state of confusion and hallucination
Madness - state of severe mental illness
Obsession - persistent disturbing preoccupation with an idea or feeling
Gothic Settings
Moor - area of open, uncultivated upland
Wasteland - barren or desolate area
Labyrinth - complex maze-like structure
Catacomb - underground cemetery
Dungeon - dark underground prison
Mausoleum - building housing a tomb or tombs
Sepulcher - small room or monument where a dead person is laid
Necropolis - large cemetery, especially an ancient one
Citadel - fortress that commands a city
Monastery - building occupied by a community of monks
Weather and Natural Phenomena
Tempest - violent windy storm
Miasma - unpleasant or unhealthy smell or vapor
Fog - thick cloud of tiny water droplets
Mist - cloud of tiny water droplets in the air near ground level
Gloom - partial or total darkness
Twilight - soft glowing light from the sky when the sun is below the horizon
Umbra - the fully shaded inner region of a shadow
Penumbra - the partially shaded outer region of a shadow
Crepuscular - resembling twilight; dim
Tenebrous - dark, shadowy, or obscure
Literary Devices and Narrative Elements
Foreshadowing - warning or indication of a future event
Omen - event regarded as a portent of good or evil
Portent - sign or warning that a momentous or calamitous event is likely to happen
Harbinger - person or thing that announces or signals the approach of another
Presage - sign or warning that something will happen
Doppelganger - look-alike or double of a living person
Grotesque - comically or repulsively ugly or distorted
Gothic double - character representing the duality of human nature
Unreliable narrator - narrator whose credibility is compromised
Frame narrative - story within a story
Liminal Spaces and Concepts
Threshold - strip of wood or stone forming the bottom of a doorway
Liminal - occupying a position at, or on both sides of, a boundary or threshold
Betwixt - in between
Interstitial - of, forming, or occupying interstices (small spaces between things)
Twilight zone - undefined or intermediate area between two distinct states
Purgatory - place or state of temporary suffering or expiation
Netherworld - imaginary subterranean world of the dead
Abyss - deep or seemingly bottomless chasm
Void - completely empty space
Chthonic - concerning, belonging to, or inhabiting the underworld
Miscellaneous Gothic Terms
Sublime - of such excellence, grandeur, or beauty as to inspire awe
Ineffable - too great or extreme to be expressed or described in words
Eldritch - weird and sinister or ghostly
Atavistic - relating to or characterized by reversion to something ancient or ancestral
Numinous - having a strong religious or spiritual quality; indicating the presence of a divinity
Happy writing, and Happy October! 📜🕯️- Rin T.
𝔱𝔬𝔭 𝔬𝔣 𝔱𝔥𝔢 𝔠𝔩𝔞𝔰𝔰
Quietly losing my mind over the fact that Elon Musk has straight up orchestrated a coup of our executive branch and like....I don't even know what, if any, system we have in place to fix this. Like... He's just taken control of the money and locked out the actual appointed officials. What the fuck.
Nazis are taking over my government, and like, not even just the Nazis we fucking elected! And I'm...making hamburgers? Because somebody has to make dinner? I just feel completely unhinged.
I think that's how random civillians generally feel in these situations. Someone's gotta make dinner.
If you're wondering, there is plenty to be done about it, and plenty being done about it already, even if it's not happening instantly in a way you can perceive.
Yes. Let me break it down for you.
Reblogging because this is an excellent article that both tells you about some of what's being done and breaks it down in a way that will help you understand and think about future action. Please read!
some biology notes from last semester 🦎
February 6
It’s been a crazy week! But let us as academics not forget what materially matters. There is no point in gaining an education if our community is at risk. Prioritize resistance as well as education and self care.
Learning Chinese with Lyrics #06 歌曲: 你啊你啊 (Only You) 歌手: 魏如萱 (waa wei)
So I've been doing songs from Taiwanese artists, but this is the first song that actually has Taiwanese in it! I'll highlight those parts with purple and include Taiwanese -> Mandarin -> English translations for the Taiwanese phrases. I also really really like this cover of it by 老王樂隊. I've been noticing that I can read the vocabulary that I've singled out in previous posts, which means exercise is working, yay 🎉 Thanks to Jocelle Koh for the English translation!
我最喜歡和你一起發生的 I like going through 是最平淡最簡單的日常 the most ordinary and simple days with you 面對面看著彼此咀嚼食物 Looking at each other chew food 是最平靜最安心的時光 is the most tranquil and soothing time
平淡 [píngdàn] - flat, ordinary, nothing special 咀嚼 [jǔjiáo] - to chew, to think over 平靜 [píngjìng] - tranquil, serene 時光 [shíguāng] - time, era
寻找真相 [Into the Unknown]
我听见你
wǒ tīngjiàn nǐ
I heard you
听见 tīngjiàn hear
我防备
wǒ fángbèi
I'm on my guard
防备 fángbèi — to guard against, to take precautions
谁自寻烦恼
shéi zìxún fánnǎo
some bring trouble on themselves
谁 shéi — who, someone, anyone
自寻 zìxún — self-seeking
烦恼 fánnǎo — trouble
但我不会
dàn wǒ bù huì
but I won't/can't
但 dàn but
有千百种理由
yǒu qiān bǎi zhǒng lǐyóu
there are thousands of reasons
千 qiān thousand
种 zhǒng kind, type, species
理由 lǐyóu reason
我不要再理会谁
wǒ bùyào zài lǐhuì shéi
I shouldn't pay attention to them anymore
理会 lǐhuì to pay attention to
忽视你的低语
hūshì nǐ de dīyǔ
ignore your whispers
忽视 hūshì ignore
低语 dīyǔ whisper
对我无形的支配
duì wǒ wúxíng de zhīpèi
(and your) invisible control over me
无形 wúxíng invisible
支配 zhīpèi domination, control, rule
你的声音
nǐ de shēngyīn
your voice
声音 shēngyīn sound, voice
对于我绝对无意义
duìyú wǒ juéduì wúyìyì
is absolutely meaningless to me
对于我 duìyú wǒ for me
绝对 juéduì absolutely
无意义 wúyìyì meaningless
就算我听见 我没有
jiùsuàn wǒ tīngjiàn, wǒ méiyǒu
even if i heard you, which i haven't
就算 jiùsuàn even if
只是我的恐惧
zhǐshì wǒ de kǒngjù
it's just my own fears
只是 zhǐshì it's just
只 zhǐ just, only
恐惧 kǒngjù fear
所有我深爱的人
suǒyǒu wǒ shēnài de rén
all the people i love dearly
所有 suǒyǒu all
深爱 shēnài deep love
深 shēn deep
他们都在这里
tāmen dōu zài zhèlǐ
they are all here
这里 zhèlǐ here
抱歉这神秘的声音
bàoqiàn zhè shénmì de shēngyīn
sorry to this mysterious voice
抱歉 bàoqiàn sorry
神秘 shénmì mysterious
我跟你没关系
wǒ gēn nǐ méiguānxì
i have nothing to do with you
跟 gēn follow, with
没关系 méiguānxì nothing, it's nothing, doesn't matter
我经历过太多
wǒ jīnglìguò tàiduō
i've already gone through too much
经历过 jīnglìguò experienced
太多 tàiduō too much
太 tài too, very, overly
多 duō many, much
不需要再冒险
bù xūyào zài màoxiǎn
no need to take any more risks
需要 xūyào need
再 zài again, another, once more
冒险 màoxiǎn adventure, risk
我害怕如果追随你
wǒ hàipà rúguǒ zhuīsuí nǐ
i'm scared that if i follow you
害怕 hàipà to be scared, be afraid
如果 rúguǒ if, in the case
如 rú as, if
果 guǒ sure enough, really
追随 zhuīsuí to follow
追 zhuī chase, pursue
随 suí follow
后果不堪没想
hòuguǒ bùkānshēxiǎng
the consequences are unthinkable
后果 hòuguǒ consequence
后 hòu after, later
不堪没想 bùkānshēxiǎng unthinkable, unbearable
堪 kān endure, bear
去寻找真相
qù xúnzhǎo zhēnxiāng
to find the truth
寻找 xúnzhǎo to search, look for
真相 zhēnxiāng the truth
神秘的真相
shénmì de zhēnxiāng
the mysterious truth
未知的真相
wèizhī de zhēnxiāng
the unknown truth
未知 wèizhī unknown
你要怎样
nǐ yào zěn yàng?
what do you want?
每个夜晚你缠着我
měi gè yèwǎn nǐ chánzhe wǒ
every night you're pestering me
每 měi each
夜晚 yèwǎn night
缠着 chánzhe bothering, annoying, entangling
着 zhe (continued state or action)
你是否干扰着我
nǐ shìfǒu gànrǎozhe wǒ?
are you interfering with me?
是否 shìfǒu whether if, whether or not
干扰着 gànrǎozhe interfering with
让我轻易就犯错
ràng wǒ qīngyì jiù fàncuò?
causing me to easily make mistakes?
让 ràng make, let, allow, yield
轻易 qīngyì easily
犯错 fàncuò make a mistake
或许有人呼唤我
huòxǔ yǒurén hūhuàn wǒ?
or maybe there is someone calling me?
或许 huòxǔ perhaps
呼唤 hūhuàn to call, shout
因为我们很相似
yīnwèi wǒmen hěn xiāngsì?
because we are very similar?
因为 yīnwèi because
相似 xiāngsì similar, alike
心中明白 我们不属于这里
xīnzhōng míngbái wǒměn bù shǔyú zhèlǐ
and knows in their heart that we don't belong here
属于 shǔyú belong
每一天力量都增强
měiyītiān lìliàng dōu zēngqiáng
every day this power gets stronger
每一天 měiyītiān every day
力量 lìliàng power, force, strength
增强 zēngqiáng to strengthen, increase, enhance
可我并不想这样
kě wǒ bìngbùxiǎng zhèyàng
but i don't want to be like this
可 kě but, yet
并不想 bìngbùxiǎng don't want to
这样 zhèyàng such, this way
样 yàng kind, type, way
有种希望召唤我走向远方
yǒu zhǒng xīwàng zhàohuàn wǒ zǒuxiàng yuǎnfāng
there's a glimpse of hope that calls me towards the distance
种 zhǒng kind, seed, type
希望 xīwàng hope
召唤 zhàohuàn to call, summon
走向 zǒuxiàng towards
远方 yuǎnfāng the distance
去寻找真相
qù xúnzhǎo zhēnxiāng
神秘的真相
shénmì de zhēnxiāng
未知的真相
wèizhī de zhēnxiāng
你在哪里
nǐ zài nǎlǐ?
where are you?
是否可以
shìfǒu kěyǐ?
is it possible?
感觉到你
gǎnjué dào nǐ
to sense you
感觉 gǎnjué to feel, a feeling
到 dào to, reach, get to
给我指引
gěi wǒ zhǐyǐn
give me guidance
指引 zhǐyǐn guide, lead, guidance
你要去哪里别把我丢下
nǐ yào qù nǎlǐ? bié bǎ wǒ diū xià
where are you going? don't abandon me
别 bié do not
把 bǎ put
丢 diū throw, lose, put aside
我如何追随你去寻找真相
wǒ rúhé zhuīsuí nǐ qù xúnzhǎo zhēnxiāng?
how can i follow you to find the truth?
如何 rúhé how
15.05.2021
Strawberries are in season and I’m so happy!! I’ve also been practicing my written Chinese, I’m fairly okay at speaking and texting but writing is still a bit hard especially when I’m in a rush.
Yoyo中文 – 和父母一起住
来自：Yoyo Chinese Intermediate Conversational Level 6, Unit 59-60
结婚 / jié hūn / to marry, get married
对方 / duì fàng / opposite side, other person involved (re: marriage, it means spouse) *note that this is a formal term
条件 / tiáo jiàn / condition(s)
允许 / yǔn xǔ / to allow, permit
个人空间 / gè rén kōng jiān / personal space
生活习惯 / shēng huó xí guàn / life habits
观念 / guān niàn / mentality, way of thinking
看待 / kàn dài / to view, look upon
家长 / jiāng zhǎng / parents (in general, not your own)
饮食 / yǐn shí / drinking & eating
互相 / hù xiāng / each other
照顾 / zhào gu / to look after, take care of
语法：住
住 breaks the golden rule and can be used two ways:
(在)一起住 vs. 住(在)一起
我和妹妹(在)一起住 vs. 我和妹妹住(在)一起
我住在北京 vs. 我在北京住
语法：最好还是... 比较好 / It would be best if...
Can have various combinations!!
It's best if you don't go = 你最好别去了 / 你好是别去了 / 你最好还是别去了比较好
It's best if you listen to her opinion first = 你最好先听听她的意见 / 你还是先听听她的意见 / 你最好还是先听听她的意见
语法：要(是)我看 / In my opinion
要我看住得近就可以了。In my opinion living close is good.
下面有句子：
The simplest things bring me great joy
Short version:
University/College:
대학교 / daehaggyo
大学 / だいがく / daigaku
大学 / dàxué
大 / だい / 대 = "big"
Me: 🧐🤔🤩
HSK4 Vocab #6
I actually took the HSK 4 on Saturday! While reviewing I found there to be decent amount of words I needed to specifically brush up on. I’m not gonna put them all in one post so here’s the beginning of the end of my HSK4 posts. I’ll let ya’ll know how I did when scores come out!! [EDIT! I PASSED!!(●'◡'●)]
★高速公路 gāo sù gōng lù - Highway
★接着 jiē zhe - to go on to do sth to carry on; then; after that（reminds me of 然后）
★付款 fù kuǎn - to pay
★激动 jī dòng - to move emotionally; to be excited; to excite
★来得及 lái de jí - there’s still time; able to do something in time (反义词：来不及）
★优秀 yōu xiù - excellent
★重视 zhòng shì - to value, to attach worth to something
每个人都该重视孩子的权利和教育。
★难道 nán dào - could it be that…?
★传真 chuán zhēn - fax
★厚 hòu - thick
★申请 shēn qǐng - to apply, application
★确实 què shí - indeed; really, true
★排队 pái duì - to line up, to queue
★占线 zhàn xiàn - busy（phoneline）
★正确 zhèng què - correct; proper
★准确 zhǔn què - accurate; exact; precise
现在准确的时间是1点27分。
★塑料袋 sù liào dài - plastic bag
★打扰 dǎ rǎo - to disturb; to bother; to trouble
★由于 yóu yú - due to; as a result of; thanks to; since
★打招呼 dǎ zhāo hu - to greet someone
★反映 - to mirror, to reflect
★代替 dàitì - to replace, to substitute
★普遍 pǔ biàn - universal; general; widespread; common
★西红柿 xīhóngshì - tomato
★相反 xiāngfǎn - opposite
★牙膏 yágāo - toothpaste
★顺序 shùn xù - sequence; order
★倍 bèi -multiply
★躺 tǎng - to recline; to lie down
★抬 tái - to lift; to raise
★排列 pái liè - to arrange in order; (math.) permutation
他照大小顺序排列这些书
★费用 fèi yòng - cost; expense
★排球 pái qiú - volleyball
★得意 dé yì - proud of oneself; pleased with oneself ( •̀ ω •́ )✧
★整齐 zhěng qí - orderly; neat; even; tidy
★暂时 zàn shí - temporary
★逐渐 zhújiàn - gradually
★登机牌 dēngjīpái - boarding pass
★冷静 lěngjìng - calm; cool-headed
★尤其 yóuqí - especially; particularly
★关键 guānjiàn) crucial point; crux
问题的关键就在那里
Quizlet link to all my left over words! The rest will be in my next post~
10.05.2021
Now that this semester is over, I can concentrate more on mandarin!!
🎧enhypen, fever
Mandarin Resources
Here are some of my favourite resources for studying Mandarin.
Reading
Yes! Chinese Reading (website) (free): I use this for reading stories and learning new words, any new word I look up on Pleco then add to my list on HackChinese
Writing
Tofu Learn (app) (free): I used to Skritter to practice writing characters until I found Tofu Learn, it's basically a free version of Skritter. I have just been working through their HSK lists and it has been so helpful. The app format isn't as shiny and nice looking as Skritter but it's free so that's why I prefer it.
Vocab Learning
HackChinese (website) (paid): This is my favourite learning tool. I used to use anki for learning vocab but I actually prefer this site. I create a list for my class each term and also work through the HSK lists, meaning I have a lot of overlap in my lists, since this site is specifically for Chinese it will remember your progress on words across lists, so you don't have to relearn words that you already know. It uses SRS and the website has visualisations of your progress which I find really motivating! There are discount codes online and there's a 20 day free trial, when I did it if you completed 5 days in a row they gave you a 40% discount. If you're struggling to learn/remember vocab then definitely give it a go.
Characters With Other Meanings That Surprised Me
Over my years of studying Chinese, I’ve encountered many familiar characters in unfamiliar situations. Basically, when I originally learned a character, I only learned one or some of its possible meanings. Then later down the line, I encountered the same character but with a meaning that I hadn’t learned. Confusion ensued. Then I pulled up Pleco or MDBG, and all became clear!
Let’s go down memory lane and look at some of the characters that have perplexed me over the years.
同款 tóngkuǎn - similar (model) / merchandise similar to that used by a celebrity etc
Recently I’ve seen a lot of ads with the word 同款. I was quite confused because I thought 款 had to do with money, like in 贷款 or 捐款. After looking up 款, everything made sense—the ads I saw were advertising a service where you can buy clothing that your favorite celebs wear!
款 kuǎn - section / paragraph / funds / classifier for versions or models (of a product)
疼惜 téngxī - to cherish / to dote on 疼爱 téngài - to love dearly
Before encountering these words, I was only familiar with 疼 from words like 头疼 and 疼痛, which have to do with pain. So you can imagine my confusion when I saw “cherish” as the definition for 疼惜! I find it interesting how this character has both a very positive and a very negative meaning.
疼 téng - (it) hurts / sore / to love dearly
告别 gàobié - to leave / to bid farewell to / to say good-bye to 离别 líbié - to leave (on a long journey) / to part from sb
I knew a lot of words with 别, but none with the meaning of leave/depart…even though that is the first definition listed in MDBG! Even to this day, when I see the expression 别来无恙, it takes me a sec to remember what 别 means in there.
别 bié - to leave / to depart / to separate / to distinguish / to classify / other / another / don’t …! / to pin / to stick (sth) in / (noun suffix) category
发毛 fāmáo - to be scared / to be panicked
I heard this use of 毛 while watching Chinese-language TV. I instantly looked up 毛 in Pleco because the meanings of 毛 I knew made no sense in the contexts of the scene. I’ve been able to remember this new (to me) meaning of 毛 thanks to the chengyu 毛骨悚然.
毛 máo - hair / feather / down / wool / mildew / mold / coarse or semifinished / young / raw / careless / unthinking / nervous / scared / (of currency) to devalue or depreciate / classifier for Chinese fractional monetary unit
说道 shuōdào - to state / to say (the quoted words) 问道 wèndào - to ask the way / to ask
I was so bewildered when I first saw 道 used like this—even though I knew many, many words with 道 that were diverse in meaning. Now I see this kind of 道 a lot when I’m reading, so I’m confident that you will encounter it sooner or later.
道 dào - road / path / principle / truth / morality / reason / skill / method / Dao (of Daoism) / to say / to speak / to talk / classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process / (old) circuit (administrative division)
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