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Mandarin Vocab — food and drink
nouns.
菜 (cài) — dish
茶 (chá) — tea
水 (shuǐ) — water
牛奶 (niúnǎi) — milk
水果 (shuǐguǒ) — fruit
蔬菜 (shūcài) — vegetable
苹果 (píngguǒ) — apple
香蕉 (xiāngjiāo) — banana
果汁 (guǒzhī) — fruit juice
咖啡 (kāfēi) — coffee
乌龙茶 (wūlōngchá) — oolong tea
米饭 (mǐfàn) — cooked rice
面包 (miànbāo) — bread
肉 (ròu) — meat
verbs.
喝 (hē) — to drink
吃 (chī) — to eat
喜欢 (xǐhuān) — to like
Mandarin CI Resources Spreadsheet
大家好, I finally get to share this spreadsheet I put together for Mandarin. \(ovo)/
A bunch of Mandarin Resources are linked within, I tried to base it off of a wonderful spreadsheet made by Dreaming Spanish users that linked a ton of Spanish resources.
However you are studying Mandarin, I hope there's something useful in here for you!
And if you have suggestions of specific Mandarin resources or media I should add, please let me know! (I already linked Heavenly Path's resources, Pleco, and Readibu by linking directly to them).
Reading comprehension of the day:
我是个"小馋猫" 【1】 小时候我有三个心愿：一是读遍天下好书，满足自己好奇的愿望；二是买下所有漂亮的布娃娃，满足自己好玩儿的心愿；三是尝尽世上美食，满足自己好吃的天性。妈妈说我小时候就贪吃，说我学说话时，第一个说出的词是“妈妈”，第二个词就是“吃”，不知这是不是真的。还有一个笑话，在我八九岁时，有一天，家里来了许多客人一起吃饭。听说我看过《红楼梦》，大家就故意考我，问我对这本书印象最深的是哪一章。我马上就说：“是刘姥姥进大观园那一章。”大家都频频点头，又问：“那么，你能说说那一章的内容吗？我说：“我最喜欢刘姥姥吃的茄子和点心。” 接著，就流利地背起来：“鱼香茄子、 绿豆糕……”大家都笑着说：“你真是一只小馋猫。”
Vocab:
馋猫 chánmāo - 馋，贪吃。馋猫，比喻贪吃的人 /humorous
布娃娃 bùwáwa - rag doll
贪吃 tānchī - 特别喜欢吃好吃的东西
刘姥姥进大观园 Liúlǎolaojìn Dàguānyuán - (of a simple person) to be overwhelmed by new experiences and luxurious surroundings
频频 pínpín - repeatedly
茄子 qiézi - eggplant
鱼香 yúxiāng - a seasoning of Chinese cuisine that typically contains garlic, scallions, ginger, sugar, salt, chili peppers etc (although "yuxiang" literally means "fish fragrance", it contains no seafood.)
绿豆糕 lǜdòugāo - mung bean pastry (or cake)
50+ fundamental crime, suspense, & mystery Cdrama vocab words
I'm currently watching 《模仿犯》, so I was inspired to put together this list of essential vocab for 犯罪剧/悬疑剧/推理剧. I tend to gravitate towards dramas that fall into these genres.
I've sorted the words into categories. These were determined by vibes only. Definitions are adapted from MDBG, my loyal companion for nearly 10 years.
The Case
案子 ànzi - case / law case / legal case / judicial case
案件 ànjiàn - case / instance
办案 bàn'àn - to handle a case
破案 pò'àn - to solve a case
报案 bào'àn - to report a case to the authorities
命案 mìng'àn - homicide case / murder case
作案 zuò'àn - to commit a crime
现场 xiànchǎng - the scene (of a crime, accident etc) / (on) the spot / (at) the site
证据 zhèngjù - evidence / proof / testimony
真相 zhēnxiàng - the truth about sth / the actual facts
The Investigation
厘清 líqīng - to clarify (the facts) / clarification
线索 xiànsuǒ - trail / clues / thread (of a story)
细节 xìjié - details / particulars
痕迹 hénjì - vestige / mark / trace
追踪 zhuīzōng - to follow a trail / to trace / to pursue
追问 zhuīwèn - to question closely / to investigate in detail / to examine minutely / to get to the heart of the matter
排除 páichú - to eliminate / to remove / to exclude / to rule out
嫌疑 xiányí - suspicion / to have suspicions
怀疑 huáiyí - to doubt (sth) / to be skeptical of / to have one's doubts / to harbor suspicions / to suspect that
跟踪 gēnzōng - to follow sb's tracks / to tail / to shadow / tracking
不对劲 búduìjìn - fishy / wrong / not right
隐瞒 yǐnmán - to conceal / to hide (a taboo subject) / to cover up the truth
The Victim
被害者 bèihàizhě - victim (of a wounding or murder)
受害者 shòuhàizhě - casualty / victim / those injured and wounded
幸存者 xìngcúnzhě - survivor
失踪 shīzōng - to be missing / to disappear / unaccounted for
消失 xiāoshī - to disappear / to fade away
💕Your maximum is someone’s minimum💕
About me
Hello! My name is Sophia (雨霏), and I am determined to become fluent in Chinese in 6 months.
I'm currently a physics PhD student in Hawaii. You may be wondering, how could I possibly do both of these things? Well, I decided to drop out soon, so I'm not going to class. Just studying 汉语 over here!
Most importantly, why do I need to become fluent in Chinese so soon? My beautiful lesbian girlfriend (soon to be fianceé) is from China, and I already travel there often to see her. I'm staying with her parents for half the year in 2026, and I would love to be able to connect with them more.
and yes, I am not starting from zero. I am currently sitting at around an A2 level. I'm going to focus on speaking and listening because that is my biggest weakness. Right now, I often need my girlfriend to type out sentences she is saying for me when we are together because my reading is much better than my listening. I desperately want to speak freely as soon as possible!
So if you're studying Chinese, studying something else, or just want to see how this turns out, give me a follow :) I'll just be documenting my journey here. Inbox is open for questions of any kind!
"50-10-50"📌
The ‘50-10-50’ rule, which will help to allocate time wisely even for those who fail all deadlines ‘50-10-50’ is a method that tells you how to wisely distribute your time and manage to do everything on time. It implies that you will spend 50 minutes of your time on work, after that you will change your activity for 10 minutes, and then, after a rest, you will return to work for 50 minutes. If your work is computer-related, then during the rest period let your eyes relax not only your brain but also your eyes: take a walk, drink tea or chat with a colleague. Don't just switch to your phone and immediately check email or social media. Try to really relax, not just sit for 10 minutes, staring at your phone or laptop screen, but no longer on work. The cycle of ‘50 minutes of work - 10 minutes of rest - 50 minutes of work’ can be repeated as many times as you need to complete a task. This is one of the most effective ways to tackle it. Why the method works Working hard until you feel overly tired is like running a marathon, where you run for a few kilometres at maximum effort and then collapse. In addition, the more you work on a task, the more rest you think you deserve. But it is not always possible to devote 2-3 hours in a row to relaxation. In any business it is important to distribute your strength and give yourself a rest. And the ‘50-10-50’ method helps to achieve this. In addition, studies show that after small breaks during the day the productivity of a person increases. And simply moving more often is healthier than sitting in place for hours on end. Key benefits One of the students who practises this method in his studies spoke about its 5 main benefits:
When you think of having to spend 6-8 hours on a single task, you may get discouraged. But 50 minutes is better. 50 minutes of work is less than the length of a one hour episode of your favourite TV show. And you could spend 6 hours to watch 6 episodes, but you probably wouldn't watch one 6-hour episode. That's why it's worth taking breaks from work as well, because then the thought of it doesn't depress you. As a result, you will develop stamina: within 50 minutes you will feel alert and work efficiently.
The method allows you to focus better on your work. You realise that you have 50 minutes and it would be better to have already solved some task or part of it in that time. So put your phone aside, log off social media and ask your colleagues or housemates not to distract you. Only react to the alarm clock that will inform you that 50 minutes have passed.
Taking regular 10 minutes off allows you to increase your productivity in something else. During this time you can do anything you've wanted to do for a long time but never had time for: hone your writing, draw, sing or charm your colleagues with your sense of humour.
The ‘50-10-50’ method allows you to determine exactly how much time you spent on one task. As a result, you will be able to plan your working hours better and use them more efficiently in the future.
The method allows you to develop your skill. Studies of the late XX century state that a person needs 10 thousand hours to become a pro in a highly competitive highly specialised field. The ‘50-10-50’ method allows you to look back and calculate how much time you have already devoted to becoming a professional in your field.
