RIGHTEOUS [ˈraɪtʃəs] 🟢▶▶▶
Morally right or justifiable; virtuous.
A person who acts from a deep, unshakable belief in their own moral correctness, often with a passionate or fervent quality.
IDEAL [aɪˈdiːəl] 🟢▶▶▶
Satisfying one's conception of what is perfect; most suitable.
A perfect, theoretical standard of justice that may not exist in
周一 - zhōu yī - Monday
愉快 - yú kuài - happy (pleasant)
! Adjectives that describe a noun (like a day, time, or event) usually come before the noun (as an adjective)
打起- dǎ qǐ - to rouse up
精神- jīng shén -
马 (mǎ) = horse
马车 (mǎ chē) = horse + vehicle → carriage
马路 (mǎ lù) = horse + road → road (originally for horses)
How we used to see this in English
"I eat" → "I ate" (change the verb itself)
"I eat" → "Do I eat?" (add "do" + change word order)
In China it works completely differently. We don`t change the word form, the main words never change (吃 stays 吃), small words do all the work (了, 吗, 把, 被).
马的 (mǎ de) — horse + possessive 的 (de) → "the horse's" So without 的 it is just 马 (hourse)
就是这样的一个装扮 (jiù shì zhè yàng de yī ge zhuāng bàn)
├── 就是 (jiù shì) = "exactly is" / "it's just"
│ ├── 就 (jiù) = exactly / precisely (emphasizes what follows)
Because it's paired with 是 (to be) right after it → 就是 = "exactly is"
│ └── 是 (shì) = to be
│
├── 这样的 (zhè yàng de) = "this kind of"
│ ├── 这样 (zhè yàng) = this way / like this
│ └── 的 (de) = modifying particle (links to the noun)
│
├── 一个 (yī ge) = "one"
还有坐公交免费的老年卡
│
├── 还有 (hái yǒu) = “also have” / “there is also”
│ ├── 还 (hái) = still / also
│ └── 有 (yǒu) = to have / there is
│
├── 坐公交 (zuò gōngjiāo) = “take public bus”
│ ├── 坐 (zuò) = to sit / to ride (a vehicle)
│ └── 公交 (gōngjiāo) = bus (short for 公共汽车)
│
├── 免费 (miǎn fèi) = “free of charge”
│ ├── 免 (miǎn) = avoid / waive
│ └── 费 (fèi) = fee / cost
│
├── 的 (de) = possessive / modifying particle
│ → connects “坐公交免费” to “老年卡”
│
└── 老年卡 (lǎo nián kǎ) = “senior card”
├── 老 (lǎo) = old
├── 年 (nián) = year /
不睡选一个我帮你
│
├── 不睡
│ ├── 不 (bù4) = not
│ └── 睡 (shuì4) = sleep
│ → meaning: "if you don't sleep"
│
├── 选一个
│ ├── 选 (xuǎn3) = choose
│ ├── 一 (yī1) = one
│ └── 个 (gè4) = measure word
│ → meaning: "pick one"
│
└── 我帮你
├── 我 (wǒ3) = I
├── 帮 (bāng1) = help
└── 你 (nǐ3) = you
→ meaning: "I help you"
活阁宝
│
├── 活 (huó2) = alive
├── 阁 (gé2) = pavilion
└── 宝 (bǎo3) = baby / treasure
→ meaning: cute nonsense nickname ("sweetie")
还不睡觉？
│
├── 还 (hái2) = still
| Character | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|
| 我 | wǒ | I |
| 要 | yào | want |
| 山 | shān | mountain |
| 要 | yào | want |
| 海 | hǎi | sea |
| 要 | yào | want |
| 自 | zì | self |
| 由 | yóu | to follow |
要 here is a normal verb meaning "want." Repeating it three times is stylistic (for rhythm), not grammatical.
| Character | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|
| 开 | kāi | to open |
| 玩 | wán | to play |
| 笑 | xiào | to laugh |
| 的 | de | (completion particle) |
开玩笑 as a whole means "to joke." The 的 at the end makes the phrase complete and final. In
❌ Don't say this: Our class is composed from thirty students (made up of parts or members).
✅ Say this: Our class is composed of thirty students.
❌ "This sandwich is composed from bread, cheese, and regret."
✅ "This sandwich is composed of bread, cheese, and regret. The regret is the biggest ingredient."
❌ "Her playlist is composed from sad songs and one happy song that plays by accident."
✅ "Her playlist
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