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?


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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老旧 | lǎojiù | old and dilapidated; outdated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