Chinese Language Learning Program
Lesson 89 – Shapes in Chinese
Hello, everyone. Welcome
back. This is Baixue’s Chinese Language Learning Program. Last time we talk
about identifying people in Chinese. Today, we will talk about shapes in
Chinese.
xíng zhuàng
形 状 (shape)
zhè ge shì shén me xíng
zhuàng?
这 个 是 什 么 形 状?
(What shape is this?)
zhèng fāng xíng sān jiǎo xíng
正 方 形 (square) 三 角 形 (triangle)
yuán xíng cháng
fāng xíng
圆 形 (circle) 长 方 形 (rectangle)
tuǒ yuán xíng xīn xíng
椭 圆 形 (oval)
心 形 (heart-shaped)
xīng xíng yuè yá xíng
星 形 (star) 月 牙 形 (crescent)
huán xíng líng xíng
环 形 (ring) 菱 形 (rhomb)
tī xíng shí zì xíng
梯 形 (trapezoid) 十 字 形 (cross-shaped)
dīng zì xíng bā zì xíng
丁 字 形 (T-shaped) 八 字 形 (figure of eight)
jǐng zì xíng mǐ zì
井 字 形 (the shape of 井) 米 字 形(the shape of 米)
tū āo jīn zì tǎ xíng
凸凹 (convex-concave) 金 字塔 形 (the shape of pyramid)
shí zì lù kǒu shí zì xiù
十 字 路 口 (crossroad) 十 字 绣 (cross-stitch)
shí zì jià dīng zì lù kǒu
十 字 架 (crucifix) 丁 字路 口(T-junction)
bā zì méi mǐ zì qí
八 字 眉 (sloping eyebrows) 米字 旗 (the Union Jack)
Ok, today’s idiom is:
dà jīng xiǎo guài
大 惊 小 怪 (get
excited over a little thing； a tempest in a teapot； bark at the noon； be surprised at sth. perfectly normal； a storm in a teacup)
yǒu shé me zhí dé dà jīng xiǎo guài de?
有 什 么 值 得 大 惊 小 怪 的？
(What's the fuss?)
Ok, that is all for today.
xiè xiè!
谢 谢 ! (Thanks!)
xià cì jiàn
下 次 见! (See you next time!)
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