Thursday, November 20, 2014

Chinese Language Learning Program Lesson 159 – “jí pǐn, 极品” in Chinese

Lesson 159 – “jí pǐn, 极品” in Chinese


Hello, everyone. Welcome back. This is Baixue’s Chinese Language Learning Program. Last time we talked about a Tongue Twister in Chinese to practice how to pronounce “cóng ” and “chóng”. Today, we will talk about  “jí pǐn, 极品” in Chinese.

 jí pǐn
(best quality; highest grade; highest ranking; best (of the best); masterwork; one of a kind)

zhè kuǎn shǒu biǎo kān chēng jí pǐn
                                  品。
(This watch is the best.)

zhè méi shǒu zhuó shì jí pǐn zhōng de jí pǐn.
                    是 极           的极 品。
(This bracelet is the best of the best.)

Now, jí pǐn has new meaning: unusual or unusual person, it is used as an adjective and used to dedcribe those with insolent deviant behavior and to exaggerate someone's odd behavior. Some time, it is used to describe people in a good way.

tā shí fēn xiǎo qì, zhēn shi gè jí pǐn!
         气,       品!
(He is very stingy, and really the one of a kind!)

tā nà yàng jí pǐn de rén bù pèi zuò nǐ de nán péng yǒu.
                                 友。
(The man who is a one of a kind like him does not deserve to be your boyfriend.)

tā de měi jiǎn zhí jiù shì rén jiān jí pǐn.
她的                      品。
(Her beauty is absolutely like the best of the world.)

Today’s idiom is:

zuò jiǎn zì fù
       自缚 
(be caught in one's own trap; fall into a pit of one's own digging; cocoon oneself like silkworms)

nǐ zhè yàng zuò zhēn de shì zuò jiǎn zì fù.
                              缚。
(What you did is really a trap for yourself.)

Ok, that is all for today.

xiè  xiè!
    ! (Thanks!)

xià  cì  jiàn
     !  (See you next time!)


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