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
极 品 (best quality; highest
grade; highest ranking; best (of the best); masterwork; one of a kind)
zhè kuǎn shǒu biǎo kān chēng jí pǐn
这 款 手 表 堪 称 极 品。
(This watch is the best.)
zhè méi shǒu zhuó shì jí pǐn zhōng de jí pǐn.
这 枚 手 镯 是 极 品 中 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!
他 是 很 小 气， 真 是 个 极 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.
他 那 样 极 品 的 人 不 配 做 你 的 男 朋 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 美 简 直 就 是 人 间 极 品。
(Her beauty is absolutely like the best of the world.)
Today’s idiom is:
zuò jiǎn zì fù
作 茧 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.
你 这 样 做 真 的 是 作 茧 自 缚。
(What you did is really a trap for yourself.)
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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