{"id":881,"date":"2014-04-04T13:25:47","date_gmt":"2014-04-04T05:25:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.allmandarin.com\/?p=881"},"modified":"2019-11-28T17:46:08","modified_gmt":"2019-11-28T09:46:08","slug":"expressing-meaning-in-mandarin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.allmandarin.com\/expressing-meaning-in-mandarin.html","title":{"rendered":"Expressing Meaning in Mandarin"},"content":{"rendered":"
Have you ever wanted to use one word (\u610f\u601dy\u00ec si) to express five meanings? In Chinese, different words in different situations have different meanings. The phrase about (\u610f\u601dy\u00ec si)\uff0c\u6709\u610f\u601d (y\u01d2u y\u00ecsi)\uff0calso have many meanings.<\/p>\n
Alice:<\/strong> John: <\/strong> Alice:<\/strong> John:<\/strong> What does Alice think about Wang Ming and Zhang Hong?<\/em><\/p>\n A. Zhang Hong is an interesting girl Read the dialogue again:<\/p>\n “\u6709 (y\u01d2u)” means to have something, and “\u610f\u601d (y\u00ecsi)” indicates meaning. “\u6709\u610f\u601d (y\u01d2u y\u00ecsi)” has two meanings.<\/p>\n Firstly, “\u6709\u610f\u601d (y\u01d2u y\u00ecsi)” can be used to express that someone likes another one. In the test, Wang Ming kind of likes Zhang Hong, so he is quite nice to her, which was noticed by Alice and John. Finally, “\u6709\u610f\u601d (y\u01d2u y\u00ecsi)” means to be interesting.<\/p>\n Example:<\/p>\n w\u01d2 ju\u00e9 d\u00e9 d\u00ec x\u012bn y\u01d0n l\u00ec zh\u00e8 b\u00f9 di\u00e0n y\u01d0ng t\u01d0ng h\u01ceo k\u00e0n de \u3002<\/span> What does meaning(\u610f\u601dy\u00ecsi) mean?<\/p>\n Michael is my friend from American. One day, he emailed me that he knows \u6709\u610f\u601dbut he is confused about one conversation about \u610f\u601d. The conversation as follows.<\/p>\n A:<\/strong> B:<\/strong> He said he is confused about these two “\u610f\u601d (y\u00ecsi)”.<\/p>\n In fact, the first “\u610f\u601d (y\u00ecsi)” means being interesting for person, and the second is used to show sorry. Examples:<\/p>\n N\u01d0 zh\u012bd\u00e0o zh\u00e8\u0261e d\u0101nc\u00ed sh\u00e9nme y\u00ecsi m\u0251?<\/span> n\u01d0 d\u01d2ng w\u01d2 de y\u00ec si ba \u3002<\/span> Examples:<\/p>\n M\u0101o h\u00e9 L\u00e1osh\u01d4 zh\u00e8b\u00f9 d\u00f2n\u0261hu\u00e0pi\u00e0n t\u01d0n\u0261 y\u01d2u y\u00ecsi de.<\/span> n\u01d0 zh\u0113n y\u01d2u y\u00ec si \uff0c l\u01ceo \u00e0i k\u0101i w\u00e1n xi\u00e0o \u3002<\/span><\/p>\n \u4f60 \u771f \u6709 \u610f \u601d \uff0c \u8001 \u7231 \u5f00 \u73a9 \u7b11 \u3002<\/span> Example:<\/p>\n A\uff1a<\/strong> B\uff1a<\/strong> Example:<\/p>\n xi\u00e8 xi\u00e8 n\u01d0 zu\u00f3 ti\u0101n b\u0101ng w\u01d2 zh\u00e0o g\u00f9 n\u01da \u00e9r \uff0c s\u00f2ng g\u011bi n\u01d0 y\u00ec shu\u0101ng sh\u01d2u t\u00e0o \uff0c<\/span> y\u00ec di\u00e1n \u00e9r y\u00ec si .<\/span> Example:<\/p>\n Ti\u0101n y\u012bn le, y\u00f3udi\u01cenr y\u00e0o xi\u00e0xu\u011b de y\u00ecsi.<\/span> There are all the meanings of \u6709\u610f\u601d and \u610f\u601d. \u6709\u610f\u601d\u5417\uff1f<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Have you ever wanted to use one word (\u610f\u601dy\u00ec si) to express five meanings? In Chinese, different words in different situations have different meanings. The phrase about (\u610f\u601dy\u00ec si)\uff0c\u6709\u610f\u601d (y\u01d2u y\u00ecsi)\uff0calso have many meanings. Learn Basic Chinese Phrase – \u201c\u6709\u610f\u601d (y\u01d2u y\u00ecsi)\u201d Alice: zu\u00ec j\u00ecn w\u01d2 f\u0101 xi\u00e0n w\u00e1ng m\u00edng du\u00ec zh\u0101ng h\u00f3ng t\u00e8 bi\u00e9 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[6],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n
\nzu\u00ec j\u00ecn w\u01d2 f\u0101 xi\u00e0n w\u00e1ng m\u00edng du\u00ec zh\u0101ng h\u00f3ng t\u00e8 bi\u00e9 h\u01ceo \u3002
\n\u6700 \u8fd1 \u6211 \u53d1 \u73b0 \u738b \u660e \u5bf9 \u5f20 \u7ea2 \u7279 \u522b \u597d \u3002<\/p>\n
\ndu\u00ec \u0101 \uff0c w\u01d2 y\u011b f\u0101 xi\u00e0n le \u3002
\n\u5bf9 \u554a \uff0c \u6211 \u4e5f \u53d1 \u73b0 \u4e86 \u3002<\/p>\n
\nh\u0113i h\u0113i \uff0c w\u01d2 ju\u00e9 d\u00e9 t\u0101 du\u00ec zh\u0101ng h\u00f3ng y\u01d2u y\u00ec si \u3002
\n\u563f \u563f \uff0c \u6211 \u89c9 \u5f97 \u4ed6 \u5bf9 \u5f20 \u7ea2 \u6709 \u610f \u601d \u3002<\/p>\n
\nw\u01d2 y\u011b ju\u00e9 d\u00e9 \u3002
\n\u6211 \u4e5f \u89c9 \u5f97 \u3002<\/p>\n
\nB. Zhang Hong kind of likes Wang Ming.
\nC. Wang Ming kind of likes Zhang Hong.<\/p>\n
\nThe correct answer for this Chinese quiz is C.<\/em><\/p>\nAnalysis:<\/h3>\n
\nThe correct answer for this Chinese quiz is C.<\/p>\n
\n \u6211 \u89c9 \u5f97 \u300a \u5730 \u5fc3 \u5f15 \u529b \u300b \u8fd9 \u90e8 \u7535 \u5f71 \u633a \u597d \u770b \u7684 \u3002<\/span>
\nI think the film Gravity is interesting.<\/p>\n
\nN\u01d0 zh\u0113n y\u01d2u y\u00ecsi.<\/span>
\n \u4f60 \u771f \u6709 \u610f\u601d\u3002<\/span>
\nYou are so interesting.<\/p>\n
\nb\u00f9 h\u01ceo y\u00ec si \uff0c w\u01d2 k\u0101i w\u00e1n xi\u00e0o de \u3002<\/span>
\n \u4e0d \u597d \u610f \u601d \uff0c \u6211 \u5f00 \u73a9 \u7b11 \u7684 \u3002<\/span>
\nExcuse me, I\u2019m kidding.<\/p>\n
\n“\u610f\u601d (y\u00ecsi)” is commonly used in Chinese, and it has different meaning in different situations.<\/p>\n(1). Literally, “\u610f\u601d (y\u00ecsi)” refers meaning.<\/h4>\n
\n \u4f60 \u77e5\u9053 \u8fd9\u4e2a \u5355\u8bcd \u4ec0\u4e48\u610f\u601d\u5417\uff1f<\/span>
\nDo you know the meaning of this word?<\/p>\n
\n \u4f60 \u61c2 \u6211 \u7684 \u610f \u601d \u5427 \u3002<\/span>
\nYou know what I say.<\/p>\n(2). “\u610f\u601d (y\u00ecsi) is often used to describe interesting things or people. For example, if a person is humorous, you can say “\u4f60\u8fd9\u4e2a\u4eba\u771f\u6709\u610f\u601d (n\u01d0 zh\u00e8 \u0261e r\u00e9n zh\u0113n y\u01d2u y\u00ec si)”.<\/h4>\n
\n \u300a\u732b \u548c \u8001\u9f20\u300b \u8fd9\u90e8 \u52a8\u753b\u7247 \u633a \u6709 \u610f\u601d\u7684\u3002<\/span>
\nThe animation Tom and Jerry is interesting.<\/p>\n
\nYou are so interesting. You are always kidding.<\/p>\n(3). It often appears in the expression “\u4e0d\u597d\u610f\u601d (b\u00f9 h\u01ceo y\u00ecsi)”, means sorry or excuse me.<\/h4>\n
\nB\u00f9 h\u01ceo y\u00ecsi, w\u01d2 ch\u00edd\u00e0o le.<\/span>
\n \u4e0d\u597d \u610f\u601d\uff0c\u6211 \u8fdf\u5230 \u4e86\u3002<\/span>
\nSorry, I am late.<\/p>\n
\nM\u00e9i \u0261u\u0101nxi.<\/span>
\n \u6ca1 \u5173\u7cfb\u3002<\/span>
\nIt doesn’t matter.<\/p>\n(4). “\u610f\u601d (y\u00ecsi)” is a token of affection or appreciation, ect.<\/h4>\n
\n \u8c22 \u8c22\u4f60 \u6628 \u5929 \u5e2e \u6211 \u7167 \u987e \u5973 \u513f \uff0c \u9001 \u7ed9 \u4f60 \u4e00 \u53cc \u624b \u5957 \uff0c<\/span>
\nThanks for looking after my daughter. This pair of gloves is for you as a token of my appreciation.<\/p>\n
\n \u4e00\u70b9 \u513f\u610f\u601d .<\/span><\/p>\n(5). “\u610f\u601d (y\u00ecsi)” can also refers suggestions, hints or trace.<\/h4>\n
\n \u5929 \u9634 \u4e86\uff0c\u6709\u70b9\u513f \u8981 \u4e0b\u96ea \u7684\u610f\u601d\u3002<\/span>
\nIt is cloudy. It is going to snow.<\/p>\n