Learning Chinese Through Stories

文静 wénjìng Adj, quiet (describe girls only) 默默 mòmò Adv, silently 一角 yìjiǎo Noun, one corner 角落， corner 早早 zǎozǎo Adv, early We don’t say晚晚 for late. 小儿麻痹症xiǎo'ér mábì zhèng Polio 患有小儿麻痹症or 得了小儿麻痹症 落下 làoxià Verb, a problem was caused by a disease and it never goes away 腿脚落下了残疾 (her) legs and feet were left handicapped because of the disease 残疾 cánjí Adj, handicapped 残疾人，handicapped people 愿意 yuànyì Verb, to be willing to do… 姿势 zīshì Noun, posture 轮流 lúnliú Verb, to take turns 讲台 jiǎngtái Noun, teacher’s stage 舞台，stage 轮到 lún dào Verb phrase, (the turn) goes to …; it is someone’s turn 轮到你了! It is your turn! 目光 mùguāng Noun, sight 一齐 yìqí Adv, altogether 投向 tóuxiàng Verb phrase, (eyes) look towards 立刻 Lìkè Adv, immediately Or 马上 调 diào Verb, assign (someone to work at…) 把王老师调到这个学校来。Assign Wanglaoshi to this school. 情况 qíngkuàng Noun, situation 犹豫 yóuyù Adj, hesitant 慢吞吞 màn tūn tūn Verb, slowly 吞吞吐吐，to mutter and mumblr 眼圈 yǎnquān Noun, circles of eyes 注视 zhùshì Verb, to watch with respect 一摇一晃 yìyáo yíhuàng