Archive 2015 07

TOILET = 马桶 [mǎ tǒng]

TOILET: 马桶 (mǎ tǒng)

For a gamer, 马桶 (mǎ tǒng) is not just a toilet — it is also a chair beside the gaming desk. That absurd seat makes mǎ tǒng easy to remember.

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  1. Image 1 text version for "TOILET". English: TOILET. Chinese: 马桶. Pinyin: mǎ tǒng. Audio keys: ma3, tong3. Categories: objects. Tags: bathroom, gaming, memory-hook.

TOILET = 马桶 [mǎ tǒng]

Dinosaur = 恐龙 [kǒng lóng]

Dinosaur: 恐龙 (kǒng lóng)

Dinosaur = 恐龙 [kǒng lóng]

A dinosaur built from steel bars stands behind a fence, as tall as a building. Even made of metal, it is a 恐龙.

恐龙 (kǒng lóng) means “dinosaur.” 恐 is fear and 龙 is dragon: a fearsome dragon. Count dinosaurs with 只 (zhī): 一只恐龙 (yì zhī kǒnglóng).

孩子们喜欢恐龙。 — Háizimen xǐhuan kǒnglóng. — Kids love dinosaurs.

恐龙已经灭绝了。 — Kǒnglóng yǐjīng mièjué le. — Dinosaurs are extinct.

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  1. Image 1 text version for "Dinosaur". English: Dinosaur. Chinese: 恐龙. Pinyin: kǒng lóng. Audio keys: kong3, long2. Categories: animal, countries, tech. Tags: dinosaur, steel.