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- Those were all great answers. Another polite way to end the conversation is to say "It was great talking to you. Hope to see you next time." This way you send the message that you really enjoyed talking to the person while at the same time you are letting them know in a subtle, indirect way that you have to go without actually bluntly saying you have to go. That response is if you are leaving the event altogether. If you are staying at the gathering, but want to talk to other people, then you could say "Great meeting you." then go off to the rest room or to get a drink and when you are done with your break you just inconspicuously mingle with other people. Another way is before you introduce a 3rd person into your conversation and then while the other two are talking, you motion to your glass and slip away to get a refill then meet another group of people.0 votedNovember 28, 20170
Thank you 燕十三 and Olivia. Google was a little imprecise, so I'm glad you gave me the exact characters and usage.
Google Translate says 首先 Shǒuxiān (first), .... 其次 qícì (then), ........... 最后 zuìhòu (finally) ..... but it sounds like from what you said, a more accurate way to put it is 首先 Shǒuxiān (first), .... 其次 qícì (secondly), ........... 最后 zuìhòu (finally) .....
I'm going to place the pinyin here after the characters you wrote so it's easier for me to remember when I refer back:
接着 jiēzhe
再 zài
然后 ránhòu
再然后 zài ránhòu
Would this order be ok? 首先...其次...然后...再...接着...再然后...最后?
0 votedNovember 28, 20170- Sequence of Events in Mandarin - Pǔtōnghuà de shìjiàn shùnxù - 普通话的事件顺序
1. ?先 = shǒu xiān = First ... (Before all others ... )
If this next action is an action that logically must come after action#1, then use
2a. 接? = Jiē zhe = ????
If this next action is an action that sometimes could happen before action#1, just in this particular case it occurs in this order, then use:
2b. zai
3. 然后 = ránhòu = then
3. 然后 = ránhòu = then
3. 然后 = ránhòu = then
repeat as many times as necessary, depending on how many steps are needed before reaching the final step.
4. 最后 = zuìhòu = finally (lastly)The question marks (?) are where I either need help generating the Chinese character or don't know exactly if there's a perfect English translation for the Mandarin concept. In English, I'm not sure we distinguish between 2a and 2b.
Thanks in advance for your corrections!
November 28, 201731 - 请纠正我的普通话。- 用普通话说许多不同的方式在卫生间，厕所等等 请纠正我的普通话。- 用普通话说许多不同的方式在卫生间，厕所等等 在台湾经常使用“aaaa”来指厕所（厕所，淋浴或浴缸），而卫生间“bbbb”是中国大陆最常用的卫生间用品。 在公共场所“cccc”只是“洗手间”。 其他中文术语包括：“dddd”，洗澡的浴室，通常没有洗手间，“eeee”，没有洗浴设施的公共洗手间，“ffff”洗手间或卫生间，以及“gggg”洗手间 主要在台湾）。 有时候，一些中国人把厕所婉转地称为“呃”，字面意义上的第一。 Qǐng jiūzhèng wǒ de pǔtōnghuà. - Yòng pǔtōnghuà shuō xǔduō bùtóng de fāngshì zài wèishēngjiān, cèsuǒ děng děng Zài táiwān jīngcháng shǐyòng “aaaa” lái zhǐ cèsuǒ (cèsuǒ, línyù huò yùgāng), ér wèishēngjiān “bbbb” shì zhōngguó dàlù zuì chángyòng de wèishēngjiān yòngpǐn. Zài gōnggòng chǎngsuǒ “cccc” zhǐshì “xǐshǒujiān”. Qítā zhōngwén shùyǔ bāokuò:“Dddd”, xǐzǎo de yùshì, tōngcháng méiyǒu xǐshǒujiān,“eeee”, méiyǒu xǐyù shèshī de gōnggòng xǐshǒujiān,“ffff” xǐ shǒu jiàn huò wèishēngjiān, yǐjí “gggg” xǐshǒujiān zhǔyào zài táiwān). Yǒu shíhòu, yīxiē zhōngguó rén bǎ cèsuǒ wǎnzhuǎn de chēng wèi “è”, zìmiàn yìyì shàng de dì yī.November 26, 201720
Thank you for the information. When I enter these into Google Translate:
方子 - 房子 = fāng zi - fángzi <-- Google translate says fāng zi = prescription? and fángzi = house.
gōngyù-apartment <-- Does this refer more to the building style of an apartment or to the fact that you only rent and do not own the unit?
biéshù-houseI think I know what you mean when you say:
长达 = Zhǎng dá = Up to , extend as long as
When you pay so much money, you should want to own for the FULL 70yrs, not just "up to" 80yrs.
0 votedNovember 24, 20170- I would like to learn how to talk about real estate in Mandarin Chinese.
If anybody knows both Mandarin Chinese and English, I would like to learn how to talk about real estate in Mandarin Chinese.
The link below is to a blog post that discusses the different Mandarin words for some of the different types of housing:
http://siliconvalleyhouses.blogspot.com/2017/11/blog-post.html
If you have any inputs, feedback, or corrections, then please post a reply or comment.
“方子” 一词 包括 各 种 形式 的 住房.
“Fāng zi” yī cí bāokuò gè zhǒng xíngshì de zhùfáng.
“Fāng zi” a word includes each species forms of housing.The word “fāng zi” includes all forms of housing.
“别墅”是一 种 独立的 独 栋 房屋“方子”
“Biéshù” shì yī zhǒng dúlì de dú dòng fángwū “fāng zi”
“Biéshù” is one (meas word) independent alone building house “fāng zi”
“Biéshù” is a specific type of "fangzi" that is a detached single family house
“公玉”是 公共 公寓的 一个单位,你可以在中国 拥有 长达40年。
“Gōngyù” shì gōnggòng gōng yù de yīgè dānwèi, nǐ kěyǐ zài zhōngguó yǒngyǒu zhǎng dá 40 nián.November 24, 2017100
