Archive for August, 2010

Hot Words (6)

Friday, August 27th, 2010

31.素质(sùzhì)

Quality (in manners); tact

例:上车不排队,你也太没素质了。

You have no tact and don’t stand in the queue to get on the bus.

32.残 (cán)

Maim;wound

例:他的腿让车祸整残了。

His leg was maimed by the car accident.

33.车虫 (chē chóng)

Bicycle fanatic (refers to those who enjoy buying, cleaning and repairing bicycles)

例:现在城市里的车虫越来越多了。

There are more and more bicycle fanatics in the city.