Words

1. 返航 (fǎnháng) – to be on the homeward voyage

  1. 暴风雨来临之前,渔船们都赶紧返航了。

    Bàofēngyǔ láilín zhīqián, yúchuánmen dōu gǎnjǐn fǎnhángle.

    Before the storm arrived, the fishing boats quickly returned home.

    暴风雨 bàofēngyǔ – rainstorm

    来临 láilín – to arrive

    渔船 yúchuán – fishing boat

    赶紧 gǎnjǐn – hurriedly


  1. 这次探险失败了,我们只能无奈地返航。

    Zhè cì tànxiǎn shībàile, wǒmen zhǐnéng wúnài de fǎnháng.

    This expedition failed, so we could only helplessly return home.

    探险 tànxiǎn – expedition

    失败 shībài – to fail

    无奈 wúnài – helpless


2. 恶劣 (èliè) – abominable

  1. 在恶劣的天气条件下,飞机无法正常起降。

    Zài èliè de tiānqì tiáojiàn xià, fēijī wúfǎ zhèngcháng qǐ jiàng.

    Under abominable weather conditions, the plane cannot take off and land normally.

    天气 tiānqì – weather

    条件 tiáojiàn – condition

    正常 zhèngcháng – normal

    起降 qǐ jiàng – to take off and land


  1. 他对同事的态度非常恶劣,大家都不喜欢他。

    Tā duì tóngshì de tàidù fēicháng èliè, dàjiā dōu bù xǐhuan tā.

    His attitude towards his colleagues is very abominable, and no one likes him.

    同事 tóngshì – colleague

    态度 tàidù – attitude


3. 可怕 (kěpà) – fearful, frightful

  1. 我做了一个可怕的梦,梦到自己在一个伸手不见五指的黑洞里。

    Wǒ zuòle yīgè kěpà de mèng, mèng dào zìjǐ zài yīgè shēnshǒu bùjiàn wǔ zhǐ de hēidòng lǐ.

    I had a frightful dream that I was in a pitch-black black hole.

    梦 mèng – dream

    伸手不见五指 shēnshǒu bùjiàn wǔ zhǐ – pitch-black

    黑洞 hēidòng – black hole


  1. 这部电影的恐怖气氛很可怕,我都不敢看了。

    Zhè bù diànyǐng de kǒngbù qìfēn hěn kěpà, wǒ dōu bù gǎn kànle.

    The horror atmosphere of this movie is very frightful; I don’t dare to watch it.

    恐怖 kǒngbù – horror

    气氛 qìfēn – atmosphere


4. 风浪 (fēnglàng) – stormy waves

  1. 船在海中遭遇了巨大的风浪,情况十分危急。

    Chuán zài hǎizhōng zāoyùle jùdà de fēnglàng, qíngkuàng shífēn wéijí.

    The boat encountered huge stormy waves in the sea, and the situation was extremely critical.

    遭遇 zāoyù – to encounter

    巨大 jùdà – huge

    情况 qíngkuàng – situation

    危急 wéijí – critical


  1. 在社会上闯荡,会遇到很多风浪,但只要我们有勇气,就一定能克服。

    Zài shèhuì shàng chuǎngdàng, huì yùdào hěn duō fēnglàng, dàn zhǐyào wǒmen yǒu yǒngqì, jiù yīdìng néng kèfú.

    When making a living in society, you will encounter many stormy waves, but as long as we have courage, we can definitely overcome them.

    闯荡 chuǎngdàng – to make a living away from home

    勇气 yǒngqì – courage

    克服 kèfú – to overcome