Words

1. 催促 (cuī cù) – to hasten, to hurry

  1. 上班快迟到了,妈妈一直在旁边催促我,让我快点出门。

    Shàngbān kuài chídàole, māmā yīzhí zài pángbiān cuīcù wǒ, ràng wǒ kuàidiǎn chūmén.

    I was about to be late for work, and my mom kept urging me to leave quickly.

迟到 chídào – to be late

旁边 pángbiān – beside, next to


  1. 老师催促我们赶紧交作业,因为马上就要下课了。

    Lǎoshī cuīcù wǒmen gǎnjǐn jiāo zuòyè, yīnwèi mǎshàng jiù yào xiàkèle.

    The teacher hurried us to hand in our homework because the class was about to end.

赶紧 gǎnjǐn – quickly, without delay

交作业 jiāo zuòyè – to hand in homework

下课 xiàkè – to finish class


2. 闹钟 (nào zhōng) – alarm clock

  1. 我的闹钟坏了,所以早上起晚了,上班迟到了。

    Wǒ de nàozhōng huàile, suǒyǐ zǎoshang qǐ wǎnle, shàngbān chídàole.

    My alarm clock was broken, so I woke up late and was late for work.

坏 huài – bad, broken

迟到 chídào – to be late


  1. 每天早上,我都是被闹钟的铃声吵醒的,感觉非常不舒服。

    Měitiān zǎoshang, wǒ dōu shì bèi nàozhōng de língshēng chǎoxǐng de, gǎnjué fēicháng bù shūfu.

    Every morning, I’m woken up by the alarm clock’s bell, and it feels very uncomfortable.

铃声 língshēng – the sound of a bell, ringtone

吵醒 chǎoxǐng – to be woken up by noise


3. 危害 (wēi hài) – to harm

  1. 吸烟对身体健康有很大的危害,所以我们应该尽早戒烟。

    Xīyān duì shēntǐ jiànkāng yǒu hěn dà de wēihài, suǒyǐ wǒmen yīnggāi jǐnzǎo jièyān.

    Smoking is very harmful to our health, so we should quit smoking as soon as possible.

吸烟 xīyān – to smoke

健康 jiànkāng – health, healthy

尽早 jǐnzǎo – as early as possible

戒烟 jièyān – to quit smoking


  1. 这种化学物质对环境有严重的危害,必须立即停止使用。

    Zhè zhǒng huàxué wùzhì duì huánjìng yǒu yánzhòng de wēihài, bìxū lìjí tíngzhǐ shǐyòng.

    This chemical substance has a serious harmful effect on the environment and must be stopped immediately.