Words

1. 事物 (shìwù) – thing, object

  1. 哲学是一门研究事物本质和规律的学问。

    Zhéxué shì yī mén yánjiū shìwù běnzhì hé guīlǜ de xuéwèn.

    Philosophy is a discipline that studies the essence and laws of things.

    哲学 zhéxué – philosophy

    本质 běnzhì – essence

    规律 guīlǜ – law, regular pattern

    学问 xuéwèn – knowledge


  1. 我们不能只看事物的表面,而要深入了解其内在。

    Wǒmen bùnéng zhǐ kàn shìwù de biǎomiàn, ér yào shēnrù liǎojiě qí nèizài.

    We can’t just look at the surface of things; we need to delve deeper into their inner workings.

    表面 biǎomiàn – surface

    深入 shēnrù – to go deep into

    了解 liǎojiě – to understand

    内在 nèizài – internal


2. 高峰 (gāofēng) – peak, summit; rush hour

  1. 这次活动的高峰期是在周末,人流量非常大。

    Zhè cì huódòng de gāofēngqī shì zài zhōumò, rénliúliàng fēicháng dà.

    The peak period for this event is on the weekend, and the traffic is very high.

    活动 huódòng – event

    人流量 rénliúliàng – traffic, flow of people


  1. 每天早上八点是上班高峰,路上堵车特别严重。

    Měitiān zǎoshang bā diǎn shì shàngbān gāofēng, lùshàng dǔchē tèbié yánzhòng.

    8 a.m. every day is rush hour, and traffic jams are particularly bad.

    堵车 dǔchē – traffic jam

    严重 yánzhòng – serious


3. 终点 (zhōngdiǎn) – terminal point; finish

  1. 马拉松比赛的终点设在了市中心的广场。

    Mǎlāsōng bǐsài de zhōngdiǎn shè zàile shì zhōngxīn de guǎngchǎng.

    The finish line for the marathon was set up in the city center square.

    马拉松 mǎlāsōng – marathon

    比赛 bǐsài – competition

    市中心 shìzhōngxīn – city center

    广场 guǎngchǎng – square


  1. 人生就像一场旅行,终点并不重要,重要的是沿途的风景。

    Rénshēng jiù xiàng yī chǎng lǚxíng, zhōngdiǎn bìng bù zhòngyào, zhòngyào de shì yántú de fēngjǐng.

    Life is like a journey; the destination is not important, what matters is the scenery along the way.

    旅行 lǚxíng – journey

    重要 zhòngyào – important

    沿途 yántú – along the way

    风景 fēngjǐng – scenery


4. 迅速 (xùnsù) – fast

  1. 火灾发生后,消防员们迅速赶到了现场。

    Huǒzāi fāshēng hòu, xiāofángyuánmen xùnsù gǎndàole xiànchǎng.

    After the fire broke out, firefighters quickly arrived at the scene.

    火灾 huǒzāi – fire

    发生 fāshēng – to happen

    消防员 xiāofángyuán – firefighter

    现场 xiànchǎng – scene


  1. 公司决定迅速采取措施,以应对市场的变化。

    Gōngsī juédìng xùnsù cǎiqǔ cuòshī, yǐ yìngduì shìchǎng de biànhuà.

    The company decided to take quick measures to cope with market changes.

    采取 cǎiqǔ – to adopt

    措施 cuòshī – measures

    应对 yìngduì – to deal with

    变化 biànhuà – change